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 …

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 …

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 …

Background Failure of the glomerular filtration barrier, primarily by loss of slit diaphragm
architecture, underlies nephrotic syndrome in minimal change disease. The etiology …

Le syndrome néphrotique à lésions glomérulaires minimes (LGM) et la hyalinose
segmentaire et focale (HSF) primitive sont deux pathologies glomérulaires qui entrainent un …

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 …

Membranous nephropathy (MN) is characterized histomorphologically by the presence of
immune deposits in the subepithelial space of the glomerular filtration barrier; its clinical …

Glomerular Filtration and Albuminuria Chronic kidney diseases generally arise from a
disordered kidney filtration barrier within glomeruli. This review describes the roles of …

Membranous nephropathy (MN) occurs due to deposition of immune complexes along the
subepithelial region of glomerular basement membrane. Two previously identified target …

Background B-cell anomalies play a role in the pathogenesis of membranous nephropathy.
B-cell depletion with rituximab may therefore be noninferior to treatment with cyclosporine …