Complement component C3–The “Swiss Army Knife” of innate immunity and host defense

D Ricklin, ES Reis, DC Mastellos, P Gros… - Immunological …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
As a preformed defense system, complement faces a delicate challenge in providing an
immediate, forceful response to pathogens even at first encounter, while sparing host cells in …

Complement in disease: a defence system turning offensive

D Ricklin, ES Reis, JD Lambris - Nature Reviews Nephrology, 2016 - nature.com
Although the complement system is primarily perceived as a host defence system, a more
versatile, yet potentially more harmful side of this innate immune pathway as an …

The first case of COVID-19 treated with the complement C3 inhibitor AMY-101

S Mastaglio, A Ruggeri, AM Risitano, P Angelillo… - Clinical …, 2020 - Elsevier
Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) is a devastating clinical manifestation of COVID-
19 pneumonia and is mainly based on an immune-driven pathology. Mounting evidence …

The role of endothelial shear stress on haemodynamics, inflammation, coagulation and glycocalyx during sepsis

F Lupu, G Kinasewitz, K Dormer - Journal of cellular and …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Sepsis is a multifactorial syndrome primarily determined by the host response to an invading
pathogen. It is common, with over 48 million cases worldwide in 2017, and often lethal. The …

Thromboinflammation in acute injury: infections, heatstroke, and trauma

T Iba, J Helms, M Levi, JH Levy - Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis, 2024 - Elsevier
Tissue microcirculation is essential for the maintenance of organ homeostasis. Following
acute infections, activation of coagulation and inflammation, which are critical …

[HTML][HTML] Disease-drug and drug-drug interaction in COVID-19: Risk and assessment

D Kumar, N Trivedi - Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy, 2021 - Elsevier
COVID-19 is announced as a global pandemic in 2020. Its mortality and morbidity rate are
rapidly increasing, with limited medications. The emergent outbreak of COVID-19 prompted …

Pirfenidone ameliorates lipopolysaccharide-induced pulmonary inflammation and fibrosis by blocking NLRP3 inflammasome activation

Y Li, H Li, S Liu, P Pan, X Su, H Tan, D Wu, L Zhang… - Molecular …, 2018 - Elsevier
Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) is a severe clinical disorder characterized by its
acute onset, diffuse alveolar damage, intractable hypoxemia, and non-cardiogenic …

Therapeutic strategies to target connective tissue growth factor in fibrotic lung diseases

T Isshiki, S Naiel, M Vierhout, K Otsubo, P Ali… - Pharmacology & …, 2023 - Elsevier
The treatment of interstitial lung diseases, including idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF),
remains challenging as current available antifibrotic agents are not effective in halting …

Complement as driver of systemic inflammation and organ failure in trauma, burn, and sepsis

M Mannes, CQ Schmidt, B Nilsson, KN Ekdahl… - Seminars in …, 2021 - Springer
Complement is one of the most ancient defense systems. It gets strongly activated
immediately after acute injuries like trauma, burn, or sepsis and helps to initiate …

[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 …