- Complement C5a Functions as a Master Switch for the pH Balance in Neutrophils Exerting Fundamental Immunometabolic Effects.
Complement C5a Functions as a Master Switch for the pH Balance in Neutrophils Exerting Fundamental Immunometabolic Effects.
Journal of immunology (Baltimore, Md. : 1950) (2017-05-12)
Stephanie Denk, Miriam D Neher, David A C Messerer, Rebecca Wiegner, Bo Nilsson, Daniel Rittirsch, Kristina Nilsson-Ekdahl, Sebastian Weckbach, Anita Ignatius, Miriam Kalbitz, Florian Gebhard, Manfred E Weiss, Josef Vogt, Peter Radermacher, Jörg Köhl, John D Lambris, Markus S Huber-Lang
PMID28490576
RESUMEN
During sepsis, excessive activation of the complement system with generation of the anaphylatoxin C5a results in profound disturbances in crucial neutrophil functions. Moreover, because neutrophil activity is highly dependent on intracellular pH (pH