Nature

The role of complement in kidney disease

The complement cascade comprises soluble and cell surface proteins and is an important arm of the innate immune system. Once activated, the complement system rapidly generates large quantities of ...
Business Wire

Omeros Announces Publication of Study Showing that Inhibition of MASP-2, the Key Enzyme of the Complement System’s Lectin Pathway, Protects Against Renal Injury Caused by ...

SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Omeros Corporation (Nasdaq: OMER) today announced publication of study results showing that inhibition of mannan-binding lectin-associated serine protease-2 (MASP-2) protects ...
Healio

Alternative complement pathway inhibition may be key to lupus management

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Kim’s hypothesis arises partially from studies that showed that C3, when introduced to synthetic neutrophils, ...
Nature

Complement System Dynamics in Pregnancy and Preeclampsia

The complement system, a proteolytic cascade within innate immunity, is tightly regulated during healthy gestation to support implantation, placental development and parturition while preventing ...
The American Journal of Managed Care

Type 1 Diabetes Onset Tied to Decreased Complement Protein Levels

These findings suggest complement protein levels may be an important biomarker for type 1 diabetes. Disruption of the complement system appears to precede the onset of islet autoimmunity (IA), making ...
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 ...