Thus complement C1 inhibitor/C1-esterase inhibitor (C1-Inh), which regulates the activation of complement in the classical activation pathway, has been shown to be reduced in plasma from AD patients [62, 63] and may be the result of the inability of neurons and astrocytes within the AD brain to secrete the active form of C1-Inh [64]. The gene discussed is SERPING1; the disease is Alzheimer disease.