Complement Flashcards
Where are CR1 receptors located?
Macrophages, monocytes, RBCs
What is the function of CR2?
CD21, co-receptor of B-Cell Receptor
What do CR1 receptors degrade?
C3b and C4b in blood
What is the common function of CR1, CR2, CR3?
phagocyotosis
CR1 is responsible for removing what substance from the RBC?
Immune complexes (C3b and C4b)
MAC
(c9)x-c8c7c6c5bc4bc2bc3b
Chemotaxis
c5a, c3a, C567
anaphaylatoxin
C5a>C3a>C4a
opsonization
C3b
Deficiencies in early complement components
lupus-like immunes complex disease
C3 deficiencies
pyogenic, associated with lupus-defiencies in Factors D, I, H, Properdin
C5-C9
Niesseral infections
CI INH
hereditary angioedema
Factor J
inhibits C1q at the site of IgG
CI INH
prevents the CI esterase-C2 and C4 conterase
Factor I
inhibits C3b and C4b
Properdin
stabilizes C3bBb
Factor H or DAF
disassociates C3b and Bb
CD 59 HRF
no C9 binding to form pore
MASP1 MASP2
required for MBL pathway
What secretes MBL?
liver
What stimulates liver secretions of MBL?
IL-6
Recognition unit in Classical Pathway
C1qrs
Where is Mg++ required in Classical Pathway?
for the C3 convertase