Activated by C3b or C3i binding to microbial surfaces . This best describes which complement pathway?
The alternative complement pathway.
Activated by the interaction of microbial carbohydrates with mannose-binding lectin (MBL) in the plasma and tissue fluids. This best describes which complement pathway?
The lectin pathway.
C1q, C1r, and C1s assembling to form C1 best describes what complement pathway?
The classical complement pathway.
The complement proteins C5a, C3a, and C4a function in what?
Promoting inflammation.
The complement protein C5a binds to mast cells, functioning in what?
Promoting inflammation.
MASP1 and MASP2 assembling on MBL best describes which complement pathway?
The lectin pathway.
The complement proteins C5b6789s or MAC function in what?
Lysing membrane-bound cells.
C3b, factor B, factor D, and properdin best describe what complement pathway?
The alternative complement pathway.
The complement proteins C3b and C4b function in what?
Sticking microbes to phagocytes (opsonization).
Activated by IgG or IgM reacting with epitopes of an antigen; C1 assembles on the Fc portion of the antibody. This best describes which complement pathway?
The classical complement pathway.