• Eculizumab treatment during pregnancy does not affect the complement system activity of the newborn 

      Hallstensen, Randi; Bergseth, Grete; Foss, Stian; Jæger, Steinar; Gedde-Dahl, Thobias; Holt, jan; Christiansen, Dorte; Lau, Corinna; Brekke, Ole Lars; Armstrong, Elina; Stefanovic, Vedran; Andersen, Jan Terje; Sandlie, Inger; Mollnes, Tom Eirik (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2015-11-13)
      Eculizumab is a humanized IgG2/4 chimeric anti-complement C5 antibody used to treat patients with paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria (PNH) or atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome. The aim of this study was to evaluate whether or not the complement activity in newborns from pregnant women who receive eculizumab is impaired. A novel eculizumab-C5 complex (E-C5) specific assay was developed and ...
    • Prevention of Fetal/Neonatal Alloimmune Thrombocytopenia in Mice: Biochemical and Cell Biological Characterization of Isoforms of a Human Monoclonal Antibody 

      Mørtberg, Trude Victoria; Zhi, Huiying; Vidarsson, Gestur; Foss, Stian; Lissenberg-Thunnissen, Suzanne; Wuhrer, Manfred; Michaelsen, Terje Einar; Skogen, Bjørn; Stuge, Tor Brynjar; Andersen, Jan Terje; Newman, Peter J.; Ahlen, Maria Therese (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2022-01-01)
      Maternal alloantibodies toward paternally inherited Ags on fetal platelets can cause thrombocytopenia and bleeding complications in the fetus or neonate, referred to as fetal and neonatal alloimmune thrombocytopenia (FNAIT). This is most commonly caused by Abs against the human platelet Ag (HPA)-1a in Caucasians, and a prophylactic regimen to reduce the risk for alloimmunization to women at risk ...