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Properdin levels in human sepsis [PDF]

Frontiers in Immunology, 2015
Properdin is a normal serum protein which increases the production of complement activation products by binding to C3b integral to convertase complexes and amplifying their activity at the site of activation.
Cordula M Stover, John eMcDonald, Simon eByrne, David G Lambert, Jonathan eThompson   +4 more
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Differential modulation of SARS-CoV-2 infection by complement factor H and properdin [PDF]

Frontiers in Immunology
IntroductionAn unbalanced immune response and excessive inflammation are the major hallmarks of severe SARS-CoV-2 infection, which can result in multiorgan failure and death. The dysregulation of the complement system has been shown in various studies as
Uday Kishore, Uday Kishore, Praveen M. Varghese, Chandan Kumar, Susan Idicula-Thomas, Martin Mayora Neto, Anthony G. Tsolaki, Pretty Ponnachan, Pretty Ponnachan, Khaled Masmoudi, Basel Al-Ramadi, Basel Al-Ramadi, Manu Vatish, Taruna Madan, Taruna Madan, Nigel Temperton, Nazar Beirag, Nazar Beirag   +17 more
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Human Properdin Opsonizes Nanoparticles and Triggers a Potent Pro-inflammatory Response by Macrophages without Involving Complement Activation

Frontiers in Immunology, 2018
Development of nanoparticles as tissue-specific drug delivery platforms can be considerably influenced by the complement system because of their inherent pro-inflammatory and tumorigenic consequences.
Basudev Paudyal, Anuvinder Kaur, Gudrun Stenbeck   +2 more
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Structural Basis for Properdin Oligomerization and Convertase Stimulation in the Human Complement System

Frontiers in Immunology, 2019
Properdin (FP) is a positive regulator of the immune system stimulating the activity of the proteolytically active C3 convertase C3bBb in the alternative pathway of the complement system. Here we present two crystal structures of FP and two structures of
Yong Wang, Rasmus K Jensen, Steen Vang Petersen   +2 more
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Proteomic Analysis of Golden Sputum Reveals Pulmonary Complement Activation During Acute Chest Syndrome in Children With Sickle Cell Disease. [PDF]

Am J Hematol
ABSTRACT Acute chest syndrome (ACS) is one of the most common severe complications of sickle cell disease (SCD). In recent years, a major role of inflammation and innate immunity has been evidenced, but ACS pathophysiology remains incompletely understood, and therapeutic options are limited.
Allali S, Sbeih N, Rignault-Bricard R, Bruce J, Gall ML, Heilbronner C, de Cacqueray N, Angyalosy S, Taylor M, Brice J, de Montalembert M, Bevacqua M, Gautier EF, Hermine O, Maciel TT.   +14 more
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The Complement System in ANCA-Associated Vasculitis: Mechanistic Insights, Therapeutic Horizons, and Unmet Clinical Needs. [PDF]

Immun Inflamm Dis
Complement activation, particularly via the alternative pathway, drives inflammation and organ damage in ANCA‐associated vasculitis. This review highlights mechanistic insights, tissue and biomarker evidence, and clinical implications of targeting the C5a–C5aR1 axis.
Sunmboye K, Millan P.
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A novel assay that characterizes properdin function shows neutrophil-derived properdin has a distinct oligomeric distribution

Frontiers in Immunology, 2023
Properdin acts as an essential positive regulator of the alternative pathway of complement by stabilizing enzymatic convertases. Identical properdin monomers form head-to-tail associations of oligomers in a reported 20:54:26 ratio (most often described ...
Sara R. Moore, Smrithi S. Menon, Neeti S. Galwankar, Sadik A. Khuder, Michael K. Pangburn, Viviana P. Ferreira   +5 more
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Safety, Tolerability, Pharmacokinetics, Pharmacodynamics, and Immunogenicity of ALXN1820 (Tarperprumig) in Healthy Adults: Results of a Phase I Study. [PDF]

Clin Transl Sci
ABSTRACT Properdin is an endogenous positive regulator of the complement alternative pathway (AP). Tarperprumig (ALXN1820), a novel humanized bispecific antibody, binds properdin and albumin and is being developed to treat complement‐mediated diseases.
Sandhu A, Shen T, Herrero PM, Yuan CX, Qureshi S, Jiang X, Sheng Y, Gasteyger C, Dai Y.   +8 more
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Properdin oligomers adopt rigid extended conformations supporting function

eLife, 2021
Properdin stabilizes convertases formed upon activation of the complement cascade within the immune system. The biological activity of properdin depends on the oligomerization state, but whether properdin oligomers are rigid and how their structure links
Dennis V Pedersen, Martin Nors Pedersen, Sofia MM Mazarakis, Yong Wang, Kresten Lindorff-Larsen, Lise Arleth, Gregers R Andersen   +6 more
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Human Properdin Released By Infiltrating Neutrophils Can Modulate Influenza A Virus Infection

Frontiers in Immunology, 2021
The complement system is designed to recognise and eliminate invading pathogens via activation of classical, alternative and lectin pathways. Human properdin stabilises the alternative pathway C3 convertase, resulting in an amplification loop that leads ...
Praveen M. Varghese, Praveen M. Varghese, Shuvechha Mukherjee, Futwan A. Al-Mohanna, Souad M. Saleh, Fahad N. Almajhdi, Nazar Beirag, Saad H. Alkahtani, Reena Rajkumari, Beatrice Nal Rogier, Robert B. Sim, Susan Idicula-Thomas, Taruna Madan, Valarmathy Murugaiah, Uday Kishore   +14 more
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