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Complement, Component C5, Serum

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Serum C5 component measurement is used to diagnose C5 deficiency as well as patients with a very low total complement concentration.

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The complement system consists of a number of proteins that, when activated, serve to enhance an immune response. Complement proteins make up 10% of serum globules. Activation of the complement system leads to the destruction of potentially inflammatory mediators, facilitates opsonization and clearance of the particles, and can lead to the immediate dissolution of altered cells of the organism and its microorganisms. The complement system can be activated by numerous immune and non-immune stimuli. Activation of the complement occurs either in the classical way or the alternative way. The components of C1-C1q, C1r, C1s, C2 and C4 are activated by the classical pathway, which is stimulated when an antigen-antibody reaction occurs. The components of the alternative pathway, C3, propertin and factor D, may be induced by mechanisms other than antigen-antibody reactions.

Concentrations of components C3 and C4 are most commonly used to evaluate the integrity of the classical and alternative pathways. Levels of other individual components of the complement can be used to monitor autoimmune activities and to identify genetic deficiencies of individual components.

Identifying the components of the complement helps diagnose the genetic defects of individual components and the diseases mediated by the immune system. Component C1q is higher in Alzheimer's disease, and component C4 is increased during occupational exposure to styrene. The determination of the components of the complement is also useful in acute vascular rejection, cerebral palsy, chronic renal failure, hereditary angioedema, xenograft rejection, paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria, common pemphigus.

The absence of component C5 and, at the same time, normal concentrations of C3 and C4 components, mean C5 deficiency. The absence of the C5 component and the presence of low concentrations of the C3 and C4 components indicate the need for  supplementation.

 

 

 

 

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