The one million or so glomeruli present in each of our kidneys are remarkably constructed. It
is here that the ultrafiltrate of plasma is formed to be economically reabsorbed by tubules …

The similarities found between morphological, cytochemical, and functional characteristics
of mononuclear phagocytes, combined with knowledge about the origin and kinetics of …

Glomerular cell proliferation and PDGF expression precede glomerulosclerosis in the
remnant kidney model. Increasing evidence supports a role of glomerular cell proliferation in …

Immune complex-mediated inflammation is a common mechanism of various autoimmune
diseases. Glomerulonephritis (GN) is one of these diseases, and the main mechanism of the …

Cellular crescents are a defining histologic finding in many forms of inflammatory
glomerulonephritis. Despite numerous studies, the origin of glomerular crescents remains …

The detection of monocytes in human glomerulonephritis. Renal biosy specimens from 343
patients with primary or secondary glomerulonephritis (GN) were examined for monocytes …

Materials and Methods The basic experimental design was to inject rabbit anti-rat
nephrotoxic serum into rats immunized with rabbit IgG several days before. After the …

Glomeruli from 18" normal" patients and from 35 patients with glomerulonephritis have been
maintained in tissue-culture and examined by time-lapse cinemicroscopy and electron …

Podocyte involvement in human immune crescentic glomerulonephritis. Background The
role of podocytes in human crescentic glomerulonephritis (GN) has been underestimated …

Glomerulonephritis (GN) leading to glomerular sclerosis remains an important cause of
renal failure. The glomerulus is a capillary network, but endothelial and vascular reactions …