Azano Pharmaceuticals Inc.
This article was originally published in Start Up
Executive Summary
While systemic lupus erythematosus is characterized by widespread inflammation, it is also a disease that correlates so frequently with kidney inflammation that clinicians diagnose and treat "lupus nephritis" as a distinct aspect of the condition. Azano Pharmaceuticals Inc. was established to develop C-reactive protein as a treatment for lupus nephritis. Though elevated blood levels of CRP are widely considered a biomarker of cardiovascular disease, Azano's founders say CRP also appears to have anti-inflammatory properties that might one day help lupus patients.