title: Complement in glomerular disease.
abstract: The role of the complement system in renal disease has long been recognized, but there have been major advances in our understanding of its role over the past decade. Complement plays a critical role not only in host's defense against infection and preventing damage to "self" tissues but also mediates tissue injury, both in the glomerulus and tubulointerstitium. Although injury may originate in the glomerulus, resulting proteinuria and complement activation within the tubular lumen may lead to tubulointerstitial damage and progressive renal disease. Recent advances in our understanding of the mechanisms by which complement mediates renal injury have led to the development of promising strategies with which complement may be targeted to prevent renal injury and its associated complications.
authors.affiliation: Centre for Complement and Inflammation Research, Imperial College, London, UK.
authors.forename: Katherine A
authors.initials: KA
authors.lastname: Vernon
authors.forename: H Terence
authors.initials: HT
authors.lastname: Cook
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D019268:Antibodies, Antineutrophil Cytoplasmic / Q000276:immunology; D065766:Atypical Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome; D002908:Chronic Disease; D003167:Complement Activation / Q000276:immunology*; D003165:Complement System Proteins / Q000276:immunology*; D003920:Diabetes Mellitus / Q000276:immunology; D018450:Disease Progression; D005260:Female; D005921:Glomerulonephritis / Q000276:immunology*; D006463:Hemolytic-Uremic Syndrome / Q000276:immunology; D006801:Humans; D007070:Immunoglobulin A / Q000276:immunology; D008180:Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic / Q000276:immunology; D008297:Male; D051379:Mice; D009395:Nephritis, Interstitial / Q000276:immunology; D051381:Rats
chemical_list: D019268:Antibodies, Antineutrophil Cytoplasmic; D007070:Immunoglobulin A; D003165:Complement System Proteins