An MUSC research team reports in Cells that the complement system, part of the body's natural immune defenses, is a key driver of inflammatory responses that contribute to fetal brain inflammation and ...

The complement system, a proteolytic cascade within innate immunity, is tightly regulated during healthy gestation to support implantation, placental development and parturition while preventing ...

Our immune system is armed with an array of defenses designed to detect and eliminate harmful threats. One of its most powerful defense mechanisms is the complement system—a group of proteins that ...

Our immune system is armed with an array of defenses designed to detect and eliminate harmful threats. One of its most powerful defense mechanisms is the complement system-a group of proteins that ...

Harvard Medical School scientists have identified a key protein in the human immune system that drives inflammatory and autoimmune conditions when it turns against the body. The protein, Granzyme K, ...

Researchers discovered a previously unknown mechanism that may drive tissue damage and a new target for drug discovery. Our immune system is armed with an array of defenses designed to detect and ...