Complement System: Pathogen, Immune system, Innate immune system, Adaptive immune system, Protease, Cytokine, Complement membrane attack complex, Blood plasma, Metabolic pathway, Globulin - Softcover

 
9786130233969: Complement System: Pathogen, Immune system, Innate immune system, Adaptive immune system, Protease, Cytokine, Complement membrane attack complex, Blood plasma, Metabolic pathway, Globulin
Softcover
ISBN 10: 6130233965 ISBN 13: 9786130233969
Publisher: Alphascript Publishing, 2009

Synopsis

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. The complement system is a biochemical cascade that helps clear pathogens from an organism. It is part of the immune system called the innate immune system that is not adaptable and does not change over the course of an individual's lifetime. However, it can be recruited and brought into action by the adaptive immune system. The complement system consists of a number of small proteins found in the blood, generally synthesized by the liver, and normally circulating as inactive precursors (zymogens). When stimulated by one of several triggers, proteases in the system cleave specific proteins to release cytokines and initiate an amplifying cascade of further cleavages. The end-result of this activation cascade is massive amplification of the response and activation of the cell-killing membrane attack complex. Over 20 proteins and protein fragments make up the complement system, including serum proteins, serosal proteins, and cell membrane receptors. These proteins are synthesized mainly in the liver, and they account for about 5% of the globulin fraction of blood serum.

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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. The complement system is a biochemical cascade that helps clear pathogens from an organism. It is part of the immune system called the innate immune system that is not adaptable and does not change over the course of an individual's lifetime. However, it can be recruited and brought into action by the adaptive immune system. The complement system consists of a number of small proteins found in the blood, generally synthesized by the liver, and normally circulating as inactive precursors (zymogens). When stimulated by one of several triggers, proteases in the system cleave specific proteins to release cytokines and initiate an amplifying cascade of further cleavages. The end-result of this activation cascade is massive amplification of the response and activation of the cell-killing membrane attack complex. Over 20 proteins and protein fragments make up the complement system, including serum proteins, serosal proteins, and cell membrane receptors. These proteins are synthesized mainly in the liver, and they account for about 5% of the globulin fraction of blood serum.

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Publisher
Alphascript Publishing
Publication date
2009
Language
English
ISBN 10 
6130233965
ISBN 13 
9786130233969
Binding
Broché
Number of pages
80
Editor
Miller Frederic P., Vandome Agnes F., McBrewster John