Ravulizumab

Description

This is a humanized IgG2/4 monoclonal antibody using the same sequences as the therapeutic antibody ravulizumab. It exhibits potent and selective inhibition of complement 5 (C5). Ravulizumab was engineered from eculizumab, another complement inhibitor, with the aim of prolonging the duration of action and reducing dosing frequency. It inhibits the terminal complement pathway by binding to C5 with high affinity, thereby inhibiting the cleavage of C5 into pro-inflammatory and pro-thrombotic anaphylatoxin C5a, as well as C5b, an initiating subunit of the terminal complement complex C5b-9, which promotes cell lysis. By blocking the generation of C5b, the formation of C5b-9 is also prevented. In patients with paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria (PNH) and atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome (aHUS), ravulizumab effectively inhibits terminal complement-mediated intravascular hemolysis and complement-mediated thrombotic microangiopathy (TMA) respectively. Additionally, through blocking the complement system, it mitigates the extent of inflammatory and immune responses that contribute to the pathophysiology of myasthenia gravis.

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Fig. 1.) 4-20% SDS-PAGE analysis
Recombinant protein was visualized by Coomassie Brilliant Blue R250 staining.

Fig. 2.)    SEC-HPLC analysis
Column: Superdex 200 Increase 5/150 GL
Running buffer: 2xPBS, pH 7.4