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Disruption of the C5a receptor gene fails to protect against experimental allergic encephalomyelitis.
European journal of immunology - 1 Apr 2002
Reiman Rachael, Gerard Craig, Campbell Iain L, Barnum Scott R
Abstract excerpt
Activation of the complement system generates the anaphylatoxic peptide C5a, which elicits a broad range of inflammatory activities. The biological activities of C5a are mediated through its binding to the widely expressed C5a receptor (C5aR), a G-protein-coupled seven transmembrane domain receptor. In experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis (EAE), an animal model for multiple sclerosis, the C5aR is expressed...
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