Understanding the Complement System and its Link to Clinical Diseases and FDA Approved Drugs

Our next guest, Dr. Paul Monach, reviews “Complement”, focusing on its application in the clinical setting. In his work, Dr. Monach presents a typical case with a broad differential diagnosis, then provides an overview of the complement system along with clinical diseases with complement-driven mechanisms. Dr. Shanmugam reviews this manuscript published in Arthritis & Rheumatology plus an analysis of the laboratory tests. Later in the show, Dr. Monach gives us his insights on how he combines his clinical work with his translational work in immunology and acts Chief of Immunology at the VA in Boston, Massachusetts!