Thrombotic microangiopathy in aHUS and beyond: clinical clues from complement genetics

F Fakhouri, V Frémeaux-Bacchi - Nature Reviews Nephrology, 2021 - nature.com
Studies of complement genetics have changed the landscape of thrombotic
microangiopathies (TMAs), particularly atypical haemolytic uraemic syndrome (aHUS) …

Renal thrombotic microangiopathy: a review

DS Genest, CJ Patriquin, C Licht, R John… - American Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Thrombotic microangiopathy (TMA), a pathological lesion observed in a wide spectrum of
diseases, is triggered by endothelial injury and/or dysfunction. Although TMA lesions are …

[HTML][HTML] Complement in secondary thrombotic microangiopathy

LMP Palma, M Sridharan, S Sethi - Kidney international reports, 2021 - Elsevier
Thrombotic microangiopathy (TMA) is a condition characterized by thrombocytopenia and
microangiopathic hemolytic anemia (MAHA) with varying degrees of organ damage in the …

Haemolytic uraemic syndrome

M Michael, A Bagga, SE Sartain, RJH Smith - The Lancet, 2022 - thelancet.com
Haemolytic uraemic syndrome (HUS) is a heterogeneous group of diseases that result in a
common pathology, thrombotic microangiopathy, which is classically characterised by the …

Deposition of the membrane attack complex in healthy and diseased human kidneys

JJE Koopman, MF Van Essen, HG Rennke… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
The membrane attack complex—also known as C5b-9—is the end-product of the classical,
lectin, and alternative complement pathways. It is thought to play an important role in the …

Complement‐driven hemolytic uremic syndrome

J Leon, MB LeStang, R Sberro‐Soussan… - American Journal of …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Overactivation of the complement alternative pathway drives the pathogenesis of primary
atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome (aHUS). Genetically‐determined or acquired …

Malignant hypertension: current perspectives and challenges

R Boulestreau, BJH van den Born… - Journal of the …, 2022 - Am Heart Assoc
Malignant hypertension is a hypertensive emergency, with rapid disease progression and
poor prognosis. Although recognized as a separate entity more than a century ago …

[HTML][HTML] Complement mediated endothelial damage in thrombotic microangiopathies

M Blasco, E Guillén-Olmos, M Diaz-Ricart… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Thrombotic microangiopathies (TMA) constitute a group of different disorders that have a
common underlying mechanisim: the endothelial damage. These disorders may exhibit …

The role of complement in arterial hypertension and hypertensive end organ damage

UO Wenzel, C Kemper, M Bode - British journal of …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Increasing evidence indicates that hypertension and hypertensive end organ damage are
not only mediated by haemodynamic injury but that inflammation also plays an important …

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 …