Long lasting neutralization of C5 by SKY59, a novel recycling antibody, is a potential therapy for complement-mediated diseases

Abstract Dysregulation of the complement system is linked to the pathogenesis of a variety of hematological disorders. Eculizumab, an anti-complement C5 monoclonal antibody, is the current standard of care for paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria (PNH) and atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome (aHUS). H...

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Main Authors: Taku Fukuzawa, Zenjiro Sampei, Kenta Haraya, Yoshinao Ruike, Meiri Shida-Kawazoe, Yuichiro Shimizu, Siok Wan Gan, Machiko Irie, Yoshinori Tsuboi, Hitoshi Tai, Tetsushi Sakiyama, Akihisa Sakamoto, Shinya Ishii, Atsuhiko Maeda, Yuki Iwayanagi, Norihito Shibahara, Mitsuko Shibuya, Genki Nakamura, Takeru Nambu, Akira Hayasaka, Futa Mimoto, Yuu Okura, Yuji Hori, Kiyoshi Habu, Manabu Wada, Takaaki Miura, Tatsuhiko Tachibana, Kiyofumi Honda, Hiroyuki Tsunoda, Takehisa Kitazawa, Yoshiki Kawabe, Tomoyuki Igawa, Kunihiro Hattori, Junichi Nezu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2017-04-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-01087-7