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 ...

Long Covid patients suffer from chronic symptoms such as fatigue or shortness of breath. As researchers have discovered, this is to some extent due to a part of our immune system called the complement ...

The data shows that immune cells converge at sites of motor neuron loss and TDP-43 pathology with distinct patterns depending on the ALS type.

Medically reviewed by Matthew Wosnitzer, MD Key Takeaways Proteinuria affects most people with complement 3 glomerulopathy ...

Severe posttransfusion hyperhemolysis in a sickle cell patient produced profound anemia and lactic acidosis; terminal complement blockade with eculizumab stabilized hemolysis and enabled recovery.

Medically reviewed by Matthew Wosnitzer, MD Managing complement 3 glomerulopathy involves several treatment options aimed at ...