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Small-molecule factor D inhibitors selectively block the alternative pathway of complement in paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria and atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome

Haematologica, 2017
Paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria and atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome are diseases of excess activation of the alternative pathway of complement that are treated with eculizumab, a humanized monoclonal antibody against the terminal complement ...
Xuan Yuan, Eleni Gavriilaki, Jane A. Thanassi, Guangwei Yang, Andrea C. Baines, Steven D. Podos, Yongqing Huang, Mingjun Huang, Robert A. Brodsky   +8 more
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Complement-Amplifying Conditions in Atypical Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome: A Canadian Case Series

Canadian Journal of Kidney Health and Disease, 2022
Rationale: Thrombotic microangiopathies (TMAs) are systemic disorders that often affect the kidneys and encompass a heterogeneous group of conditions, including atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome (aHUS).
Christopher J. Patriquin, Katerina Pavenski, Jocelyn Garland, Louis-Philippe Girard, Paul Isenring   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Looking back on the alternative complement pathway [PDF]

Immunobiology, 2018
The alternative pathway of complement originated from the Properdin pathway originally described by the Pillemer laboratory in the 1950s. This work generated great controversy and it took several decades for a consensus on its components, its reaction sequence and its functions to emerge.
openaire   +2 more sources

Urine Complement Proteins and the Risk of Kidney Disease Progression and Mortality in Type 2 Diabetes. [PDF]

, 2018
ObjectiveWe examined the association of urine complement proteins with progression to end-stage renal disease (ESRD) or death in people with type 2 diabetes and proteinuric diabetic kidney disease (DKD).Research design and methodsUsing targeted mass ...
Afkarian, Maryam, Babenko, Ilona, Durbin-Johnson, Blythe, Mehrotra, Rajnish, Rocke, David M, Vaisar, Tomas, Whitlock, Kathryn   +6 more
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Mechanisms of parasite‐mediated disruption of brain vessels

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Parasites can affect the blood vessels of the brain, often causing serious neurological problems. This review explains how different parasites interact with and disrupt these vessels, what this means for brain health, and why these processes matter. Understanding these mechanisms may help us develop better ways to prevent or treat brain infections in ...
Leonor Loira, Sílvia Arroz‐Madeira, Cláudio A. Franco, Sara Silva Pereira   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Immune complexes in chronic Chagas disease patients are formed by exovesicles from Trypanosoma cruzi carrying the conserved MASP N-terminal region [PDF]

, 2017
The exovesicles (EVs) are involved in pathologic host-parasite immune associations and have been recently used as biomarkers for diagnosis of infectious diseases.
De Pablos, Luis Miguel, Díaz Lozano, Isabel María, Longhi, Silvia Andrea, Osuna, Antonio, Schijman, Alejandro Gabriel, Zago, María Paola   +5 more
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The newfound relationship between extrachromosomal DNAs and excised signal circles

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Extrachromosomal DNAs (ecDNAs) contribute to the progression of many human cancers. In addition, circular DNA by‐products of V(D)J recombination, excised signal circles (ESCs), have roles in cancer progression but have largely been overlooked. In this Review, we explore the roles of ecDNAs and ESCs in cancer development, and highlight why these ...
Dylan Casey, Zeqian Gao, Joan Boyes
wiley   +1 more source

Engineering novel complement activity into a pulmonary surfactant protein [PDF]

, 2010
Complement neutralizes invading pathogens, stimulates inflammatory and adaptive immune responses, and targets non- or altered-self structures for clearance.
Anthony H. Keeble, Brodsky-Doyle, Chen, Chen, Christopher Furze, Daniel A. Mitchell, Doliana, Emsley, Fan, Feinberg, Girija, Haurum, Heise, Hohenester, Hoppe, Jensenius, Julia Toth, Kaufman, Kurata, Phillips, Porter, Reid, Reid, Reid, Russell Wallis, Scherer, Shoulders, Sim, Strang, Teillet, Uemura, Umakhanth Venkatraman Girija, Wallis, Wallis, Wallis, Wallis, Wallis, Wallis, Wilhelm J. Schwaeble   +38 more
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PICALM::MLLT10 translocated leukemia

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
This comprehensive review of PICALM::MLLT10 translocated acute leukemia provides an in‐depth review of the structure and function of CALM, AF10, and the fusion oncoprotein (1). The multifaceted molecular mechanisms of oncogenesis, including nucleocytoplasmic shuttling (2), epigenetic modifications (3), and disruption of endocytosis (4), are then ...
John M. Cullen, Antonia C. Nakatsugawa, Natalie Barton, Henry Haines, Gary S. Stein, Janet L. Stein, Daniel S. Wechsler, Jessica L. Heath   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Antimicrobial peptides and complement in neonatal hypoxia-ischemia induced brain damage [PDF]

, 2015
Hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy (HIE) is a clinical condition in the neonate, resulting from oxygen deprivation around the time of birth. HIE affects 1-5/1000 live births worldwide and is associated with the development of neurological deficits ...
Hristova, M, Rocha-Ferreira, E
core   +1 more source