The complement system is a key component of innate and adaptive immunity and therefore acts as a vital defense against invading pathogens. Deficiencies in the complement system are associated with ...

Our immune system is armed with an array of defenses designed to detect and eliminate harmful threats. One of its most powerful defense mechanisms is the complement system-a group of proteins that ...

Researchers will join a new NIH-supported network working to develop novel approach methodologies that complement or replace ...

Northwestern Medicine investigators have uncovered a missing link behind the harmful effects of autoantibodies linked to ...

Harvard Medical School scientists have identified a key protein in the human immune system that drives inflammatory and autoimmune conditions when it turns against the body. The protein, Granzyme K, ...

C3G and IgAN are both rare forms of chronic kidney disease affecting the glomeruli, the kidney’s blood filters, but they arise from different immune system issues. Both conditions are immune-mediated ...

Complement 3 glomerulopathy (C3G) is a rare kidney disease that is also considered an autoimmune disorder. There is no single cure for C3G, but several treatments may slow disease progression, protect ...

Montgomery Andresen joins from T-Cypher Bio; Follows breakthrough non-human primate data demonstrating deep B-cell depletion without cytokine release; Commit is p ...