Similar to neutrophils, immune monocyte cells play an essential role in kidney damage caused by ANCA-associated vasculitis (AAV), a…
Articles by Steve Bryson, PhD
A subtype of antibody-producing B-cells was significantly higher in the bloodstream of ANCA-associated vasculitis (AAV) patients with active kidney…
Significantly high levels of the inflammatory protein pentraxin-3 (PTX3) were found in the bloodstream and urine of people with…
A molecule called sulfatide is found at low levels in people with ANCA-associated vasculitis (AAV), and may indicate the…
People with ANCA-associated vasculitis (AAV) have a higher risk of cardiovascular disease, especially in the months immediately following AAV…
The Japanese Ministry of Health, Labor, and Welfare (MHLW) has approved Tavneos (avacopan) for the treatment of microscopic polyangiitis (MPA)…
A lower, 100 mg dose of Nucala (mepolizumab) is equally effective at treating eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis (EGPA)…
ChemoCentryx has filed an amendment to its application seeking approval of avacopan, an investigational therapy for the treatment…
Using lower doses of prednisolone in combination with Rituxan (rituximab) resulted in similar rates of remission and fewer…
The likelihood of developing ANCA-associated vasculitis rises significantly among people living near quarries…