Complement in Health and Disease

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-x

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2. Introduction

   • J. M. Weiler

   Pages 1-37

3. The phylogeny and evolution of the complement system

   • A. W. Dodds, A. J. Day

   Pages 39-88

4. Structure and organization of complement genes

   • K. B. M. Reid, R. D. Campbell

   Pages 89-125

5. Synthesis of complement components in liver and at extrahepatic sites

   • H. R. Colten, R. C. Strunk

   Pages 127-158

6. Genetic deficiencies of the complement system: an overview

   • F. S. Rosen

   Pages 159-171

7. Human complement deficiency states and infection

   • P. Densen

   Pages 173-197

8. Complement, immune complexes and immune complex disease

   • Y. C. Ng, J. A. Schifferli

   Pages 199-228

9. Hereditary angio-oedema

   • M. M. Frank

   Pages 229-243

10. Molecular genetics of C1-inhibitor and hereditary angiooedema

    • M. Tosi

    Pages 245-267

11. CR3 and its relationship with other phagocytic receptors

    • J. B. Weitzman, S. K. A. Law

    Pages 269-297

12. Anaphylatoxins

    • J. Köhl, D. Bitter-Suermann

    Pages 299-324

13. Cellular responses to the membrane attack complex

    • B. P. Morgan

    Pages 325-351

14. Complement in diseases of the nervous system

    • B. P. Morgan

    Pages 353-375

15. Back Matter

    Pages 377-383

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Since the first edition of Complement in Health and Disease was published in 1986, significant advances have been made. The cDNAs for all of the components and some of the receptors have been cloned and sequenced. The chromosomal localization and the structural organization of a number of these genes have now been determined. These advances are now facilitating research into the structure of the complement proteins, the nature of the complement deficiency syndromes, the regulation of complement gene expression and the role of complement in different diseases. This edition contains contributions from both basic and clinical scientists in a format which we hope will appeal to both immunologists and physicians who wish to know more about this fascinating and important host defence system. The introductory chapter by John Weiler presents a historical background to research on the complement system and describes the biochemical events occurring during activation of the system. In Chapter 2 Alastair Dodds and Tony Day discuss the phylogeny and evolution of the complement system. The techniques of protein chemistry and molecular biology have provided powerful insights into the modular structure of complement proteins and the evolution of the complement system. The structure and organisation of the complement genes is described in Chapter 3 by Ken Reid and Duncan Campbell. This chapter describes the modular structure of the complement proteins and some of the mutations which are responsible for deficiencies of individual components.

• diseases
• genetics
• infection
• infections
• molecular genetics
• proteins

• Department of Immunology, University of Leicester, Leicester, UK

  K. Whaley

• Institut für Medizinische Mikrobiologie, University of Mainz, Mainz, Germany

  M. Loos

• University of Iowa, Iowa City, USA

  J. M. Weiler

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