The complement system is a crucial part of innate immune defenses against invading pathogens. The blood-meal of the tick Rhipicephalus pulchellus lasts for days, and the tick must therefore rely on ...

CAMBRIDGE, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Ra Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq:RARX) today announced the presentation of scientific data at the 23 rd Congress of the European Hematology Association (EHA), June ...

Left untreated, PNH could cause death in about half of patients within 10 years of diagnosis. The primary cause of PNH-related mortality is thromboembolic events. A host of anti-complement strategies, ...

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 ...

Complement C5a is a known mediator of inflammatory and neuropathic pain. In a new study, patients with NMOSD who were in remission and healthy controls were asked to rate their pain on a visual analog ...

Alnylam Scientists Present Pre-clinical Data with ALN-CC5, an RNAi Therapeutic Targeting Complement Component C5 for the Treatment of Complement-Mediated Diseases – New Research Presented at 6 th ...

CAMBRIDGE, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Ra Pharmaceuticals announced today that it has launched a Phase 1 study of its synthetic peptide C5 inhibitor, RA101495. The Phase 1 trial is a randomized, ...

CAMBRIDGE, Mass.--Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq:ALNY), a leading RNAi therapeutics company, today announced initial positive results from its ongoing Phase 1/2 clinical trial with ALN-CC5, an ...