From orphan drugs to adopted therapies: advancing C3-targeted intervention to the clinical stage

Highlights:
    • This review highlights recent developments in the field of complement therapeutics, focusing on C3-directed inhibitors and alternative pathway (AP) regulator-based approaches.
    • Translational perspectives and considerations are discussed, particularly with regard to the structure-guided drug optimization and clinical advancement of a new generation of C3-targeted peptidic inhibitors.
Author and source information

Authors: Mastellos DC, Reis ES, Yancopoulou D, Hajishengallis G, Ricklin D, Lambris JD.
Reference: Immunobiology. 2016 Oct;221(10):1046-57. doi: 10.1016/j.imbio.2016.06.013. Epub 2016 Jun 16
Source: www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov