Journal
MOLECULAR IMMUNOLOGY
Volume 102, Issue -, Pages 3-13Publisher
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.molimm.2018.06.264
Keywords
Complement; C1q; C5a; Synapse pruning; Neurodevelopment; Neurodegeneration
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- National Institutes of Health [AG00536]
- NIH [RO1 NS084298]
- Cure Alzheimer's Fund
- National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) [APP1082271]
- NHMRC Career Development Fellowship [APP1105420]
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While the mechanisms underlying the functions of the complement system in the central nervous system (CNS) and systemically, namely opsonization, chemotaxis, membrane lysis, and regulation of inflammation are the same, the plethora of functions that complement orchestrates in the central nervous system (CNS) is complex. Strictly controlled expression of complement effector molecules, regulators and receptors across the gamut of life stages (embryogenesis, development and maturation, aging and disease) dictate fascinating contributions for this ancient system. Furthermore, it is becoming apparent that complement functions differ widely across distinct brain regions. This review provides a comprehensive overview of the newly identified roles for complement in the brain, including its roles in CNS development and function, during aging and in the processes of neurodegeneration. The diversity and selectively of beneficial and detrimental activities of complement, while challenging, should lead to precision targeting of specific components to provide disease modifying treatments for devastating psychiatric and neurodegenerative disorders that are still without effective treatment.
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