| Literature DB >> 22464814 |
Philipp Schoengraf1, John D Lambris, Stefan Recknagel, Ludwika Kreja, Astrid Liedert, Rolf E Brenner, Markus Huber-Lang, Anita Ignatius.
Abstract
The skeletal and the immune system are not two independent systems, rather, there are multifaceted and complex interactions between the different cell types of both systems and there are several shared cytokines. As a part of the innate immunity, the complement system was found to be an important link between bone and immunity. Complement proteins appear to be involved in bone development and homeostasis, and specifically influence osteoblast and osteoclast activity. This review describes the complex mutual regulation of the two systems, and indicates some of the negative side effects as a result of inappropriate or excessive complement activation.Entities:
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Year: 2012 PMID： 22464814 DOI： 10.1016/j.imbio.2012.01.020
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Immunobiology ISSN： 0171-2985 Impact factor: 3.144