An essential step in renal function entails the formation of an ultrafiltrate that is delivered to
the renal tubules for subsequent processing. This process, known as glomerular filtration, is …

The pathogenetic mechanisms underlying the onset and the post-transplant recurrence of
primary focal segmental glomerulosclerosis (FSGS) are complex and remain yet to be fully …

Abstract The American Society for Apheresis (ASFA) Journal of Clinical Apheresis (JCA)
Special Issue Writing Committee is charged with reviewing, updating, and categorizing …

Glomerular disease, be it primary or secondary, occurring in the setting of systemic
autoimmune diseases, infections, drugs, or malignancy, affects individuals of all ages. In …

Therapeutic plasma exchange (TPE) is a therapeutic intervention that separates plasma
from blood cells to remove pathological factors or to replenish deficient factors. The use of …

Recurrent glomerular disease after kidney transplant remains an important cause of allograft
failure. Many of the different entities post-transplant still suffer from incomplete knowledge on …

Collapsing glomerulopathy represents a special variant of the proteinuric kidney disease
focal segmental glomerulosclerosis (FSGS). Histologically, the collapsing form of FSGS …

Focal segmental glomerulosclerosis (FSGS) defines a distinct histological pattern observed
in kidney tissue, that is linked to several distinct underlying causes, all converging on the …

Nephrotic syndrome affects about 2–7 per 100,000 children yearly and accounts for less
than 15% of end stage kidney disease. Steroids still represent the cornerstone of therapy …

Methods To address this, we conducted a retrospective multicenter study of a well-defined
cohort of 39 kidney transplant recipients with native kidney failure attributed to DP with …