Complement control protein factor H: the good, the bad, and the inadequate VP Ferreira, MK Pangburn, C Cortés Molecular immunology 47 (13), 2187-2197, 2010 | 482 | 2010 |
Oxidative stress renders retinal pigment epithelial cells susceptible to complement-mediated injury JM Thurman, B Renner, K Kunchithapautham, VP Ferreira, MK Pangburn, ... Journal of Biological Chemistry 284 (25), 16939-16947, 2009 | 228 | 2009 |
The binding of factor H to a complex of physiological polyanions and C3b on cells is impaired in atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome VP Ferreira, AP Herbert, C Cortés, KA McKee, BS Blaum, ST Esswein, ... The Journal of Immunology 182 (11), 7009-7018, 2009 | 204 | 2009 |
Critical role of the C-terminal domains of factor H in regulating complement activation at cell surfaces VP Ferreira, AP Herbert, HG Hocking, PN Barlow, MK Pangburn The Journal of Immunology 177 (9), 6308-6316, 2006 | 186 | 2006 |
The classical activation pathway of the human complement system is specifically inhibited by calreticulin from Trypanosoma cruzi V Ferreira, C Valck, G Sánchez, A Gingras, S Tzima, MC Molina, R Sim, ... The Journal of Immunology 172 (5), 3042-3050, 2004 | 176 | 2004 |
Structure shows that a glycosaminoglycan and protein recognition site in factor H is perturbed by age-related macular degeneration-linked single nucleotide polymorphism AP Herbert, JA Deakin, CQ Schmidt, BS Blaum, C Egan, VP Ferreira, ... Journal of biological chemistry 282 (26), 18960-18968, 2007 | 124 | 2007 |
Role of calreticulin from parasites in its interaction with vertebrate hosts V Ferreira, MC Molina, C Valck, Á Rojas, L Aguilar, G Ramı́rez, ... Molecular Immunology 40 (17), 1279-1291, 2004 | 123 | 2004 |
Discrimination between host and pathogens by the complement system MK Pangburn, VP Ferreira, C Cortes Vaccine 26, I15-I21, 2008 | 113 | 2008 |
Factor H–mediated cell surface protection from complement is critical for the survival of PNH erythrocytes VP Ferreira, MK Pangburn Blood, The Journal of the American Society of Hematology 110 (6), 2190-2192, 2007 | 110 | 2007 |
Identification of a novel mode of complement activation on stimulated platelets mediated by properdin and C3 (H2O) G Saggu, C Cortes, HN Emch, G Ramirez, RG Worth, VP Ferreira The Journal of Immunology 190 (12), 6457-6467, 2013 | 98 | 2013 |
Local release of properdin in the cellular microenvironment: role in pattern recognition and amplification of the alternative pathway of complement C Cortes, JA Ohtola, G Saggu, VP Ferreira Frontiers in immunology 3, 412, 2013 | 93 | 2013 |
Properdin: a tightly regulated critical inflammatory modulator AZ Blatt, S Pathan, VP Ferreira Immunological reviews 274 (1), 172-190, 2016 | 92 | 2016 |
Cyclosporine induces endothelial cell release of complement-activating microparticles B Renner, J Klawitter, R Goldberg, JW McCullough, VP Ferreira, ... Journal of the American Society of Nephrology 24 (11), 1849-1862, 2013 | 88 | 2013 |
Structure of the N-terminal region of complement factor H and conformational implications of disease-linked sequence variations HG Hocking, AP Herbert, D Kavanagh, DC Soares, VP Ferreira, ... Journal of Biological Chemistry 283 (14), 9475-9487, 2008 | 87 | 2008 |
Native polymeric forms of properdin selectively bind to targets and promote activation of the alternative pathway of complement VP Ferreira, C Cortes, MK Pangburn Immunobiology 215 (11), 932-940, 2010 | 85 | 2010 |
Molecular mechanisms involved in the inactivation of the first component of human complement by Trypanosoma cruzi calreticulin C Valck, G Ramírez, N López, CH Ribeiro, I Maldonado, G Sánchez, ... Molecular immunology 47 (7-8), 1516-1521, 2010 | 82 | 2010 |
Trypanosoma cruzi calreticulin: a novel virulence factor that binds complement C1 on the parasite surface and promotes infectivity G Ramírez, C Valck, MC Molina, CH Ribeiro, N López, G Sánchez, ... Immunobiology 216 (1-2), 265-273, 2011 | 76 | 2011 |
Properdin: A multifaceted molecule involved in inflammation and diseases JY Chen, C Cortes, VP Ferreira Molecular immunology 102, 58-72, 2018 | 72 | 2018 |
An evaluation of the role of properdin in alternative pathway activation on Neisseria meningitidis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae S Agarwal, VP Ferreira, C Cortes, MK Pangburn, PA Rice, S Ram The Journal of Immunology 185 (1), 507-516, 2010 | 71 | 2010 |
Hijacking factor H for complement immune evasion SR Moore, SS Menon, C Cortes, VP Ferreira Frontiers in Immunology 12, 602277, 2021 | 65 | 2021 |