Healio

‘Important discovery’ shows how complement cascade drives systemic inflammation

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 ...
The New England Journal of Medicine

Breakthrough Hemolysis in PNH with Proximal or Terminal Complement Inhibition

The figure focuses on complement activation by means of the alternative pathway because it is the one responsible for hemolysis in PNH. The lightning bolt symbolizes the spontaneous hydrolytic ...
Nasdaq

Annexon Reports Phase 1 Results for ANX1502, its Oral Small Molecule Inhibitor of the Classical Complement Pathway

Target Levels of Active Drug Achieved in Healthy Volunteers with Oral Twice-Daily Dosing; Supportive Impact on Pharmacodynamic Biomarker of Complement Activity ANX1502 Generally Well Tolerated Across ...
The Lancet

Is partial complement blockade enough in myasthenia gravis?

The treatment landscape of generalised myasthenia gravis, a prototypic antibody-mediated disorder of the neuromuscular junction, has considerably evolved in the past 8 years.1 The approval of targeted ...
C&EN

Activation of the ‘complement system’ helps trigger dangerous sickle-cell-disease outcome

Among people with sickle cell disease—an inherited blood disorder—acute chest syndrome (ACS) is the leading cause of death. The condition is the result of red blood cells becoming stiff, sticky, and ...
Lupus Science & Medicine

Lectin pathway of complement in SLE: MAP-1 as a marker of haematological manifestations and elevated type I interferon activity

Objective SLE is a systemic autoimmune disease in which the complement system plays a key pathogenic role, yet the ...