SELECTIVE INHIBITION OF THE MEMBRANE ATTACK COMPLEX OF COMPLEMENT AND C3 CONVERTASE BY LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT COMPONENTS OF THE AURIN TRICARBOXYLIC ACID SYNTHETIC COMPLEX

摘要

Selective inhibition of the membrane attack complex of complement in a mammalian species, preferably human, with components of the aurin tricarboxylic acid complex of less than 1 kilodalton in molecular weight. Preferred inhibitors are aurin tricarboxylic acid, aurin quadracarboxylic acid and aurin hexacarboxylic acid. Preferred disease to be treated by elective inhibition of the membrane attack complex of complement are age-related macular degeneration, Alzheimer's disease, atherosclerosis, rheumatoid arthritis, paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinemia, malaria infection and multiple sclerosis.