The Role of the Complement System in Chronic Inflammation

Dear Colleagues,

Chronic inflammation has moved into the limelight of public opinion when concern is expressed about the quality of life. Often unseen, the socioeconomic burden is substantial and a feature of modern, developed societies, where long life expectancy has become the new norm. This issue will study the role complement has been characterised to play in a diverse range of chronic inflammatory conditions. Complement was originally described as a plasma protein system involved in innate imune defence but has in recent years advanced to a modulator of mechanisms important in disease pathogenesis and a fine-tuner of cell activities. These new advances in understanding will be evidenced in original work and review submissions to this Special Issue.

Dr. Cordula Stover
Guest Editor

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