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• The role of complement in the development of systemic lupus erythematosus.

  Complement has both beneficial and deleterious roles in the pathogenesis of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). On the one hand, patients with SLE pre…

  Authors: Anthony P Manderson, Marina Botto, Mark J Walport

  Source: Annual review of immunology. 2004

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• Dectin-1 is required for beta-glucan recognition and control of fungal infection.

  Beta-glucan is one of the most abundant polysaccharides in fungal pathogens, yet its importance in antifungal immunity is unclear. Here we show that d…

  Authors: Philip R Taylor, S Vicky Tsoni, Janet A Willment, Kevin M Dennehy, Marcela Rosas, Helen Findon, Ken Haynes, Chad Steele, Marina Botto, Siamon Gordon,…

  Source: Nature immunology. 2007 Jan

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• Immunoglobulin M is required for protection against atherosclerosis in low-density lipoprotein receptor-deficient mice.

  BACKGROUND: Immunoglobulin M (IgM) natural antibodies bind oxidatively-modified low-density lipoprotein (LDL) and apoptotic cells and have been implic…

  Authors: Myles J Lewis, Talat H Malik, Michael R Ehrenstein, Joseph J Boyle, Marina Botto, Dorian O Haskard

  Source: Circulation. 2009 Aug 4

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• C1q enhances IFN-gamma production by antigen-specific T cells via the CD40 costimulatory pathway on dendritic cells.

  Dendritic cells (DCs) are known to produce C1q, the initiator of the classical complement pathway. We demonstrate that murine DCs deficient in C1q (C1…

  Authors: Paramita Baruah, Ingrid E Dumitriu, Talat H Malik, H Terence Cook, Julian Dyson, Diane Scott, Elizabeth Simpson, Marina Botto

  Source: Blood. 2009 Apr 9

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• Natural antibodies and complement are endogenous adjuvants for vaccine-induced CD8+ T-cell responses.

  CD8(+) T cells are essential for long-term, vaccine-induced resistance against intracellular pathogens. Here we show that natural antibodies, acting i…

  Authors: Simona Stäger, James Alexander, Alun C Kirby, Marina Botto, Nico Van Rooijen, Deborah F Smith, Frank Brombacher, Paul M Kaye

  Source: Nature medicine. 2003 Oct

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• Uncontrolled C3 activation causes membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis in mice deficient in complement factor H.

  The alternative pathway of complement is activated continuously in vivo through the C3 'tick-over' pathway. This pathway is triggered by the hydrolysi…

  Authors: Matthew C Pickering, H Terence Cook, Joanna Warren, Anne E Bygrave, Jill Moss, Mark J Walport, Marina Botto

  Source: Nature genetics. 2002 Aug

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• Regulation of B cell tolerance by 129-derived chromosome 1 loci in C57BL/6 mice.

  OBJECTIVE: Systemic lupus erythematosus is a multifactorial disease with a strong genetic component. Previous studies have shown that a 129-derived ch…

  Authors: Liliane Fossati-Jimack, Josefina Cortes-Hernandez, Peter J Norsworthy, H Terence Cook, Mark J Walport, Marina Botto

  Source: Arthritis and rheumatism. 2008 Jul

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• Phosphatidylserine receptor and apoptosis: consequences of a non-ingested meal.

  Apoptosis, a physiological process of controlled cell death, is essential during embryonic development and for the maintenance of tissue homeostasis. …

  Authors: Marina Botto

  Source: Arthritis research & therapy. 2004

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• Non-redundant role of the long pentraxin PTX3 in anti-fungal innate immune response.

  Pentraxins are a superfamily of conserved proteins that are characterized by a cyclic multimeric structure. The classical short pentraxins, C-reactive…

  Authors: Cecilia Garlanda, Emilio Hirsch, Silvia Bozza, Antonietta Salustri, Marika De Acetis, Rachele Nota, Alessia Maccagno, Federica Riva, Barbara Bottazzi, Giuseppe Peri,…

  Source: Nature. 2002 Nov 14

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• Roles for phagocytic cells and complement in controlling relapsing fever infection.

  Relapsing fever spirochetes, such as Borrelia hermsii, proliferate to high levels in their hosts' bloodstream until production of IgM against borrelia…

  Authors: Michael E Woodman, Anne E Cooley, Rita Avdiushko, Amy Bowman, Marina Botto, R Mark Wooten, Nico van Rooijen, Donald A Cohen, Brian Stevenson

  Source: Journal of leukocyte biology. 2009 Sep

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