The anaphylatoxin C5a: Structure, function, signaling, physiology, disease, and therapeutics

M Ghosh, S Rana - International Immunopharmacology, 2023 - Elsevier
The complement system is one of the oldest known tightly regulated host defense systems
evolved for efficiently functioning cell-based immune systems and antibodies. Essentially …

Healthy benefits and edible delivery systems of resveratrol: a review

Z Xie, X Chen - Food Reviews International, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Resveratrol, as a promising bioactive, has received significant attention in the food industry
owing to its multiple health-benefits. The increasing studies on resveratrol encapsulation to …

Rational design of antibody‐like peptides for targeting the human complement fragment protein C5a

M Ghosh, S Shadangi, S Rana - Proteins: Structure, Function …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Human complement fragment 5a (C5a) is one of the most potent glycoproteins generated
downstream of C3a and C4a during late‐stage activation of the complement signaling …

Structure of Designer Antibody-like Peptides Binding to the Human C5a with Potential to Modulate the C5a Receptor Signaling

M Ghosh, PK Gupta, LM Behera… - Journal of Medicinal …, 2024 - ACS Publications
C5a is an integral glycoprotein of the complement system that plays an important role in
inflammation and immunity. The physiological concentration of C5a is observed to be …

Neutraligands of C5a can potentially occlude the interaction of C5a with the complement receptors C5aR1 and C5aR2

A Das, M Ghosh, PK Gupta… - Journal of Cellular …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The complement system is central to the rapid immune response witnessed in vertebrates
and invertebrates, which plays a crucial role in physiology and pathophysiology …

Interaction of human C5a with the major peptide fragments of C5aR1: Direct evidence in support of “two-site” binding paradigm

A Das, LM Behera, S Rana - ACS omega, 2021 - ACS Publications
The C5a receptor's (C5aR1) physiological function in various tissues depends on its high-
affinity binding to the cationic proinflammatory glycoprotein C5a, produced during the …

Ternary model structural complex of C5a, C5aR2, and β-arrestin1

PK Gupta, A Das, A Singh, S Rana - Journal of Biomolecular …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Complement component fragment 5a (C5a) is one of the potent proinflammatory modulators
of the complement system. C5a recruits two genomically related G protein-coupled receptors …

Conformational variants of the ternary complex of C5a, C5aR1, and G-protein

PK Gupta, A Singh, S Rana - Journal of Biomolecular Structure and …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
The complement component fragment 5a (C5a) binds and activates two complement
receptors like C5aR1 and C5aR2, which play a significant role in orchestrating the …

The role of human C5a as a non-genomic target in corticosteroid therapy for management of severe COVID19

A Das, S Rana - Computational Biology and Chemistry, 2021 - Elsevier
Complement system plays a dual role; physiological as well as pathophysiological. While
physiological role protects the host, pathophysiological role can substantially harm the host …

Binding of raloxifene to human complement fragment 5a (hC5a): a perspective on cytokine storm and COVID19

R Mishra, LM Behera, S Rana - Journal of Biomolecular Structure …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Human C5a (hC5a), one of the pro-inflammatory glycoproteins of the complement system is
known to undergo production hyperdrive in response to stress and infection. hC5a has been …