title: The role of complement in inflammation.
abstract: The inflammatory process may be initiated by a great variety of stimuli. Amongst the diverse pathogenic pathways that lead from the primary stimulus to the tissue response, the serum complement system (C) seems the most important and, certainly, it is the best analyzed of the mediator systems.
mesh_terms: D003170:Complement Pathway, Alternative; D003171:Complement Pathway, Classical; D003165:Complement System Proteins / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D006867:Hydrolases / Q000097:blood; D007249:Inflammation / Q000503:physiopathology*; D007700:Kinetics; D007962:Leukocytes / Q000502:physiology; D008247:Lysosomes / Q000201:enzymology; D010455:Peptides / Q000502:physiology; D010974:Platelet Aggregation; D011453:Prostaglandins / Q000502:physiology
chemical_list: D010455:Peptides; D011453:Prostaglandins; C046698:leukocyte mobilizing factor; D003165:Complement System Proteins; D006867:Hydrolases