Ontology highlight
ABSTRACT:
ORGANISM(S): Homo sapiens
SUBMITTER: Xinchun Chen
PROVIDER: E-GEOD-54992 | biostudies-arrayexpress |
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-arrayexpress
PloS one 20140319 3
<h4>Background</h4>Complement functions as an important host defense system and complement C5 and C7 have been implicated in immunopathology of tuberculosis. However, little is known about the role of other complement components in tuberculosis.<h4>Methods</h4>Complement gene expression in peripheral blood mononuclear cells of tuberculosis patients and controls were determined using whole genome transcriptional microarray assays. The mRNA and protein levels of three C1q components, C1qA, C1qB, a ...[more]