For years, patients with C3G and IC-MPGN had few options to stop the progression toward kidney failure. Now a new class of FDA-approved C3 inhibitors that targets the root of the complement system can ...

The complement system is a key component of innate and adaptive immunity and therefore acts as a vital defense against invading pathogens. Deficiencies in the complement system are associated with ...

Also called C3G, this rare kidney disease often affects children and young adults, but it can happen at any age. It has a major impact on a person’s health and life. C3G has two forms: dense deposit ...

Our immune system is armed with an array of defenses designed to detect and eliminate harmful threats. One of its most powerful defense mechanisms is the complement system-a group of proteins that ...

-- Dr. Thomas L. F. Montgomery Andresen joins from T-Cypher Bio -- Follows breakthrough non-human primate data demonstrating deep B-cell depletion without cytokine release -- Commit is poised to ...

Most people infected with the SARS-CoV-2 virus recover after the acute illness. However, a significant proportion of infected individuals develop long-lasting symptoms with a wide range of ...

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 ...

Complement 3 glomerulopathy (C3G) is diagnosed with a combination of a clinical evaluation, blood tests, urine tests, and a renal (kidney) biopsy. The only way to definitively diagnose C3G and its ...

In this analysis of patients with myeloperoxidase-ANCA-positive AAV, all urinary complement C3 fragment levels were elevated significantly compared with healthy controls (P .01 for all). Specific ...

Dysfunction of the complement system plays an important role in the pathogenesis of renal diseases. Complement inhibitors, such as C5 inhibitors, have shown efficacy in clinical trials, but may no be ...

Complement 3 glomerulopathy (C3G) is considered a very rare disease. With C3G, patients have issues with their immune system that cause kidney damage and symptoms such as swelling and changes in urine ...