The complement system is an innate immune response that leads to increased inflammation. The drug pegcetacoplan—a complement inhibitor—was approved for medical use in the United States in 2021 to ...
– Single subcutaneous dose of ADX-038 achieved near-complete alternative pathway suppression for 6 months, supporting potent and selective CFB silencing – – Phase 2 studies are ongoing to assess the ...
SAN FRANCISCO -- The investigational complement-targeting agent claseprubart was safe and led to significant improvements in generalized myasthenia gravis (MG), the phase II MaGic trial showed. The ...
Copyright: © 2025 The Author(s). Published by Elsevier Ltd. C3 glomerulopathy is an ultra-rare, severe form of glomerulonephritis caused by overactivation of the ...
Preeclampsia affects 3-4% of pregnancies with adverse effects for both mother and child. Minimal therapeutic options are available, and biomarkers are urgently needed to identify those at greatest ...
Mirima Freimer, MD, delves into potential reasons behind the longer-term efficacy of zilucoplan and also speaks to the treatment’s safety profile. Freimer was an author on 5 abstracts presented at the ...
Background: Molecular events that drive endometriosis (EM) and cause accompanying immune deregulation remain elusive. Our purpose was to identify key pathways involved in lesion formation across ...
Iptacopan targets one of the major proteins involved in the enzymes of the alternative pathway of complement, explains Carla Nester, MD, of Stead Family Children's Hospital. In April, in part 1 of ...
TSP-1 reduced C3 and C5 cleavage and formation of the membrane attack complex, attenuating complement-mediated injury in AAV models. Complement activation is a relevant driver in the pathomechanisms ...
In the retina, age-related macular degeneration (AMD) affects the complex of photoreceptors, retinal pigment epithelium (RPE), Bruch’s membrane (BM) and the choriocapillaris, the innermost layer of ...
Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A protein known as granzyme K was recently shown to be a driver of inflammation by activating the complement ...