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. 2015 May 6;4(2):169–184. doi: 10.5527/wjn.v4.i2.169

Figure 4.

Figure 4

Significance of inhibiting the C5-C5a receptor axis. C5 convertases formed during activation of complement cascade cleave C5 into its active products. Inhibition is feasible pharmacologically or with neutralizing antibodies. MAC: Membrane attack complex; STAT3: Signal transducers and activators of transcription 3.