The Factor H protein family: The switchers of the complement alternative pathway

L Lucientes‐Continente… - Immunological …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The factor H (FH) protein family is emerging as a complex network of proteins controlling the
fate of the complement alternative pathway (AP) and dictating susceptibility to a wide range …

[HTML][HTML] Complement and COVID-19: Three years on, what we know, what we don't know, and what we ought to know

WM Zelek, RA Harrison - Immunobiology, 2023 - Elsevier
The severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) virus was identified in
China in 2019 as the causative agent of COVID-19, and quickly spread throughout the …

Epidemiology, outcomes, and complement gene variants in secondary thrombotic microangiopathies

A Werion, P Storms, Y Zizi, C Beguin… - Clinical Journal of the …, 2023 - journals.lww.com
Background The identification of complement defects as major drivers of primary atypical
hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS) has transformed the landscape of thrombotic …

Complement‐mediated immune mechanisms in allergy

Y Laumonnier, RÜ Korkmaz… - European Journal of …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Allergic conditions are associated with canonical and noncanonical activation of the
complement system leading to the release of several bioactive mediators with inflammatory …

[HTML][HTML] An ex vivo test to investigate genetic factors conferring susceptibility to atypical haemolytic uremic syndrome

S Gastoldi, S Aiello, M Galbusera, M Breno… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Introduction Comprehensive genetic analysis is essential to clinical care of patients with
atypical haemolytic uremic syndrome (aHUS) to reinforce diagnosis, and to guide treatment …

[HTML][HTML] Complement alternative pathway determines disease susceptibility and severity in antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (ANCA)–associated vasculitis

L Lucientes-Continente, G Fernández-Juárez… - Kidney international, 2024 - Elsevier
Activation of the alternative pathway (AP) of complement is involved in the pathogenesis of
antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (ANCA)–associated vasculitis (AAV), although the …

[HTML][HTML] Genetic investigation of Nordic patients with complement-mediated kidney diseases

V Rydberg, SS Aradottir, AC Kristoffersson… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Background Complement activation in atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome (aHUS), C3
glomerulonephropathy (C3G) and immune complex-mediated membranoproliferative …

Targeted genotyping of COVID-19 patients reveals a signature of complement C3 and factor B coding SNPs associated with severe infection

SA Tsiftsoglou, E Gavriilaki, T Touloumenidou… - Immunobiology, 2023 - Elsevier
We have attempted to explore further the involvement of complement components in the
host COVID-19 (Coronavirus disease-19) immune responses by targeted genotyping of …

The complement alternative pathway in health and disease—activation or amplification?

RA Harrison, CL Harris, JM Thurman - Immunological Reviews, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
In late 2020, one of us (RAH) was approached by the late Professor Sir Peter Lachmann and
invited to join him in co-editing a collection of articles focused on the alternative pathway …

[HTML][HTML] The acquisition of complement-dependent cytotoxicity by the Type II anti-CD20 therapeutic antibody obinutuzumab

A Kuźniewska, A Majeranowski, S Henry, D Kowalska… - Cancers, 2023 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Therapeutic anti-CD20 monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) are divided into two
types based on their dominant effector mechanism. In contrast to type I specimens …