Complement system | Wikipedia audio article
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Date: 15/01/2019

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00:01:49 1 History
00:05:13 2 Functions
00:05:47 3 Overview
00:09:23 3.1 Classical pathway
00:11:17 3.2 Alternative pathway
00:15:25 3.3 Lectin pathway
00:17:06 3.4 Complement protein fragment nomenclature
00:19:31 3.5 Viral inhibition
00:19:52 3.6 Review
00:20:01 4 Activation of complements by antigen-associated antibody
00:21:57 5 Regulation
00:23:11 6 Role in disease
00:23:22 6.1 Complement deficiency
00:24:56 6.2 Deficiencies in complement regulators
00:26:32 6.3 Diagnostic tools
00:27:04 7 Modulation by infections



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SUMMARY
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The complement system is a part of the immune system that enhances (complements) the ability of antibodies and phagocytic cells to clear microbes and damaged cells from an organism, promotes inflammation, and attacks the pathogen's cell membrane. It is part of the innate immune system, which is not adaptable and does not change over the course of an individual's lifetime. The complement system can, however, be recruited and brought into action by antibodies generated by the adaptive immune system.
The complement system consists of a number of small proteins found in the blood, synthesized by the liver, and circulate as inactive precursors. When stimulated by one of several triggers, proteases in the system cleave specific proteins to release cytokines and initiate an amplifying cascade of further cleavages. The end result of this complement activation or complement fixation cascade is stimulation of phagocytes to clear foreign and damaged material, inflammation to attract additional phagocytes, and activation of the cell-killing membrane attack complex. Over 30 proteins and protein fragments make up the complement system, including serum proteins, and cell membrane receptors. They account for about 10% of the globulin fraction of blood serum.Three biochemical pathways activate the complement system: the classical complement pathway, the alternative complement pathway, and the lectin pathway.