title: Sublytic membrane-attack-complex activation and VEGF secretion in retinal pigment epithelial cells.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosciences, Division of Research, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC 29425, USA.
authors.forename: Kannan
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kunchithapautham
authors.forename: Mausumi
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bandyopadhyay
authors.forename: Mohammad
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Dahrouj
authors.forename: Joshua M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Thurman
authors.forename: Bärbel
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Rohrer
mesh_terms: D015938:Complement Membrane Attack Complex / Q000276:immunology*; D003165:Complement System Proteins / Q000276:immunology; D005333:Fetus / Q000166:cytology; D006801:Humans; D008268:Macular Degeneration / Q000276:immunology* / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology; D018384:Oxidative Stress / Q000276:immunology; D061251:Primary Cell Culture; D017382:Reactive Oxygen Species / Q000378:metabolism; D055213:Retinal Pigment Epithelium / Q000166:cytology / Q000276:immunology* / Q000378:metabolism; D042461:Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor A / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D015938:Complement Membrane Attack Complex; D017382:Reactive Oxygen Species; C467484:VEGFA protein, human; D042461:Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor A; D003165:Complement System Proteins