| Literature DB >> 12413519 |
Norma P Gerard1, Craig Gerard.
Abstract
The complement system is a vital link between innate and adaptive immunity. Recently, several investigators have implicated the complement anaphylatoxins C3a and C5a as potential effectors in Type 1 hypersensitivity reactions, including urticaria, rhinitis and asthma. Thus, complement activation may synergize with classical IgE mediated responses, and inhibition of complement may prove therapeutic.Entities:
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Year: 2002 PMID: 12413519 DOI: 10.1016/s0952-7915(02)00410-7
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Curr Opin Immunol ISSN: 0952-7915 Impact factor: 7.486