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Am J Ther
January 2025
Northwell, New Hyde Park, NY, Department of Medicine, Manhasset, NY.
Background: C3 glomerulopathy (C3G) is a rare disease affecting the complement alternative pathway, categorized into dense deposit disease and C3 glomerulonephritis. Dense deposit disease predominantly affects younger individuals, while C3 glomerulonephritis tends to manifest in older populations. The diseases are characterized by dysregulation of the complement alternative pathway, leading to the deposition of complement components in the glomeruli and subsequent renal dysfunction.
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January 2025
Department of Laboratories, Seattle Children's Hospital, Seattle, WA, United States; Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, United States. Electronic address:
Background: The complement membrane attack complex involves C5b-mediated assembly of C6-C9 polymers to form pores in cell membranes during complement activation. Inactive complexes can become soluble C5b-9 (sC5b-9) when they bind to Protein S. Elevated sC5b-9 levels are associated with increased risk of hematopoietic stem cell transplant-associated thrombotic microangiopathy (TA-TMA), a serious condition which can be improved with eculizumab therapy.
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January 2025
Univ. Grenoble Alpes, CNRS, Pharmacy Department, TIMC, UMR5525, Grenoble Alpes University, Grenoble, France.
Antibody-mediated rejection (AMR) has been recognized as a significant cause of acute and chronic lung allograft dysfunction after lung transplantation. Some treatments, eculizumab, an anti-complement (C)5 component monoclonal antibody (Mab), seem to have a promising effect in the management of some patients with AMR. We present two patients with acute AMR after lung transplantation who received the anti-C5 Mab therapy.
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January 2025
Neurology Unit, Ospedale A. Manzoni, ASST Lecco, Via Dell'Eremo 9-11, Lecco, 23900, Italy.
Int J Nephrol
December 2024
Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv 6997801, Israel.
Thrombotic microangiopathy is a severe complication of renal transplantation. Little is known about risk factors, incidence of autoantibodies against complement components, and prognosis. Clinical and laboratory data were retrospectively collected for 13 patients diagnosed with post-transplant thrombotic microangiopathy (PT-TMA) in 2011-2018.
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