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Table 2 Central nervous system production of complement proteins and receptors

From: Inhibition of Complement as a Therapeutic Approach in Inflammatory Central Nervous System (CNS) Disease

Cell type

Complement component

Astrocyte

C1-C9, factors B, D, H, I, C1-INH, C4BP, DAF, MCP, CD59, clusterin, C3aR, C5aR, CR2

Microglia

C1, C3, C4, clusterin, C1-INH, CD59, CR1, CR3, CR4, C1qR, C3aR, C5aR

Neuron

C1-C9, factor B, CD59, DAF, C1-INH, clusterin, CR1, C3aR, C5aR

Oligodendrocyte

CD59, DAF, C3aR, C5aR

Ependymal

C3, C5aR

  1. Data derived from references (1, 2, 4, 11, 14, 15).