Immune response to infectious disease: New findings on properdin
Wednesday, July 16, 2014 - 10:01
in Health & Medicine
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 regulator in the alternative pathway of complement activation -- which means it plays a key part in one of the body's main techniques for tackling infections and foreign bodies known as antigens.