Complement in ANCA-associated glomerulonephritis
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DOI: 10.1093/ndt/gfv288
Abstract: Background Anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies (ANCA) are found in pauci-immune necrotizing crescentic glomerulonephritis. In the past, the role of complement in ANCA-associated vasculitis (AAV) was assumed to be minimal. More recently, however, it was found that… read more here.
Keywords: microscopy; aav patients; complement; renal biopsies ... See more keywords
Clinico-pathological features of repeat renal biopsies in patients with lupus nephritis at Groote Schuur Hospital, Cape Town
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DOI: 10.1177/0961203317695466
Abstract: Background Repeat renal biopsies in patients with lupus nephritis are usually done to guide treatment or to establish disease chronicity. Their value is not clear from available literature. There are also no available data in… read more here.
Keywords: biopsy; biopsies patients; patients lupus; lupus nephritis ... See more keywords
Paraffin immunofluorescence for detection of immune complexes in renal biopsies: an efficient salvage technique for diagnosis of glomerulonephritis in dogs
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DOI: 10.1186/s12917-017-1287-x
Abstract: BackgroundRenal biopsy is an essential tool for the diagnosis of proteinuric kidney diseases in dogs, and evaluation of immune complexes (IC) by immunofluorescence (IF) of frozen sections (IF-F) is required for the diagnosis of IC-mediated… read more here.
Keywords: immune complexes; technique diagnosis; diagnosis; immunofluorescence ... See more keywords
Factors associated with the progression of mesangial lesions in IgA nephropathy: A comparative analysis of renal re-biopsies
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DOI: 10.3389/fendo.2022.1004289
Abstract: Objectives IgA nephropathy (IgAN) is the most common primary glomerular disease, and is the leading cause of chronic renal failure. Because mesangial lesions are the main pathological changes seen in IgAN, we investigated factors associated… read more here.
Keywords: renal biopsies; progression; associated progression; mesangial lesions ... See more keywords
Presence of tubuloreticular inclusions in ultrastructural studies of renal biopsies in children with lupus nephropathy – one-center preliminary study
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DOI: 10.5114/ceji.2023.125237
Abstract: Introduction Juvenile systemic lupus erythematosus (jSLE) is an autoimmune disease that develops as a result of multi-level immune dysregulation, including the interferon pathway. Nephropathy develops at an early stage and eventually affects 90% of patients.… read more here.
Keywords: biopsies children; lupus; renal biopsies; presence ... See more keywords