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ABSTRACT:
ORGANISM(S): Rattus norvegicus
SUBMITTER: Marie Benoit
PROVIDER: E-GEOD-18860 | biostudies-arrayexpress |
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-arrayexpress
The Journal of neuroscience : the official journal of the Society for Neuroscience 20110301 9
Activation of the complement cascade, a powerful effector mechanism of the innate immune system, is associated with neuroinflammation but also with elimination of inappropriate synapses during development. Synthesis of C1q, a recognition component of the complement system, occurs in brain during ischemia/reperfusion and Alzheimer's disease, suggesting that C1q may be a response to injury. In vitro, C1q, in the absence of other complement proteins, improves neuronal viability and neurite outgrowt ...[more]