ReviewViruses2024
The Interactions of the Complement System with Human Cytomegalovirus.
Review in Viruses, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers.
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10 citing papers in PubMed.
- Mapping the monoclonal antibody landscape of human cytomegalovirus.Journal of virology · 2026Review
- Mechanistic insight into complement C3 regulation during chronic HBV infection: effect on viral persistence and host immune response.Journal of biomedical science · 2026Article
- Immunomodulatory Strategies for Managing Viral Infections in Solid Organ Transplantation: Progress and Challenges.Current microbiology · 2026Review
- Antagonistic co-evolution throughout the herpesvirus life cycle.Virus evolution · 2026Review
- Progress and prospects for herpesvirus vaccination using gB antigens.Frontiers in immunology · 2026Review
- Cytomegalovirus viremia associated with systemic thrombotic microangiopathy after kidney transplantation: a case report.Frontiers in medicine · 2026Article
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- Programmable self-replicating JEV nanotherapeutics redefine RNA delivery in ALS.Communications biology · 2025Review
- Enteroviruses Activate Cellular Innate Immune Responses Prior to Adaptive Immunity and Tropism Contributes to Severe Viral Pathogenesis.Microorganisms · 2025Review
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Abstract
The complement system is an evolutionarily ancient component of innate immunity that serves as an important first line of defense against pathogens, including viruses. In response to infection, the complement system can be activated by three distinct yet converging pathways (classical, lectin, and alternative) capable of engaging multiple antiviral host responses to confront acute, chronic, and recurrent viral infections. Complement can exert profound antiviral effects via multiple mechanisms including the induction of inflammation and chemotaxis to sites of infection, neutralization/opsonization of viruses and virally infected cells, and it can even shape adaptive immune responses. With millions of years of co-evolution and the ability to establish life-long infections, herpesviruses have evolved unique mechanisms to counter complement-mediated antiviral defenses, thus enabling their survival and replication within humans. This review aims to comprehensively summarize how human herpesviruses engage with the complement system and highlight our understanding of the role of complement in human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) infection, immunity, and viral replication. Herein we describe the novel and unorthodox roles of complement proteins beyond their roles in innate immunity and discuss gaps in knowledge and future directions of complement and HCMV research.
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