The complement system is a part of the immune system that enhances (complements) the ability of antibodies and phagocytic cells to clear microbes and damaged cells from an organism, promotes ...

After a slow start, the race is on to inhibit key proteins and pathways within the complement system -- a biological cascade that is central to the innate immune system and many different diseases ...

New research finds that the complement system, part of the body’s natural immune defenses, is a key driver of inflammatory ...

But the complement system is an oft-overlooked part of the immune system that could be exploited to create new therapies.

The complement system is a tightly regulated network of proteins that work together as the first line of host immune defense against invading pathogens.

This study provides further evidence of the parallels between the molecular contributors to immune- and nervous-system function.

A new study shows that the complement system, part of the innate immune system, plays a protective role to slow retinal degeneration in a mouse model of retinitis pigmentosa, an inherited eye ...

The complement system comprises a far-reaching and vital component of innate immunity and represents one of the major effector mechanisms of the innate immune system.

Pennsylvania researchers have found a promising new treatment for periodontitis using a component of the immune system called complement, according to a new study in the Journal of Immunology. The ...

An MUSC research team reports in Cells that the complement system, part of the body's natural immune defenses, is a key ...