These findings suggest complement protein levels may be an important biomarker for type 1 diabetes. Disruption of the complement system appears to precede the onset of islet autoimmunity (IA), making ...

The story of Q32 Bio, a company that develops therapeutics for inflammatory and autoimmune diseases, started two decades ago. That's when V. Michael Holers, MD, a University of Colorado School of ...

The deposition of circulating complement factor H-related (FHR) proteins in tissues around the body has been implicated in a series of complement-mediated diseases. However, the array of blood-borne ...

The complement system has more than 50 soluble and membrane-bound proteins. In innate and adaptive immunity, complement is essential for eliminating foreign pathogens and apoptotic cells. It is also ...

Long COVID was identified in blood proteins, an analysis of longitudinal data suggested. Blood samples from long COVID patients showed changes to blood serum proteins at 6 months that indicated ...

Complement C4, implicated in neuroinflammation and synaptic dysfunction, plays a poorly defined role in Parkinson’s disease (PD). Here, we demonstrate elevated C4 levels in PD patient plasma and the ...

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