Knowledge in immunology has been advanced by recent research. A new paper presents significant new findings about the protein properdin -- an important part of the immune system. It is a positive ...

University of Leicester researchers have released evidence substantiating an unexpected dual role of an important component of the immune system. Findings by researchers at the University's Department ...

New research assigns hitherto unappreciated importance to a protein of the body's immune defense system. The research has helped to advance medical understanding of how the body defends against ...

Researcher at University of Leicester has discovered how a protein in the blood - linked to defence against meningitis - plays a more vital role than previously understood in the body's A new study by ...

Men with a properdin deficiency have a 70,000-fold higher risk of being infected with meningococcus, meaning that out of 100,000 men with properdin deficiency, 70,000 will be infected, said Morton.

Dysregulation of the complement cascade is implicated in the pathogenesis of several inflammatory and allergic disorders, such as arthritis, ischaemia–reperfusion injury and asthma. In a study ...

A University of Leicester researcher has discovered how a protein in the blood – linked to defence against meningitis - plays a more vital role than previously understood in the body’s immune defence ...