ImmunologyMucosal ImmunologyPeer-reviewed
Kinetics of local C3 production orchestrates neutrophil recruitment in lung injury
Rafael Aponte Alburquerque, Josué Isaí Portillo Hernández, Aasritha Nallapu…·Hrishikesh S. Kulkarni
This study shows lung-derived C3 initiates neutrophil recruitment in pneumonia before systemic C3, highlighting local complement's role in mucosal immunity.