Semin Immunol. 2024 Nov 22;76:101912. doi: 10.1016/j.smim.2024.101912. Online ahead of print.
ABSTRACT
The complement system plays crucial roles in both innate and adaptive immune responses, facilitating the elimination of pathogens such as microorganisms and damaged cells, including cancer cells. It is tightly regulated and integrated with cell-mediated immunity. In the tumor microenvironment, the complement system performs both immune and nonimmune functions in tumor and immune cells through pathways that depend on or are independent of complement activation, thereby promoting immune evasion and tumor progression.
PMID:39579520 | DOI:10.1016/j.smim.2024.101912