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Complement System. Kalpita Mulye. Introduction. C1 – C9 Heat labile Soluble Glycoproteins Synthesis: hepatocytes , macrophages etc Initially inactive forms –req. activation (chemical transformations)- resulting in MAC
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Complement System Kalpita Mulye
Introduction • C1 – C9 • Heat labile • Soluble • Glycoproteins • Synthesis: hepatocytes, macrophages etc • Initially inactive forms –req. activation (chemical transformations)- resulting in MAC • Lysis, opsonization, clearance of immune complexes, activation of inflammatory response
The proteins of the classical pathway of complement activation.
The proteins of the alternative pathway of complement activation.