Complement System Flashcards
Complement system is defense against
mainly bacteria
proteins for CS are synthesized in
the liver
many CS proteins are present as
inactive form in blood and other fluids and require activation for effect
activation pathways
classical(CP), Alternative(AP) and Terminal(TP)
a deficiency in the terminal pathway components leads to
susceptibility to Neisseria Sp infections
Membrane attack complex (MAC)=
in terminal/common C5b, C6, C7, C8, C9
activation of classical pathway leads to
convergence with terminal pathway
Activation of classical pathway starts with
IgG(2 Fc’s needed) or IgM(only 1 needed) complex binds to C1
Pentameric IgM=
5Fc-mu’s available to bind
C1 cleaves
C4 to C4a and C4b and C2 to C2a and C2b
C1 Cleavage forms
C4b2a= C3 convertase(CP)
C3 convertase cleaves
C3 to C3a and C3b and forms C4b2a3b (C5 convertase)
C5 convertase cleaves
C5a and C5b
C5b binding to
the microbe surface initiations formation of MAC of the Terminal pathway
Alternative pathway is activated by
spontaneously generated C3b deposits on activating surface
Factor B binds to
C3b
Factor B is cleaved by
Factor D and forms teh C3bBb
C3bBbis also called
C3 convertase