Canonical and non-canonical functions of the complement system in health and disease.
Canonical and non-canonical functions of the complement system in health and disease.
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补体系统在健康和疾病中的规范和非规范功能。
DOI:
10.1111/bph.15503
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发表时间:
2021
影响因子:
7.3
通讯作者:
Köhl,Jörg
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作者:
Wenzel,Ulrich;Kemper,Claudia;Köhl,Jörg
The complement system forms a network of more than 30 soluble proteins and cell-bound receptors that perform multiple sensor and effector functions as part of the innate immune system. It is well appreciated that the complement system protects the host from a hostile microbial environment through opsonization and direct lysis of microorganisms. Progress made at the beginning of the 21st century showed that it contributes to the integrity of tissues and organs by effectively eliminating altered or dead cells. Moreover, the original view that the functions of the complement system are limited to serum has been continuously expanded over the last two decades. Further, the structure and interaction of many complement proteins and receptors with extracellular and intracellular functions have been molecularly defined (Forneris et al., 2012). In addition to the known canonical activation pathways, noncanonical mechanisms have been described, which lead to cleavage and activation of complement factors not only in the circulation but also in immune cells. The intracellular complement system has been named the “complosome”(Arbore et al., 2017; Kolev et al., 2014). In fact, many studies indicate that the complement system has multiple and bidirectional interactions with other innate immunity sensor systems and regulates immune responses of innate and acquired immunity (Hajishengallis et al., 2017). Interestingly, the system also directly intervenes with the differentiation of cells and tissues and regulates cell metabolism, thus contributing significantly to cell homeostasis (West et al., 2020). From an evolutionary point of view, these non-canonical functions of complement are not surprising given that the system has been around for 1.2 billion years, making it one of the oldest parts of our immune system. Complement may even have evolved with an initial purpose distinct from protection against pathogens but rather as an intrinsic sensor of cellular stress. We will also discuss how taking a closer look into the evolution of key complement components not only made the functional connection between complement and metabolism rather ‘predictable’but may also give clues for the discovery of additional roles for complement in basic cellular processes. The non-canonical pathways of complement activation and the multiple novel functions uncovered during the past decade make the complement system more than ever an important field of research and hot topic in immunology in particular in light of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.The increasing number of clinical conditions that involve a pathological contribution from the complement system has spurred a renewed interest in therapeutic interventions, in order to modulate this host defence pathway (Pandey et al., 2017). Based on these findings, the pharmaceutical industry has identified the complement system, and specifically the anaphylatoxins and their receptors, as potential and promising targets in inflammatory diseases (Ricklin et al., 2018). In 2007, an antibody against C5 (eculizumab) was approved by the FDA for the treatment of paroxysmal nocturnal haemoglobinuria (PNH) and later for the atypical haemolytic syndrome (aHUS) and autoimmune neuromuscular disorders (Legendre et al., 2013). More than 20 candidate drugs, targeting various stages of the complement cascade are currently being evaluated in clinical trials, and additional agents are in preclinical development. For example, ChemoCentryx reported the successful completion of their Phase III trial showing that the orally administered C5a 1 receptor antagonist (avacopan) was superior to corticosteroid treatment in antineutrophil cytoplasmic …