Restoring the bodys balance between the actions of antibodies and natural regulatory proteins is the goal of a therapy being developed for the autoimmune disease lupus. This treatment thwarts activation of an array of immune-system proteins called complement, experiments in mice show. The findings clear the way for testing complement inhibition as a treatment for lupus patients.
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