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Alternative complement pathway inhibition may be key to lupus management

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Kim’s hypothesis arises partially from studies that showed that C3, when introduced to synthetic neutrophils, ...
The New England Journal of Medicine

Alternative Complement Pathway Inhibition with Iptacopan in IgA Nephropathy

The alternative complement pathway plays a key role in the pathogenesis of IgA nephropathy. Iptacopan specifically binds to factor B and inhibits the alternative pathway. In this phase 3, double-blind ...
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BioCryst Presents Data Demonstrating >99 Percent Suppression of Alternative Pathway Complement Activity with BCX9930 in C3G Patients

RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C., Aug. 26, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- BioCryst Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: BCRX) today announced that its oral Factor D inhibitor, BCX9930, demonstrated >99 percent ...
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Omeros Corporation Reports Interim Data with Alternative Pathway Inhibitor OMS906 as Monotherapy in Patients with Paroxysmal Nocturnal Hemoglobinuria

Following 2 doses of OMS906, all patients achieved an increase in hemoglobin of ³ 4.0 g/dL, with a mean hemoglobin change from baseline of 4.75 g/dL (p < 0.001) Following 3 doses of OMS906, mean ...
News Medical

SARS-CoV-2 interacts with heparan sulfate to activate the alternative pathway

The current coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, which is due to the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), has caused over 5.5 million casualties to date. Despite ...
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Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals Announces Topline Results from Part 2 of Phase 1/2 Study of ARO-C3 in Patients with IgA Nephropathy

PASADENA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: ARWR) today announced topline results from Part 2 of a Phase 1/2 clinical study of ARO-C3, the company’s investigational RNA ...