Skin, our largest organ, acts as a protective barrier against pathogens that try to invade our bodies while constantly monitoring for potential threats. In the skin's outermost layer, the epidermis, ...

Complement component 3, often called C3, is an essential protein of the immune system. This protein plays a vital role in the body’s innate immune system, providing the first line of defense against ...

The mystery of how stress exacerbates atopic dermatitis, more commonly known as eczema, may be closer to being understood. A new study published in the journal Science has identified a specific nerve ...

Objective SLE is a systemic autoimmune disease in which the complement system plays a key pathogenic role, yet the ...

Organisms sense and respond to changes in the environment through signal transduction pathways. Pathways like highly conserved Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase (MAPK) pathways are composed of sensor ...