... already been reported that human neurons andSchwann cells [24], neuroblastoma cell lines [18], astro-cytes [23], astrocytoma cell lines [25,26], the HOG human oligodendroglial cell line [1] and oligodendro-cytes ... AccessResearch Human oligodendroglial cells express low levels of C1 inhibitor and membrane cofactor protein mRNAsMasato Hosokawa, Andis Klegeris and Patrick L McGeer*Address: Kinsmen Laboratory of ... resident brain cells also express com-plement inhibitors, such as membrane cofactor protein (MCP), decay-accelerating factor (DAF), CD59, and C1-esterase inhibitor (C1-inh). The human HOG oligoden-droglial...