Journal: bioRxiv
Article Title: Complement inhibition by C3-siRNA treatment prevents AChR loss and reduces complement activation in the rat Passive Transfer Myasthenia Gravis (PTMG)
doi: 10.1101/2025.08.31.673367
Figure Lengend Snippet: A) After baseline measurements on day 0, subcutaneous treatment injections were administered on day 1 and 8. Intermediate testing and blood collection were performed on day 4, 7 and 11 (not shown). On day 15, indicated with a red arrow, PTMG was induced using mAb35, while non-MG animals received a saline injection of the same volume. B-C) Plasma C3 expression was reduced by the sc administration of C3-siRNA at various dose levels in B) non-MG animals and C) PTMG animals. For animals receiving 2 x 30 mg/kg treatment, doses were administered on days 1 and 8. For animals receiving 1 x 10 or 1 x 30 mg/kg doses, administration occurred on day 8, as indicated by the black arrows on the graphs. Saline-treated animals showed no significant change in C3 levels over time. Group averages are shown. D) Plasma C3 level changes in individual treatment groups on day 17, normalized to baseline levels on day 0. Individual plasma C3 levels per animal are shown. Statistical analysis was performed with Two-Way ANOVA (B-D), followed by One-Way ANOVA and post-hoc Bonferroni’s multiple comparison test (D); α=0.05; ****p<0.0001. A) Created in BioRender. Schöttler, A. (2025) https://BioRender.com/b4xxodd .
Article Snippet: After washing 3 times with 300 μl/well washing buffer (PBS, 0.2% Tween), 25 μl/well of capture rabbit anti-rat C3 antibody (1 μg/ml, Hycult #HP8022-100UG) were added and incubated for 1-2 hours at RT with shaking or overnight at 4°C.
Techniques: Saline, Injection, Clinical Proteomics, Expressing, Comparison