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Atypical Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome

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HUS is a triad of microangiopathic hemolytic anemia, thrombocytopenia, and acute renal failure that predicts the prognosis both in native kidneys and after renal transplantation.
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This article is published in Seminars in Nephrology.The article was published on 2013-11-01 and is currently open access. It has received 258 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome & Eculizumab.

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Atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome

TL;DR: Case reports and two phase II trials show an impressive efficacy of the complement C5 blocker eculizumab, suggesting it will be the next standard of care.
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Atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome and C3 glomerulopathy: conclusions from a “Kidney Disease: Improving Global Outcomes” (KDIGO) Controversies Conference

TL;DR: Recommendations for best treatment strategies were discussed at length, providing the evidence base underpinning current treatment options, and knowledge gaps were identified and a prioritized research agenda was proposed to resolve outstanding controversial issues.
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Complement, a target for therapy in inflammatory and degenerative diseases.

TL;DR: The history, current landscape and future directions for anti-complement therapies are described, which include infectious, inflammatory, degenerative, traumatic and neoplastic disorders.
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Dynamics of complement activation in aHUS and how to monitor eculizumab therapy

TL;DR: Results point to efficient complement inhibition on endothelium for aHUS treatment, including C5b-9 endothelial deposits, which might help monitor eculizumab effectiveness, avoid drug overexposure, and save money considering the extremely high cost of the drug.
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Spontaneous hemolytic uremic syndrome triggered by complement factor H lacking surface recognition domains

TL;DR: These animals represent the first model of aHUS and provide in vivo evidence that effective plasma C3 regulation and the defective control of complement activation on renal endothelium are the critical events in the molecular pathogenesis of FH-associated aH US.
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Eculizumab for congenital atypical hemolytic-uremic syndrome.

TL;DR: A patient with congenital relapsing atypical hemolytic–uremic syndrome who was unresponsive to plasma therapy but had a response to eculizumab, a humanized monoclonal antibody against terminal complement protein C5 is reported on.
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A classification of hemolytic uremic syndrome and thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura and related disorders.

TL;DR: A classification that accommodates both a current understanding of causation and clinical association in cases for whom cause of disease is unclear is proposed and is expected to increase the proportion of cases in whom a level 1 etiological diagnosis is confirmed.
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Anti–factor H autoantibodies block C-terminal recognition function of factor H in hemolytic uremic syndrome

TL;DR: It is suggested that aHUS-associated FH autoantibodies mimic the effect of C-terminal FH mutations, as they inhibit the regulatory function of FH at cell surfaces by blocking its C-Terminal recognition region.
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An Observational Study of Anaemia Management in Patients with NHL Receiving CHOP-14 or -21 (With or Without Rituximab)

TL;DR: European patients with diffuse large-B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) receiving CHOP-14 or -21 may experience treatment-related anaemia that can be managed with ESAs that provides some perspective on anaemia treatment in this population.
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