A research team at the Medical University of South Carolina reports in Cells that the complement system, part of the body's natural immune defenses, is a key driver of inflammatory responses that ...

The Medical University of South Carolina research team who conducted the study published in Cells included (front to back) Dr. Eliza McElwee, Dr. Stephen Tomlinson and Devin Hatchell. A research team ...

Drawing from research on sepsis and complement biology, they developed the monoclonal antibody vilobelimab to block overactive inflammatory responses in patients with severe inflammatory diseases ...

University of Pennsylvania researchers have found a promising new treatment for periodontitis using a component of the immune system called complement, according to a new study in the Journal of ...

Under normal conditions, cytokines aid in pathogen recognition and elimination while contributing to immune system ...

One of the hallmarks of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is its unpredictability. Flares come and go, often with little rhyme or reason. Especially for people with moderate-to-severe IBD, most ...