En grupp peptider, benämnda C3a, C4a, C5a och C5a des-arginin, som produceras i serum i samband med komplementaktivering. De framkallar muskelsammandragning, frigör histamin från mastcellerna, påverka r trombocytklumpning och förmedlar lokala inflammatoriska reaktioner.
Serum peptides derived from certain cleaved COMPLEMENT PROTEINS during COMPLEMENT ACTIVATION. They induce smooth MUSCLE CONTRACTION; mast cell HISTAMINE RELEASE; PLATELET AGGREGATION; and act as mediators of the local inflammatory process. The order of anaphylatoxin activity from the strongest to the weakest is C5a, C3a, C4a, and C5a des-arginine.
Inga svenska synonymer finns.
Anaphylatoxin