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 ...

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

C3G and IC-MPGN can be difficult to diagnose because they are so rare and their symptoms are vague and nonspecific. A kidney biopsy is considered the gold standard and usually needed to confirm the ...

aRheumatology Service, Maimonides Institute of Biomedical Research of Cordoba (IMIBIC), Reina Sofia University Hospital, University of Córdoba, Córdoba, Spain Antiphospholipid syndrome is a rare ...

Sickle cell disease can lead to a severe complication known as acute chest syndrome (ACS), but the underlying mechanisms are not well understood. A new study by Mass General Brigham investigators ...

ARO-C3 treatment led to deep and sustained reductions in alternative pathway complement activity and proteinuria. ARO-C3, an investigational RNA interference-based therapy targeting hepatic expression ...

Dysregulated complement pathways are linked to progression from iAMD to advanced AMD, including NVAMD and GA. Higher systemic levels of C4, C4b, and a reduction in C3 are associated with increased ...

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 ...