"Complement C3" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A glycoprotein that is central in both the classical and the alternative pathway of COMPLEMENT ACTIVATION. C3 can be cleaved into COMPLEMENT C3A and COMPLEMENT C3B, spontaneously at low level or by C3 CONVERTASE at high level. The smaller fragment C3a is an ANAPHYLATOXIN and mediator of local inflammatory process. The larger fragment C3b binds with C3 convertase to form C5 convertase.
| Descriptor ID |
D003176
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D12.776.124.050.140 D12.776.124.486.274.250
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| Concept/Terms |
Complement C3- Complement C3
- C3, Complement
- Complement 3
- Complement Component 3
- Component 3, Complement
- C3 Complement
- Complement, C3
Complement C3 Precursor- Complement C3 Precursor
- C3 Precursor, Complement
- Precursor, Complement C3
- Pro-C3
- Pro C3
- Precursor-Complement 3
- Precursor Complement 3
- Pro-Complement 3
- Pro Complement 3
- C3 Precursor
- Precursor, C3
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1999 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2000 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2005 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2008 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2009 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2010 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2011 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2014 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2015 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2016 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2024 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Complement C3" by people in Profiles.
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Effect of Pegcetacoplan on Aqueous Humor Proteome in Geographic Atrophy: A Prospective Exploration. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 2025 Dec 01; 66(15):24.
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Development of clinical and laboratory biomarkers in an international cohort of 428 children with lupus nephritis. Pediatr Nephrol. 2024 Oct; 39(10):2959-2968.
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The effect of complement C3 or C5 inhibition on geographic atrophy secondary to age-related macular degeneration: A living systematic review and meta-analysis. Surv Ophthalmol. 2024 May-Jun; 69(3):349-361.
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Inhibition of Complement Factor 3 in Geographic Atrophy with NGM621: Phase 1 Dose-Escalation Study Results. Am J Ophthalmol. 2022 03; 235:131-142.
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Characterizing New-Onset Exudation in the Randomized Phase 2 FILLY Trial of Complement Inhibitor Pegcetacoplan for Geographic Atrophy. Ophthalmology. 2021 09; 128(9):1325-1336.
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Complement inhibitor Crry expression in mouse placenta is essential for maintaining normal blood pressure and fetal growth. PLoS One. 2020; 15(8):e0236968.
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Type I interferon response drives neuroinflammation and synapse loss in Alzheimer disease. J Clin Invest. 2020 04 01; 130(4):1912-1930.
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Complement C3 Inhibitor Pegcetacoplan for Geographic Atrophy Secondary to Age-Related Macular Degeneration: A Randomized Phase 2 Trial. Ophthalmology. 2020 02; 127(2):186-195.
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Upregulation and release of soluble fms-like tyrosine kinase receptor 1 mediated by complement activation in human syncytiotrophoblast cells. Am J Reprod Immunol. 2018 11; 80(5):e13033.
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Association of polymorphisms in complement component 3 with age-related macular degeneration in an Iranian population. Ophthalmic Genet. 2017 Jan-Feb; 38(1):61-66.