People infected with pathogenic H7N9 virus was discovered a new mechanism

Complement is composed of more than 30 kinds of soluble proteins, membrane-bound proteins and complement receptor molecule composed of multi-system, it is called the complement system. Complement in the human body plays an important immune and physiological function, when some of the factors that led to their abnormal expression will cause disease damage. Zhou Yusen research team showed that the complement-mediated immune pathological damage has played a very important “catalyst” role in the pathogenesis of severe pneumonia process.

Therefore, the use of targeted strategies to suppress the immune therapy can effectively complement the treatment of severe pneumonia caused by a viral infection, to alleviate the patient’s condition, to save the lives of patients has opened up a new path.