A collaborative team from Penn Medicine and Penn Engineering has uncovered the mathematical principles behind a ...

The “classical” pathway of the complement system is triggered when C1q binds to antibodies that are already bound to antigens on a cell surface.

A collaborative team from the School of Engineering and Applied Science and the Perelman School of Medicine have unraveled ...

A complement blood test checks for autoimmune diseases or other issues with your immune system. Your doctor might test you if you have a family history of certain conditions, such as rheumatoid ...

The complement system plays a part in glomerular disease. There are two main forms of glomerular disease: dense deposit disease and C3 glomerulonephritis. Learn more about them both.

A protein known as granzyme K was recently shown to be a driver of inflammation by activating the complement system in human tissue, a discovery that could reshape the treatment of many rheumatic ...

The immune system is an organization of cells and molecules with specialized roles in defending against infection. There are two fundamentally different types of responses to invading microbes.

Equibase has begun the process of developing a racehorse ratings system, reports the Daily Racing Form, which it ultimately hopes will be able to be used by racing secretaries to write more ...

Empaveli reduced proteinuria by 68% versus placebo in glomerulopathy and glomerulonephritis, an effect that was sustained through one year of follow-up.