Acadesine suppresses TNF-α induced complement component 3 (C3), in retinal pigment epithelial (RPE) cells.
Nikolaos E EfstathiouGiannis A MoustafaDaniel E MaidanaEleni K KonstantinouShoji NotomiPaulo R T BarbisanConstantine D GeorgakopoulosJoan W MillerDemetrios G VavvasPublished in: PloS one (2020)
Our results suggest that acadesine suppresses TNF-α induced C3, likely through an AMPK-independent pathway, and could have potential use in complement over activation diseases.