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From: Autoantibody-mediated arthritis in the absence of C3 and activating Fcγ receptors: C5 is activated by the coagulation cascade

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Complement activation pathways. The three traditional complement activation pathways converge at complement component C3, leading to the generation of a C5 convertase complex. Cleavage of C5 produces the anaphylatoxin C5a and C5b, initiating formation of the C5b-9 membrane attack complex (MAC). The present study focuses on C3-independent C5 activation pathways shown on the left: activating FcγRs and the coagulation cascade. FcγR, Fc receptor for immunoglobulin G.

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Arthritis Research & Therapy

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