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.
选择性抑制哺乳动物物种(优选人类)中分子量小于1千道尔顿的石黄酸
三羧酸复合物成分的膜攻击复合物。优选的
抑制剂包括石黄酸
三羧酸、石黄酸四
羧酸和石黄酸六
羧酸。通过选择性抑制膜攻击复合物治疗的优选疾病包括年龄相关性黄斑退化、阿尔茨海默病、动脉硬化、类风湿性关节炎、周期性夜间血红蛋白尿、疟疾感染和多发性硬化症。