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acute phase proteins
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possess pattern-recognition capacity and undergo changes in concentration during inflammation....they will recognize PAMPS (pathogen-associated molecular patterns)
-can innitiate the complement cascade |
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hemolysis
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lysis of antibody-coated red blood cells
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zymogens
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inactive until proteolytic cleavage removes an inhibitory fragment and exposes the active site of the molecule
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C4a
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anaphylatoxin: mediator of inflammation
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anaphylatoxins
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smaller fragments of C4, C3 and C5....mediator of inflmmation
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