title: C5b-9 complement complex in autoimmune demyelination: dual role in neuroinflammation and neuroprotection.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, University of Maryland, School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21201, USA.
authors.forename: Horea
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Rus
authors.forename: Cornelia
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Cudrici
authors.forename: Florin
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Niculescu
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D017209:Apoptosis; D003167:Complement Activation; D015938:Complement Membrane Attack Complex / Q000276:immunology*; D004681:Encephalomyelitis, Autoimmune, Experimental / Q000276:immunology* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D007249:Inflammation / Q000276:immunology*; D009103:Multiple Sclerosis / Q000276:immunology* / Q000473:pathology; D018696:Neuroprotective Agents / Q000276:immunology*; D009836:Oligodendroglia / Q000276:immunology / Q000473:pathology; D019869:Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinases / Q000378:metabolism; D051057:Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-akt / Q000378:metabolism; D019014:fas Receptor / Q000276:immunology
chemical_list: D015938:Complement Membrane Attack Complex; D018696:Neuroprotective Agents; D019014:fas Receptor; D019869:Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinases; D051057:Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-akt