Search Results - "DAHA, Mohamed R"
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Age and Sex-Associated Changes of Complement Activity and Complement Levels in a Healthy Caucasian Population
Published in Frontiers in immunology (20-11-2018)“…The complement system is essential for an adequate immune response. Much attention has been given to the role of complement in disease. However, to better…”
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Sex matters: Systemic complement activity of female C57BL/6J and BALB/cJ mice is limited by serum terminal pathway components
Published in Molecular immunology (01-08-2016)“…•Functional activity of C3 and levels of initiation factors are similar in male and female mice.•Functional activity of C9, and serum levels of C6 and C9 is…”
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Dysregulation of Complement Activation and Placental Dysfunction: A Potential Target to Treat Preeclampsia?
Published in Frontiers in immunology (15-01-2020)“…Preeclampsia is one of the leading causes of maternal and neonatal mortality and morbidity worldwide, affecting 2-8% of all pregnancies. Studies suggest a link…”
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The Complement System in Dialysis: A Forgotten Story?
Published in Frontiers in immunology (25-01-2018)“…Significant advances have lead to a greater understanding of the role of the complement system within nephrology. The success of the first clinically approved…”
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The Contribution of Complement to the Pathogenesis of IgA Nephropathy: Are Complement-Targeted Therapies Moving from Rare Disorders to More Common Diseases?
Published in Journal of clinical medicine (14-10-2021)“…Primary IgA nephropathy (IgAN) is a leading cause of chronic kidney disease and kidney failure for which there is no disease-specific treatment. However, this…”
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Complement Activation During Ischemia/Reperfusion Injury Induces Pericyte-to-Myofibroblast Transdifferentiation Regulating Peritubular Capillary Lumen Reduction Through pERK Signaling
Published in Frontiers in immunology (23-05-2018)“…Pericytes are one of the principal sources of scar-forming myofibroblasts in chronic kidneys disease. However, the modulation of pericyte-to-myofibroblast…”
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IL-10–producing macrophages preferentially clear early apoptotic cells
Published in Blood (15-06-2006)“…Efficient clearance of apoptotic cells seems to be a prerequisite to prevent the development of autoimmunity. Here we identify that macrophage…”
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Risk Alleles in CFH and ARMS2 Are Independently Associated with Systemic Complement Activation in Age-related Macular Degeneration
Published in Ophthalmology (Rochester, Minn.) (01-02-2012)“…Purpose Systemic complement activation is associated with age-related macular degeneration (AMD) and has mainly been attributed to a risk allele in the…”
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Critical role for complement receptor C5aR2 in the pathogenesis of renal ischemia‐reperfusion injury
Published in The FASEB journal (01-07-2017)“…ABSTRACT The complement system, and specifically C5a, is involved in renal ischemia‐reperfusion (IR) injury. The 2 receptors for complement anaphylatoxin C5a…”
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Therapeutic Targeting of Classical and Lectin Pathways of Complement Protects from Ischemia-Reperfusion-Induced Renal Damage
Published in The American journal of pathology (01-04-2010)“…Ischemia-reperfusion injury is the major cause of delayed graft function in transplanted kidneys, an early event significantly affecting long-term graft…”
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‘Stealth’ corporate innovation: an emerging threat for therapeutic drug development
Published in Nature immunology (01-11-2019)“…Therapeutic innovations of potentially great clinical impact should embrace the overarching values of research accountability, data transparency and validation…”
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Impact of the common genetic associations of age-related macular degeneration upon systemic complement component C3d levels
Published in PloS one (27-03-2014)“…Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is a common condition that leads to severe vision loss and dysregulation of the complement system is thought to be…”
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Soluble CD59 in peritoneal dialysis: a potential biomarker for peritoneal membrane function
Published in Journal of nephrology (01-06-2021)“…Introduction Various studies have reported the importance of complement regulators in preventing mesothelial damage during peritoneal dialysis (PD). Its…”
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Properdin Binds to Late Apoptotic and Necrotic Cells Independently of C3b and Regulates Alternative Pathway Complement Activation
Published in The Journal of immunology (1950) (01-06-2008)“…Cells that undergo apoptosis or necrosis are promptly removed by phagocytes. Soluble opsonins such as complement can opsonize dying cells, thereby promoting…”
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Allergy is a protective factor against age-related macular degeneration
Published in Investigative ophthalmology & visual science (09-01-2014)“…To investigate the role of allergy on AMD. Age-related macular degeneration staging was performed for 3585 individuals (1878 from Cologne, Germany, and 1707…”
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Complement Therapeutics in the Multi-Organ Donor: Do or Don't?
Published in Frontiers in immunology (27-02-2019)“…Over the last decade, striking progress has been made in the field of organ transplantation, such as better surgical expertise and preservation techniques…”
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Properdin Pattern Recognition on Proximal Tubular Cells Is Heparan Sulfate/Syndecan-1 but Not C3b Dependent and Can Be Blocked by Tick Protein Salp20
Published in Frontiers in immunology (07-08-2020)“…Proteinuria contributes to progression of renal damage, partly by complement activation on proximal tubular epithelial cells. By pattern recognition, properdin…”
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Role of complement in innate immunity and infections
Published in Critical reviews in immunology (2010)“…The complement system is a major player in our innate defense and constitutes one of the key effector mechanisms of antibody-dependent and -independent…”
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Memories of Bob Sim-Genius Complementologist and Cheerful Travel Companion
Published in Viruses (04-06-2021)“…Shortly before his 70th birthday, Robert B [...]…”
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Intradialytic Complement Activation Precedes the Development of Cardiovascular Events in Hemodialysis Patients
Published in Frontiers in immunology (13-09-2018)“…Hemodialysis (HD) is a life-saving treatment for patients with end stage renal disease. However, HD patients have markedly increased rates of cardiovascular…”
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