Complement in human disease: approved and up-and-coming therapeutics

EE West, T Woodruff, V Fremeaux-Bacchi, C Kemper - The Lancet, 2024 - thelancet.com
The complement system is recognised as a protector against blood-borne pathogens and a
controller of immune system and tissue homoeostasis. However, dysregulated complement …

The good, the bad, and the opportunities of the complement system in neurodegenerative disease

ND Schartz, AJ Tenner - Journal of Neuroinflammation, 2020 - Springer
The complement cascade is a critical effector mechanism of the innate immune system that
contributes to the rapid clearance of pathogens and dead or dying cells, as well as …

Therapeutic targeting of the complement system: from rare diseases to pandemics

P Garred, AJ Tenner, TE Mollnes - Pharmacological reviews, 2021 - Elsevier
The complement system was discovered at the end of the 19th century as a heat-labile
plasma component that “complemented” the antibodies in killing microbes, hence the name …

Structure, function and drug discovery of GPCR signaling

L Cheng, F **a, Z Li, C Shen, Z Yang, H Hou… - Molecular …, 2023 - Springer
G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) are versatile and vital proteins involved in a wide
array of physiological processes and responses, such as sensory perception (eg, vision …

[HTML][HTML] Molecular basis of anaphylatoxin binding, activation, and signaling bias at complement receptors

MK Yadav, J Maharana, R Yadav, S Saha, P Sarma… - Cell, 2023 - cell.com
The complement system is a critical part of our innate immune response, and the terminal
products of this cascade, anaphylatoxins C3a and C5a, exert their physiological and …

Complement C5a induces the formation of neutrophil extracellular traps by myeloid-derived suppressor cells to promote metastasis

S Ortiz-Espinosa, X Morales, Y Senent, D Alignani… - Cancer letters, 2022 - Elsevier
Myeloid-derived suppressor cells (MDSCs) play a major role in cancer progression. In this
study, we investigated the mechanisms by which complement C5a increases the capacity of …

Mechanism of activation and biased signaling in complement receptor C5aR1

Y Feng, C Zhao, Y Deng, H Wang, L Ma, S Liu, X Tian… - Cell Research, 2023 - nature.com
The complement system plays an important role in the innate immune response to invading
pathogens. The complement fragment C5a is one of its important effector components and …

Allosteric modulation of G protein-coupled receptor signaling

S Shen, C Zhao, C Wu, S Sun, Z Li, W Yan… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs), the largest family of transmembrane proteins,
regulate a wide array of physiological processes in response to extracellular signals …

Intrinsic bias at non-canonical, β-arrestin-coupled seven transmembrane receptors

S Pandey, P Kumari, M Baidya, R Kise, Y Cao… - Molecular cell, 2021 - cell.com
G-protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs), also known as seven transmembrane receptors
(7TMRs), typically interact with two distinct signal-transducers, ie, G proteins and β-arrestins …

C5aR1 antagonism suppresses inflammatory glial responses and alters cellular signaling in an Alzheimer's disease mouse model

ND Schartz, HY Liang, K Carvalho, SH Chu… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is the leading cause of dementia in older adults, and the need for
effective, sustainable therapeutic targets is imperative. The complement pathway has been …