The complement system is a part of the immune system that enhances (complements) the ability of antibodies and phagocytic cells to clear microbes and damaged cells from an organism, promotes ...

The complement system consists of a number of small proteins found in the blood, in general synthesized by the liver, and normally circulating as inactive precursors (pro-proteins). When stimulated by ...

AJMC ®: How has treatment of complement-driven diseases changed since 2007, when the first complement inhibitor, eculizumab, was approved? SMITH: The development of eculizumab followed our ...