A regulatory role for complement in innate immunity and autoimmunity

International Archives of Allergy and Immunology

Volumn 134, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 310-323

  Nauta, Alma J ^a   Roos, Anja ^a   Daha, Mohamed R ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Autoimmunity; Complement; Dendritic cells; Receptors

Indexed keywords

ANTIGEN; COLLECTIN; COMPLEMENT; MANNOSE BINDING LECTIN; OPSONIN; PENTRAXIN;

ANTIGEN ANTIBODY COMPLEX; ANTIGEN PRESENTING CELL; APOPTOSIS; AUTOIMMUNITY; CELLULAR IMMUNITY; COMPLEMENT ACTIVATION; COMPLEMENT SYSTEM; HUMAN; HUMORAL IMMUNITY; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNE SYSTEM; IMMUNITY; IMMUNOLOGICAL TOLERANCE; INFLAMMATION; MACROPHAGE; MICROORGANISM; MOLECULAR MECHANICS; MOLECULAR RECOGNITION; NEUTROPHIL; NONHUMAN; OPSONIZATION; PATHOGENESIS; PHAGOCYTE; PHAGOCYTOSIS; POLARIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN FUNCTION; REGULATORY MECHANISM; REVIEW; TISSUE INJURY;

AUTOIMMUNITY; C-REACTIVE PROTEIN; COMPLEMENT ACTIVATION; COMPLEMENT SYSTEM PROTEINS; HUMANS; IMMUNE SYSTEM; IMMUNITY, NATURAL; INFLAMMATION; SERUM AMYLOID P-COMPONENT;

EID: 4043153470     PISSN: 10182438     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000079261     Document Type: Review

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