Evidence map›Paper›PMID 42072627›Full record

ReviewBiomolecules2026

The Complement System in the Setting of Critical Illness-A Narrative Review.

Kleio Ampelakiotou, Ioanna Nikitopoulou, Stelios Kokkoris, Anastasia Kotanidou, Ioanna Dimopoulou, Maria G Detsika

Abstract readReview
In one paragraph

Review in Biomolecules, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
2citing papers in PubMed
–field-weighted citation impact
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Review
  2. Frontiers in immunology · 2026
    Review
4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

Kleio AmpelakiotouDepartment of Immunology and Histocompatibility, Evangelismos General Hospital, 10676 Athens, Greece.
Ioanna NikitopoulouGP Livanos and M Simou Laboratories, 1st Department of Critical Care Medicine & Pulmonary Services, Evangelismos Hospital, School of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 10675 Athens, Greece.
Stelios KokkorisGP Livanos and M Simou Laboratories, 1st Department of Critical Care Medicine & Pulmonary Services, Evangelismos Hospital, School of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 10675 Athens, Greece.ORCID 0000-0003-1082-8488
Anastasia KotanidouGP Livanos and M Simou Laboratories, 1st Department of Critical Care Medicine & Pulmonary Services, Evangelismos Hospital, School of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 10675 Athens, Greece.ORCID 0000-0002-2508-500X
Ioanna DimopoulouGP Livanos and M Simou Laboratories, 1st Department of Critical Care Medicine & Pulmonary Services, Evangelismos Hospital, School of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 10675 Athens, Greece.ORCID 0000-0002-2219-7292
Maria G DetsikaGP Livanos and M Simou Laboratories, 1st Department of Critical Care Medicine & Pulmonary Services, Evangelismos Hospital, School of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 10675 Athens, Greece.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The complement system is a key component of innate immunity, known primarily as an immune surveillance mechanism. However, it is also widely known as a modulator of immune responses and inflammation, and its activation has been reported in a wide array of conditions that can lead to admission to the intensive care unit (ICU). Furthermore, various ICU monitoring practices and treatment interventions of the ICU needed to sustain vital organ function may disrupt complement homeostasis. In this review, we will describe in detail the role of the complement system in various critical care settings, with emphasis on major ICU-related conditions such as bacterial and viral sepsis, trauma and burn. Additionally, we will address the potential value of this complex cascade as a prognosis tool and the possible implications for clinical practice as well as its potential as a target for future innovative therapeutic strategies.

Indexed as

Complement System ProteinsCritical IllnessComplement ActivationCritical CareHumansImmunity, InnateIntensive Care UnitsSepsisComplement System Proteinscomplementcritical careintensive care unit (ICU)

Identifiers

PMID42072627
PMCPMC13113675

What OpenQuestion holds

Textmetadata
LicenceCC BY
Read underepoch 390

Registered trials

None linked

Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.