The complement system is known to play critical roles in pathogen identification, initiation of innate immune responses and facilitation of adaptive immune responses. Several studies have suggested ...

Since its first description by Ehrlich in the late 1890s and subsequent characterization by Bordet, the complement cascade has been thought to have important and varied roles in the immune response.

Humoral immunity produces antigen-specific antibodies and is primarily driven by B cells. Cell-mediated immunity on the other hand does not depend on antibodies for its adaptive immune functions and ...