251. Advances in our understanding of the pathogenesis of glomerular thrombotic microangiopathy
- Author
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Lindsay S. Keir and Richard J M Coward
- Subjects
Nephrology ,Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor A ,medicine.medical_specialty ,Thrombotic microangiopathy ,Kidney Glomerulus ,030232 urology & nephrology ,Podocyte ,urologic and male genital diseases ,VEGF-A ,Pathogenesis ,03 medical and health sciences ,chemistry.chemical_compound ,0302 clinical medicine ,Endothelial cell ,Internal medicine ,medicine ,Haemolytic uraemic syndrome ,Humans ,030304 developmental biology ,Educational Review ,0303 health sciences ,Kidney ,Purpura, Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic ,business.industry ,Thrombotic Microangiopathies ,medicine.disease ,3. Good health ,Schistocyte ,Vascular endothelial growth factor ,Vascular endothelial growth factor A ,medicine.anatomical_structure ,chemistry ,Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health ,Immunology ,business - Abstract
Glomerular thrombotic microangiopathy is a hallmark feature of haemolytic uraemic syndrome, the leading cause of acute renal failure in childhood. This paper is a review of the different mechanistic pathways that lead to this histological picture in the kidney. It will focus on atypical HUS and complement dysregulation, but will also highlight some other recent advances in our understanding of this condition, including the potential role of the molecule vascular endothelial growth factor- A (VEGF-A).
- Published
- 2010