Chronic kidney disease
Chronic kidney disease is a progressive disease with no cure and high morbidity and
mortality that occurs commonly in the general adult population, especially in people with …
mortality that occurs commonly in the general adult population, especially in people with …
Pathogenesis of autoimmune disease
DS Pisetsky - Nature Reviews Nephrology, 2023 - nature.com
Autoimmune diseases are a diverse group of conditions characterized by aberrant B cell
and T cell reactivity to normal constituents of the host. These diseases occur widely and …
and T cell reactivity to normal constituents of the host. These diseases occur widely and …
Kidney biopsy findings in patients with COVID-19
S Kudose, I Batal, D Santoriello, K Xu… - Journal of the …, 2020 - journals.lww.com
Background Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is thought to cause kidney injury by a
variety of mechanisms. To date, pathologic analyses have been limited to patient reports …
variety of mechanisms. To date, pathologic analyses have been limited to patient reports …
IgG4-related disease
T Kamisawa, Y Zen, S Pillai, JH Stone - The Lancet, 2015 - thelancet.com
IgG4-related disease is a protean condition that mimics many malignant, infectious, and
inflammatory disorders. This multi-organ immune-mediated condition links many disorders …
inflammatory disorders. This multi-organ immune-mediated condition links many disorders …
Evolving importance of kidney disease: from subspecialty to global health burden
In the past decade, kidney disease diagnosed with objective measures of kidney damage
and function has been recognised as a major public health burden. The population …
and function has been recognised as a major public health burden. The population …
Thrombospondin type-1 domain-containing 7A in idiopathic membranous nephropathy
Background Idiopathic membranous nephropathy is an autoimmune disease. In
approximately 70% of patients, it is associated with autoantibodies against the …
approximately 70% of patients, it is associated with autoantibodies against the …
Primary membranous nephropathy
WG Couser - Clinical Journal of the American Society of …, 2017 - journals.lww.com
Membranous nephropathy (MN) is a unique glomerular lesion that is the most common
cause of idiopathic nephrotic syndrome in nondiabetic white adults. About 80% of cases are …
cause of idiopathic nephrotic syndrome in nondiabetic white adults. About 80% of cases are …
Discovery of autoantibodies targeting nephrin in minimal change disease supports a novel autoimmune etiology
AJB Watts, KH Keller, G Lerner, I Rosales… - Journal of the …, 2022 - journals.lww.com
Background Failure of the glomerular filtration barrier, primarily by loss of slit diaphragm
architecture, underlies nephrotic syndrome in minimal change disease. The etiology …
architecture, underlies nephrotic syndrome in minimal change disease. The etiology …
[HTML][HTML] Overview of complement activation and regulation
Complement is an important component of the innate immune system that is crucial for
defense from microbial infections and for clearance of immune complexes and injured cells …
defense from microbial infections and for clearance of immune complexes and injured cells …
Glomerulonephritis: immunopathogenesis and immunotherapy
Abstract 'Glomerulonephritis'(GN) is a term used to describe a group of heterogeneous
immune-mediated disorders characterized by inflammation of the filtration units of the kidney …
immune-mediated disorders characterized by inflammation of the filtration units of the kidney …