Breakthrough hemolysis in PNH with proximal or terminal complement inhibition

R Notaro, L Luzzatto - New England Journal of Medicine, 2022 - Mass Medical Soc
Breakthrough Hemolysis in PNH with Proximal or Terminal Complement Inhibition | New
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Engineered protein scaffolds as next-generation therapeutics

M Gebauer, A Skerra - Annual review of pharmacology and …, 2020 - annualreviews.org
The concept of engineering robust protein scaffolds for novel binding functions emerged 20
years ago, one decade after the advent of recombinant antibody technology. Early examples …

Protection of host cells by complement regulators

CQ Schmidt, JD Lambris, D Ricklin - Immunological reviews, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
The complement cascade is an ancient immune‐surveillance system that not only provides
protection from pathogen invasion but has also evolved to participate in physiological …

Complement inhibition at the level of C3 or C5: mechanistic reasons for ongoing terminal pathway activity

M Mannes, A Dopler, O Zolk, SJ Lang… - Blood, The Journal …, 2021 - ashpublications.org
Blocking the terminal complement pathway with the C5 inhibitor eculizumab has
revolutionized the clinical management of several complement-mediated diseases and has …

Complement as driver of systemic inflammation and organ failure in trauma, burn, and sepsis

M Mannes, CQ Schmidt, B Nilsson, KN Ekdahl… - Seminars in …, 2021 - Springer
Complement is one of the most ancient defense systems. It gets strongly activated
immediately after acute injuries like trauma, burn, or sepsis and helps to initiate …

Incomplete inhibition by eculizumab: mechanistic evidence for residual C5 activity during strong complement activation

MJ Harder, N Kuhn, H Schrezenmeier… - Blood, The Journal …, 2017 - ashpublications.org
Eculizumab inhibits the terminal, lytic pathway of complement by blocking the activation of
the complement protein C5 and shows remarkable clinical benefits in certain complement …

Wonders of tick saliva

PA Nuttall - Ticks and tick-borne diseases, 2019 - Elsevier
Saliva of ticks is arguably the most complex saliva of any animal. This is particularly the case
for ixodid species that feed for many days firmly attached to the same skin site of their …

Zilucoplan, a macrocyclic peptide inhibitor of human complement component 5, uses a dual mode of action to prevent terminal complement pathway activation

GQ Tang, Y Tang, K Dhamnaskar, MD Hoarty… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Introduction The complement system is a key component of the innate immune system, and
its aberrant activation underlies the pathophysiology of various diseases. Zilucoplan is a …

Targeting complement components C3 and C5 for the retina: key concepts and lingering questions

BJ Kim, DC Mastellos, Y Li, JL Dunaief… - Progress in retinal and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) remains a major cause of legal blindness, and
treatment for the geographic atrophy form of AMD is a significant unmet need. Dysregulation …

Complement and platelets: prothrombotic cell activation requires membrane attack complex–induced release of danger signals

M Mannes, V Pechtl, S Hafner, A Dopler… - Blood …, 2023 - ashpublications.org
Complement activation in the diseases paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria (PNH) and
atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome (aHUS) results in cytolysis and fatal thrombotic events …