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Discovery of C-reactive protein's inflammatory pathway in diabetic kidneys offers new treatment avenues

A research team from the School of Chinese Medicine in the LKS Faculty of Medicine of the University of Hong Kong (HKUMed) has discovered that C-reactive protein (CRP) can exacerbate kidney ...
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C-reactive Protein at the Interface Between Innate Immunity and Inflammation

Expert Rev Clin Immunol. 2008;4(3):379-390. Since there are no genetic deficiencies of CRP in man, animal models have been used to study the role of CRP in inflammatory disease. Two methods have been ...
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Apellis Announces New Data Demonstrating Correlation between Complement Activation and COVID-19 Severity

WALTHAM, Mass., Oct. 15, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Apellis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: APLS), a global biopharmaceutical company and leader in targeted C3 therapies, today announced observational ...
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The complement cascade and its therapeutic potential in COVID-19, cancer and general inflammation

Global understanding of complement has shifted and developed since the 21st century: from our idea of a blood-based antibiotic system to a global regulator of immunity and tissue homeostasis. Recent ...
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‘Important discovery’ shows how complement cascade drives systemic inflammation

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A protein known as granzyme K was recently shown to be a driver of inflammation by activating the complement ...