Chimeric Fusion between Clostridium Ramosum IgA Protease and IgG Fc Provides Long-Lasting Clearance of IgA Deposits in Mouse Models of IgA Nephropathy

¹Department of Medicine, Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, Feinberg Cardiovascular and Renal Research Institute, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois
²Department of Nephrology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China
³Renal Division, Peking University First Hospital; Peking University Institute of Nephrology; Key Laboratory of Renal Disease; Ministry of Health of China, Key Laboratory of Chronic Kidney Disease Prevention and Treatment (Peking University), Ministry of Education, Beijing, China
⁴Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China

Correspondence:
Dr. Jicheng Lv, Renal Division, Peking University First Hospital, No. 8 Xishiku Street, Xicheng District, Beijing 100034, China, or Dr. Jing Jin, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Simpson Querrey Biomedical Research Center, 303 E Superior Street, Chicago, IL 60611. Email: jichenglv75{at}gmail.com or jing.jin{at}northwestern.edu