Iptacopan is an innovative, first-in-class oral small molecule that reversibly inhibits factor B—a crucial serine protease in the alternative pathway of the complement system. By targeting this point ...
Achillion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. ACHN announced that it has started a phase I study on its first orally administered small molecule complement factor D inhibitor, ACH-4471. The randomized, ...
Lectins, which are carbohydrate-binding proteins, are important in innate immunity because they are able to recognize a wide range of pathogens. Two classes of collagenous lectin — mannose-binding ...