[HTML][HTML] Complement in therapy and disease: regulating the complement system with antibody-based therapeutics

JPM Melis, K Strumane, SR Ruuls, FJ Beurskens… - Molecular …, 2015 - Elsevier
Complement is recognized as a key player in a wide range of normal as well as disease-
related immune, developmental and homeostatic processes. Knowledge of complement …

[HTML][HTML] Therapeutic potential of complement modulation

E Wagner, MM Frank - Nature reviews Drug discovery, 2010 - nature.com
The complement system is an essential component of innate immunity that has been more
recently recognized as an unexpected player in various pathological states. These include …

[HTML][HTML] Tipping the balance: intricate roles of the complement system in disease and therapy

RB Pouw, D Ricklin - Seminars in Immunopathology, 2021 - Springer
The ability of the complement system to rapidly and broadly react to microbial intruders,
apoptotic cells and other threats by inducing forceful elimination responses is indispensable …

Protection of human breast cancer cells from complement-mediated lysis by expression of heterologous CD59

J Yu, T Caragine, S Chen, BP Morgan… - Clinical & …, 1999 - academic.oup.com
SUMMARY CD59, decay accelerating factor (DAF) and membrane cofactor protein (MCP)
are widely expressed cell surface glycoproteins that protect host cells from the effects of …

Opposing roles for complement component C5a in tumor progression and the tumor microenvironment

L Gunn, C Ding, M Liu, Y Ma, C Qi, Y Cai… - The Journal of …, 2012 - journals.aai.org
Promoting complement (C) activation may enhance immunological mechanisms of anti-
tumor Abs for tumor destruction. However, C activation components, such as C5a, trigger …

Tumor cells hijack macrophage-produced complement C1q to promote tumor growth

LT Roumenina, MV Daugan, R Noe, F Petitprez… - Cancer immunology …, 2019 - AACR
Clear-cell renal cell carcinoma (ccRCC) possesses an unmet medical need, particularly at
the metastatic stage, when surgery is ineffective. Complement is a key factor in tissue …

The role of membrane complement regulatory proteins in cancer immunotherapy

J Yan, DJ Allendorf, B Li, R Yan, R Hansen… - Current Topics in …, 2008 - Springer
Anti-tumor monoclonal antibody therapy represents one of the earliest targeted therapy in
clinical cancer care and has achieved a great clinical promise. Complement activation …

New milestones ahead in complement-targeted therapy

D Ricklin, JD Lambris - Seminars in immunology, 2016 - Elsevier
The complement system is a powerful effector arm of innate immunity that typically confers
protection from microbial intruders and accumulating debris. In many clinical situations …

[HTML][HTML] Role of complement in regulating inflammation processes in renal and prostate cancers

GS Netti, R Franzin, A Stasi, F Spadaccino… - Cells, 2021 - mdpi.com
For decades, the complement system, the central pillar of innate immune response, was
recognized as a protective mechanism against cancer cells and the manipulation of …

A guide to complement biology, pathology and therapeutic opportunity

DC Mastellos, G Hajishengallis… - Nature Reviews …, 2024 - nature.com
Complement has long been considered a key innate immune effector system that mediates
host defence and tissue homeostasis. Yet, growing evidence has illuminated a broader …