title: Protection of host from its own complement by membrane-bound complement inhibitors: C3 convertase inhibitors vs membrane attack complex inhibitors.
authors.affiliation: Department of Immunoregulation, Research Institute for Microbial Diseases, Osaka, Japan.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kinoshita
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001327:Autoimmune Diseases / Q000517:prevention & control*; D050577:Complement C3-C5 Convertases / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors*; D003169:Complement Inactivator Proteins / Q000502:physiology* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D015938:Complement Membrane Attack Complex / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors*; D006801:Humans; D008565:Membrane Proteins / Q000502:physiology* / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D003169:Complement Inactivator Proteins; D015938:Complement Membrane Attack Complex; D008565:Membrane Proteins; D050577:Complement C3-C5 Convertases