Faults in a certain part of the immune system might be at the root of some long covid cases, new research suggests. For many people, covid is an illness that blusters in and out of our lives as cases ...

Also called C3G, this rare kidney disease often affects children and young adults, but it can happen at any age. It has a major impact on a person’s health and life. C3G has two forms: dense deposit ...

C3 glomerulopathy (C3G) and immune complex membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis (IC-MPGN) are rare kidney conditions caused by an overactive complement system, part of the immune system. C3G ...

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 complement system was described over 100 years ago, and it is well established that activation of this pathway accompanies the great majority of autoimmune and inflammatory diseases. In addition, ...

Cardiovascular diseases are the leading cause of death globally, and atherosclerosis is the major contributor to the development and progression of cardiovascular diseases. Immune responses have a ...

Recent clinical trials utilizing high doses of adeno-associated virus (AAV) vectors have highlighted a new challenge to AAV gene transfer—activation of the complement system. A new article in Human ...

Complement 3 glomerulopathy (C3G) is considered a very rare disease. With C3G, patients have issues with their immune system that cause kidney damage and symptoms such as swelling and changes in urine ...