STEC-HUS, atypical HUS and TTP are all diseases of complement activation

M Noris, F Mescia, G Remuzzi - Nature Reviews Nephrology, 2012 - nature.com
Haemolytic uraemic syndrome (HUS) and thrombotic thrombocytopaenic purpura (TTP) are
diseases characterized by microvascular thrombosis, with consequent thrombocytopaenia …

A mechanistic approach to the diagnosis and management of atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome

HM Tsai - Transfusion Medicine Reviews, 2014 - Elsevier
Until recently, atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome (aHUS), conventionally defined in the
pediatric literature as a syndrome of the triad of renal failure, microangiopathic hemolytic …

[HTML][HTML] The molecular biology of thrombotic microangiopathy

HM Tsai - Kidney international, 2006 - Elsevier
Thrombotic microangiopathy, which includes thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP),
shiga-toxin-associated hemolytic uremic syndrome (Stx-HUS) and atypical HUS, is …

Hemolytic uremic syndrome–associated Shiga toxins promote endothelial-cell secretion and impair ADAMTS13 cleavage of unusually large von Willebrand factor …

LH Nolasco, NA Turner, A Bernardo, Z Tao, TG Cleary… - Blood, 2005 - ashpublications.org
Shiga toxin 1 (Stx-1) and Stx-2 produced by enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli cause the
diarrhea-associated hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS). This type of HUS is characterized by …

Complement activation in diseases presenting with thrombotic microangiopathy

S Meri - European journal of internal medicine, 2013 - Elsevier
The complement system contains a great deal of biological “energy”. This is demonstrated
by the atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome (aHUS), which is a thrombotic microangiopathy …

How I treat: the clinical differentiation and initial treatment of adult patients with atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome

SR Cataland, HM Wu - Blood, The Journal of the American …, 2014 - ashpublications.org
Published data demonstrating the efficacy of complement inhibition therapy in patients with
atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome (aHUS) are remarkable in contrast to the historically …

[HTML][HTML] Atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome (aHUS): treating the patient

J Laurence - Clin Adv Hematol Oncol, 2013 - hematologyandoncology.net
The 3 major thrombotic microangiopathies (TMAs) are thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura
(TTP), atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome (aHUS), and Shiga toxin–producing Escherichia …

Partial ADAMTS13 deficiency in atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome

S Feng, SJ Eyler, Y Zhang, T Maga… - Blood, The Journal …, 2013 - ashpublications.org
Complement dysregulation leads to atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome (aHUS), while
ADAMTS13 deficiency causes thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura. We investigated …

Biomarkers of terminal complement activation confirm the diagnosis of aHUS and differentiate aHUS from TTP

SR Cataland, VM Holers, S Geyer… - Blood, The Journal of …, 2014 - ashpublications.org
Atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome (aHUS) is characterized by dysregulated complement
activity, the development of a thrombotic microangiopathy (TMA), and widespread end organ …

Clinical practice: today's understanding of the haemolytic uraemic syndrome

J Scheiring, A Rosales, LB Zimmerhackl - European journal of pediatrics, 2010 - Springer
The haemolytic uraemic syndrome (HUS) includes the triad of haemolytic anaemia,
thrombocytopenia, and acute renal failure. The classical form [D (+) HUS] is caused by …