Activation of the fifth component of human complement (C5) induced by monosodium urate crystals: C5 convertase assembly on the crystal surface

Clin Immunol Immunopathol. 1982 Aug;24(2):239-50. doi: 10.1016/0090-1229(82)90235-5.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Comparative Study
  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.

MeSH terms

  • Arthritis / immunology
  • Chemotactic Factors / biosynthesis
  • Complement Activating Enzymes / metabolism*
  • Complement Activation / drug effects*
  • Complement C3-C5 Convertases
  • Complement C5 / physiology*
  • Gout / immunology
  • Humans
  • In Vitro Techniques
  • Interleukin-8
  • Uric Acid / pharmacology*

Substances

  • Chemotactic Factors
  • Complement C5
  • Interleukin-8
  • Uric Acid
  • Complement Activating Enzymes
  • Complement C3-C5 Convertases