Table 2.
Summary of the role of complement and chronic ethanol-induced liver injury
Genotype | Complement phenotype | Hepatic triglyceride | Hepatic cytokines | ALT |
---|---|---|---|---|
Wild type | C3+/C5+ | ⇈ | ⇈ | ⇈ |
C3-/- | C3-/C5-/+? | ↔ | ⇈ | ↑ |
C5-/- | C3+/C5- | ⇈ | ↔ | ↔ |
CD55/DAF-/- | C3++/C5++ | ↑↑↑ | ⇈ | ↑↑↑ |