It was called ‘complement’ because it aided the antibacterial activity of antibodies. However, it is now known that the complement system can be activated early in an infection without the presence of ...

The complement system is an important part of the humoral immune defence in mammals that is formed by about 35 soluble and cell-surface proteins. Together these proteins enable the host to recognize ...

A complement blood test measures how well complement proteins in your blood support immune defense. The complement system helps antibodies fight germs and clear foreign substances. Complement testing ...

The human complement system has a pivotal role in the recognition, opsonization and elimination of microbial intruders. This functionality is maintained by a well-balanced interaction network of serum ...

Long Covid patients suffer from chronic symptoms such as fatigue or shortness of breath. As researchers have discovered, this is to some extent due to a part of our immune system called the complement ...

Age-related macular degeneration is the most common cause of blindness in Western populations. Susceptibility is influenced by age and by genetic and environmental factors. Complement activation is ...

DelveInsight’s 'Complement Inhibitors Pipeline Insight 2024' report provides comprehensive global coverage of pipeline complement inhibitors in various stages of clinical development, major ...

Immunotherapy is increasingly becoming standard therapy in cancer, with technology, such as checkpoint inhibitors and cell therapy, raising the efficacy bar in many forms of the disease. But the ...