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Approximately 1 × 106 cells were treated with serum-depleted medium (0.1% FBS) for 24 h to synchronize growth. Then cells were incubated in complete culture medium for another 24 h, detached by trypsinization, stored in culture medium and recovered by centrifugation. After fixation with 75% ethanol overnight at 4 °C, cells were digested with DNase-free RNase in PBS containing 5 μg/ml propidium iodide (PI) for DNA staining (30 min at 37 °C). FACS analysis was performed using a BD FACS Calibur flow cytometer equipped with CELL Quest software.

We investigated 22 human clinical biopsy specimens of renal fibrosis and 2 normal human kidney tissue samples, which were diagnosed via histopathology (Table 1). Remarkable tubular dilation and atrophy, interstitial expansion and abundant inflammatory cell infiltration were observed after hematoxylin and eosin (HE) staining (Fig. 1A). Masson trichrome staining revealed a large amount of interstitial collagen fibril deposition (Fig. 1B). P311 protein levels were significantly increased in the cytoplasm of some tubular epithelial cells in human renal fibrosis tissues samples, as evidenced by immunohistochemical analysis (Fig. 1C). In addition, we examined α-SMA and TGF-β1 expression and found that both α-SMA and TGF-β1 were highly expressed in the cytoplasm of some tubular epithelial cells in human renal fibrosis tissues, and their expression pattern was similar to that of P311 (Fig. 1C–F). Normal human kidney tissue samples indicate the normal renal tubules and the little interstitial collagen fibril (Fig. 1G,H). However, tubular epithelial cells in normal human kidney tissues were negative for P311 (Fig. 1I); these cells were also negative for TGF-β1 and α-SMA (data not shown). These results indicated the possible role of P311 in human renal fibrogenesis.

        On October 31, 2016, the Company completed an initial public offering ("IPO"), in which the Company issued and sold 7,049,230 shares of common stock at a public offering price of $13.00 per share, resulting in net proceeds of $82.8 million after deducting $6.4 million of underwriting discounts and commissions and offering costs of $2.4 million. On November 29, 2016, the Company completed the sale of an additional 1,057,385 shares of common stock to the underwriters under the underwriters’

Pursuant to the Companies Law, the Company is required to adopt a compensation policy regarding the terms of office and employment of its Office Holders (as such terms are defined below), which includes exemption and release of the Office Holders from liability for breach of his or her duty of care to the Company, an undertaking to indemnify the Office Holder, post factum indemnification or insurance; any grant, payment, remuneration, compensation, or other benefit provided in connection with termination of service; and any benefit, other payment or undertaking to provide any payment as aforesaid, or the Terms of Office and Employment. The Company’s current compensation policy with respect to the Terms of Office and Employment of the Company’s Office Holders, or the Compensation Policy, was approved by the Board in April 2017 after considering the recommendations of the remuneration committee and was adopted by the Company’s shareholders in June 2017.

Vladimirova-Kitova, L. G. & Deneva-Koycheva, T. I. The effect of simvastatin on asymmetric dimethylarginine and flow-mediated vasodilation after optimizing the LDL level: a randomized, placebo-controlled study. Vascular pharmacology 56, 122–130, doi: 10.1016/j.vph.2011.10.004 (2012).

Mesenteric artery rings from model animals showed weakened endothelium-dependent vasodilator response to acetylcholine in arteries stimulated by phenylephrine compared with control mesenteric artery rings23. Mesenteric artery rings from blood stasis treated animals showed reduced endothelium-dependent vasodilator responses to acetylcholine in artery rings stimulated by phenylephrine compared to control aortic rings ACh-mediated vessel relaxation was significantly improved in β-BA (100 mg/kg/d) and β-BA (200 mg/kg/d) groups compared with blood stasis rats (Fig. 1a). β-BA prevented the blood stasis induced impairment of endothelium-dependent vasodilatation. No differences were found among all experimental groups in the aspect of concentration–contractile response induced by phenylephrine in aortic rings without endothelium (Fig. 1b). However, the vasoconstrictor response to phenylephrine in intact mesenteric artery rings was increased by β-BA (Fig. 1a).

        A patent claiming a new drug product may be eligible for a limited patent term extension under the Hatch-Waxman Amendments, which permits a patent restoration of up to five years for patent term lost during product development and the FDA regulatory review. The restoration period granted is typically one-half the time between the effective date of an IND and the submission date of an NDA, plus the time between the submission date of an NDA and the ultimate approval date. Patent term

        The total addressable market opportunity for zilucoplan will ultimately depend upon, among other things, the indication statements included in the final label for zilucoplan, if our product candidates are approved for sale for these indications, acceptance by the medical community and patient access, drug pricing and reimbursement. The number of patients who can be treated with our product candidates may turn out to be lower than expected, patients may not be otherwise amenable to treatment, or new patients may become increasingly difficult to identify or gain access to, all of which would adversely affect our results of operations and our business.

        We believe that our application of the following accounting policies, each of which require significant judgments and estimates on the part of management, is the most critical to aid in fully understanding and evaluating our reported financial results: (1) revenue recognition, (2) research and development costs, and (3) stock-based compensation.

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Irrespective of whether the medicinal product is assessed centrally, de-centrally or through a process of mutual recognition, the medicinal product must be manufactured in accordance with the principles of GMP as set out in Directive2001/83/EC and Directive 2003/94/EC, or, Directive 2017/1572/EU that will replace Directive 2003/94/EC expectedly by 2019.