The role of the complement system in kidney glomerular capillary thrombosis

The complement system is part of the innate immune system. The crucial step in activating the complement system is the generation and regulation of C3 convertase complexes, which are needed to generate opsonins that promote phagocytosis, to generate C3a that regulates inflammation, and to initiate t...

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Main Authors: Yoko Yoshida, Hiroshi Nishi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-09-01
Series:Frontiers in Immunology
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fimmu.2022.981375/full