Table 1.

Complement component abbreviations used in this review.

C1INH – C1-inhibitor

C3a des Arg – inactivate C3a metabolite

C3bBb – alternative pathway C3 convertase

C3b3bBb – alternative pathway C5 convertase

C4-bp – C4-binding protein

C4b2a – classical/lectin pathway C3 convertase

C4b2a3b – classical/lectin pathway C5 convertase

C5b-9 – membrane attack complex; terminal complement complex

CPN – carboxypeptidase N

CR1 – complement receptor type 1; CD35

DAF – decay accelerating factor; CD55

MASP – mannose-binding lectin associated serine protease (1, 2 and 3)

MBL – mannose/mannan binding protein

MCP – membrane cofactor protein; CD46