LymeNet Flash: C3a and C4a peptides have anti-fungal properties.

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Posted by emla999/Lyme (Member # 12606) on :

I found this interesting.

Apparently, the C3a and C4a peptides posses anti-fungal properties.

http://tinyurl.com/kjetpv

http://www.springerlink.com/content/k7304q558475172w/

Quote from the link above:

"Activation of the complement system leads to a rapid and amplified response which includes the generation of small peptides like C3a and C4a that display antimicrobial, anti-fungal and anaphylactic activity.

Here we report how these antimicrobial peptides are generated during the immune response and summarize the functional mechanisms of these intrinsically generated anti microbial peptides."