Anaphylatoxins
"Anaphylatoxins" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Serum peptides derived from certain cleaved COMPLEMENT PROTEINS during COMPLEMENT ACTIVATION. They induce smooth MUSCLE CONTRACTION; mast cell HISTAMINE RELEASE; PLATELET AGGREGATION; and act as mediators of the local inflammatory process. The order of anaphylatoxin activity from the strongest to the weakest is C5a, C3a, C4a, and C5a des-arginine.
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D000706
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D12.776.124.486.274.024
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Shah RJ, Emtiazjoo AM, Diamond JM, Smith PA, Roe DW, Wille KM, Orens JB, Ware LB, Weinacker A, Lama VN, Bhorade SM, Palmer SM, Crespo M, Lederer DJ, Cantu E, Eckert GJ, Christie JD, Wilkes DS. Plasma complement levels are associated with primary graft dysfunction and mortality after lung transplantation. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2014 Jun 15; 189(12):1564-7.
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