Rajesh Chaudhary

Dr. Rajesh Chaudhary

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Academic Career Length

2Years (2025-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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27 December 2025 in Stem Cell Reviews and Reports
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JRJanina Ratajczak
Janina Ratajczak
AAAhmed Abdel-Latif
Ahmed Abdel-Latif
GSGabriela Schneider
Gabriela Schneider
TLTahra Luther
Tahra Luther
RCRajesh Chaudhary
Rajesh Chaudhary
MRMariusz Ratajczak
Mariusz Ratajczak
It has been widely accepted for many years that the essential components of the complement cascade (ComC), including C3 and C5 proteins, are produced solely in the liver and released into circulation after synthesis. However, recent evidence shows that complement components are also expressed in other cell types, including human cardiomyocytes. Moreover, a new regulatory loop was identified in lymphocytes that regulates immune responses and metabolism, named the “Complosome.” Following this significant discovery, the Complosome has been shown to play a role in the trafficking and metabolism of hematopoietic stem/progenitor cells (HSPCs) and is expressed in several types of bone marrow (BM) resident stem cells. ComC has been studied in various models of tissue and organ injury and regeneration. However, most of these studies did not distinguish between the role of systemic, liver-derived circulating complement in the blood and the complement expressed as a “Complosome” inside cells. Since Complosome is expressed in several types of stem cells that could influence the clinical outcome of myocardial infarction (MI), this distinction is important because intracellular components of the ComC may have beneficial roles in cell survival, growth, differentiation, and trafficking of stem and progenitor cells. We report herein the systemic activation of the Complosome in the heart and hematopoietic tissues in a murine model of myocardial infarction (MI). Graphical Abstract