"Complement C3a" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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The smaller fragment generated from the cleavage of complement C3 by C3 CONVERTASE. C3a, a 77-amino acid peptide, is a mediator of local inflammatory process. It induces smooth MUSCLE CONTRACTION, and HISTAMINE RELEASE from MAST CELLS and LEUKOCYTES. C3a is considered an anaphylatoxin along with COMPLEMENT C4A; COMPLEMENT C5A; and COMPLEMENT C5A, DES-ARGININE.
| Descriptor ID |
D015926
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D12.776.124.486.274.024.250 D12.776.124.486.274.250.250
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| Concept/Terms |
Complement C3a- Complement C3a
- C3a, Complement
- Complement 3a
- Complement Component 3a
- Component 3a, Complement
- C3a Complement
- Complement, C3a
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| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Complement C3a" by people in Profiles.
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Safety evaluation of intravenously administered mono-thioated aptamer against E-selectin in mice. Toxicol Appl Pharmacol. 2015 Aug 15; 287(1):86-92.
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Immune cell-derived C3a and C5a costimulate human T cell alloimmunity. Am J Transplant. 2013 Oct; 13(10):2530-9.
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C3a enhances nerve growth factor-induced NFAT activation and chemokine production in a human mast cell line, HMC-1. J Immunol. 2004 Jun 01; 172(11):6961-8.
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Effect of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation on leukocyte function in neonates. Artif Organs. 1991 Feb; 15(1):23-8.
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[A new case of bronchospasm under extracorporeal circulation]. Ann Fr Anesth Reanim. 1986; 5(2):157-9.