Is there relationship between SARS-CoV-2 and the complement C3 and C4?

Turk J Med Sci. 2020 Jun 23;50(4):687-688. doi: 10.3906/sag-2004-336.

Authors

Hamad Dheir¹, Savaş Sipahi¹, Selçuk Yaylaci², Mehmet Köroğlu³, Ali Fuat Erdem⁴, Oğuz Karabay⁵

Affiliations

¹ Division of Nephrology, Faculty of Medicine, Sakarya University, Sakarya, Turkey
² Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Sakarya University, Sakarya, Turkey
³ Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Sakarya University, Sakarya, Turkey
⁴ Department of Anesthesiology, Faculty of Medicine, Sakarya University, Sakarya, Turkey
⁵ Department of Infectious Diseases, Faculty of Medicine, Sakarya University, Sakarya, Turkey

No abstract available

Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

COVID-19 / blood*
COVID-19 / immunology
COVID-19 / virology
Complement Activation*
Complement C3 / metabolism*
Complement C4 / metabolism*
Humans
Intensive Care Units
SARS-CoV-2

Substances

C3 protein, human
Complement C3
Complement C4