Article
The role of the lectin pathway of the complement system in SARS-CoV-2 lung injury.
Translational research : the journal of laboratory and clinical medicine - 1 May 2021
Malaquias Mineia Alessandra Scaranello, Gadotti Ana Carolina, Motta-Junior Jarbas da Silva, Martins Ana Paula Camargo, Azevedo Marina Luise Viola, Benevides Ana Paula Kubaski, Cézar-Neto Plínio, Panini do Carmo Letícia Arianne, Zeni Rafaela Chiuco, Raboni Sonia Mara, Fonseca Aline Simoneti, Machado-Souza Cleber, Moreno-Amaral Andrea Novais, de Noronha Lucia
Abstract excerpt
Although some evidence showed the activation of complement systems in COVID-19 patients, proinflammatory status and lectin pathway remain unclear. Thus, the present study aimed to demonstrate the role of MBL and ficolin-3 in the complement system activation and compared to pandemic Influenza A virus H1N1 subtype infection (H1N1pdm09) and control patients. A total of 27 lungs formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded...
Topics
- Adult
- Aged
- Aged, 80 and over
- Autopsy
- COVID-19
- Case-Control Studies
- Complement Activation
- Cytokines
- Female
