Helostasin - A Novel Complement Pathway Modulator

• Unité de recherche: INNOSUISSE
• Numéro de projet: 115.757 IP-LS
• Titre du projet anglais: Helostasin - A Novel Complement Pathway Modulator

Mots-clé (Anglais)

Life sciences, Pharmaceuticals

Résumé des résultats (Abstract) (Anglais)

We discovered helostasin, a novel protein from a parasitic leech and demonstrated its ability to selectively block a key mechanism in human host defense. As complement modulator, helostasin has potential as therapeutic biological to address unmet needs in thromboinflammatory disorders.