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Complement 3 is involved in changing the phenotype of human glomerular mesangial cells.
Journal of cellular physiology - 1 Nov 2007
Wan Jian-Xin, Fukuda Noboru, Endo Morito, Tahira Yoshiko, Yao En-Hui, Matsuda Hiroyuki, Ueno Takahiro, Matsumoto Koichi
Abstract excerpt
Complement activation contributes to tissue injury in various forms of glomerulopathy and is characterized by deposition of complement components, which accelerates the progression of chronic renal damage. We recently reported that complement 3 (C3), a critical component of the complement system,...
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