The central role of the alternative complement pathway in human disease

JM Thurman, VM Holers - The Journal of Immunology, 2006 - journals.aai.org
The complement system is increasingly recognized as important in the pathogenesis of
tissue injury in vivo following immune, ischemic, or infectious insults. Within the complement …

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 …

Identifying the role of complement in triggering neuroinflammation after traumatic brain injury

A Alawieh, EF Langley, S Weber… - Journal of …, 2018 - Soc Neuroscience
The complement system is implicated in promoting acute secondary injury after traumatic
brain injury (TBI), but its role in chronic post-traumatic neuropathology remains unclear …

[HTML][HTML] Significance of complement system in ischemic stroke: a comprehensive review

Y Ma, Y Liu, Z Zhang, GY Yang - Aging and disease, 2019 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
The complement system is an essential part of innate immunity, typically conferring
protection via eliminating pathogens and accumulating debris. However, the defensive …

Inhibition of complement C3 signaling ameliorates locomotor and visual dysfunction in autoimmune inflammatory diseases

L Xu, H Xu, S Chen, W Jiang, SK Afridi, Y Wang… - Molecular Therapy, 2023 - cell.com
Neuromyelitis optica (NMO) is an autoimmune inflammatory disease of the central nervous
system (CNS) characterized by transverse myelitis and optic neuritis. The pathogenic serum …

Complement C3-targeted gene therapy restricts onset and progression of neurodegeneration in chronic mouse glaucoma

A Bosco, SR Anderson, KT Breen, CO Romero… - Molecular Therapy, 2018 - cell.com
Dysregulation of the complement system is implicated in neurodegeneration, including
human and animal glaucoma. Optic nerve and retinal damage in glaucoma is preceded by …

A targeted inhibitor of the alternative complement pathway reduces angiogenesis in a mouse model of age-related macular degeneration

B Rohrer, Q Long, B Coughlin… - … & visual science, 2009 - iovs.arvojournals.org
purpose. Polymorphisms in factor H (fH), an inhibitor of the alternative pathway (AP) of
complement activation, are associated with increased risk for age-related macular …

Targeted complement inhibition by C3d recognition ameliorates tissue injury without apparent increase in susceptibility to infection

C Atkinson, H Song, B Lu, F Qiao… - The Journal of …, 2005 - Am Soc Clin Investig
Previous studies indicate a pivotal role for complement in mediating both local and remote
injury following ischemia and reperfusion of the intestine. Here, we report on the use of a …

Design and development of TT30, a novel C3d-targeted C3/C5 convertase inhibitor for treatment of human complement alternative pathway–mediated diseases

M Fridkis-Hareli, M Storek, I Mazsaroff… - Blood, The Journal …, 2011 - ashpublications.org
To selectively modulate human complement alternative pathway (CAP) activity implicated in
a wide range of acute and chronic inflammatory conditions and to provide local cell surface …

Complement mediates neuroinflammation and cognitive decline at extended chronic time points after traumatic brain injury

K Mallah, C Couch, M Alshareef, D Borucki… - Acta neuropathologica …, 2021 - Springer
Traumatic brain injury (TBI) can result in progressive cognitive decline occurring for years
after the initial insult, and for which there is currently no pharmacological treatment. An …