Chapter title |
The Lectin Pathway of Complement and Biocompatibility
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Chapter number | 5 |
Book title |
Immune Responses to Biosurfaces
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Published in |
Advances in experimental medicine and biology, January 2015
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DOI | 10.1007/978-3-319-18603-0_5 |
Pubmed ID | |
Book ISBNs |
978-3-31-918602-3, 978-3-31-918603-0
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Authors |
Estrid Hein, Peter Garred, Hein, Estrid, Garred, Peter |
Abstract |
In modern health technologies the use of biomaterials in the form of stents, haemodialysis tubes, artificial implants, bypass circuits etc. is rapidly expanding. The exposure of synthetic, foreign surfaces to the blood and tissue of the host, calls for strict biocompatibility in respect to contact activation, the coagulation system and the complement system. The complement system is an important part of the initial immune response and consists of fluid phase molecules in the blood stream. Three different activation pathways can initiate the complement system, the lectin, the classical and the alternative pathway, all converging in an amplification loop of the cascade system and downstream reactions. Thus, when exposed to foreign substances complement components will be activated and lead to a powerful inflammatory response. Biosurface induced complement activation is a recognised issue that has been broadly documented. However, the specific role of lectin pathway and the pattern recognition molecules initiating the pathway has only been transiently investigated. Here we review the current data on the field. |
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