The complement system is an important part of the humoral immune defence in mammals that is formed by about 35 soluble and cell-surface proteins. Together these proteins enable the host to recognize ...
Findings suggest that the complement system plays a role in the onset of acute kidney injury in critically ill patients. Urinary Ba, a fragment of complement factor B, may be a biomarker and mediator ...
Guangzhou Runer Ophthalmic Biotechnology Co. Ltd. has divulged compounds acting as complement factor B (CFB) inhibitors reported to be useful for the treatment of age-related macular degeneration, ...
A Hansoh Bio LLC, Jiangsu Hansoh Pharmaceutical Group Co. Ltd. and Shanghai Hansoh Biomedical Co. Ltd. patent details piperidinyl indole derivatives acting as complement factor B (CFB) inhibitors.
Hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS) is a clinical syndrome characterized by microangiopathic hemolytic anemia, thrombocytopenia, and acute renal failure (1). In ∼90% of childhood cases, HUS follows a ...
The hemolytic–uremic syndrome consists of the triad of microangiopathic hemolytic anemia, thrombocytopenia, and renal failure. The common form of the syndrome is triggered by infection with Shiga ...
A complement blood test checks for autoimmune diseases or other issues with your immune system. Your doctor might test you if you have a family history of certain conditions, such as rheumatoid ...
Left untreated, PNH could cause death in about half of patients within 10 years of diagnosis. The primary cause of PNH-related mortality is thromboembolic events. A host of anti-complement strategies, ...
A new study published in the journal Science Immunology analyzed lung epithelial cells from patients infected with COVID-19 and found the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) ...