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. 1980 Mar 31;70(3):187-91.
doi: 10.1007/BF00443030.

Activation of the alternative pathway of complement by Malassezia ovalis (Pityrosporum ovale)

P W Belew, E W Rosenberg, B R Jennings

Activation of the alternative pathway of complement by Malassezia ovalis (Pityrosporum ovale)

P W Belew et al. Mycopathologia. .

Abstract

Activation of C3 and factor B in normal human serum by P. ovale was demonstrated using a standard unidirectional immunoelectrophoresis technique. Activation of complement by the alternative (properdin) pathway is a possible mechanism by which P. ovale may mediate an inflammatory response.

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