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Was It There All the Time?
Author(s) -
Bennett M.,
Leanderson T.
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
scandinavian journal of immunology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.934
H-Index - 88
eISSN - 1365-3083
pISSN - 0300-9475
DOI - 10.1046/j.1365-3083.2003.01245.x
Subject(s) - mechanism (biology) , complement (music) , immune system , adjuvant , biology , immunology , complement system , evolutionary biology , zoology , medicine , genetics , philosophy , epistemology , complementation , gene , phenotype
The complement system is old, yet it may still have something new to teach us. For many years, research has existed which shows that C3d, in addition to its established role as an adjuvant, could have an immunosuppressive activity. Being true, it suggests that a common mechanism may be used both by organisms and by their pathogens to prevent unwanted immune responses.