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New patterns of immunoglobulin deposition in the lesions of malignant nephrosclerosis, with special reference to IgE.
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The American journal of pathology [Am J Pathol] 1971 Dec; Vol. 65 (3), pp. 535-42. - Publication Year :
- 1971
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Abstract
- Localization of immunoglobulins (including IgE), complement and fibrinogen and the morphologic alterations in the kidneys of 10 patients with malignant nephrosclerosis were investigated. Thirteen kidneys with benign nephrosclerosis and 5 normal ones were also studied. In contrast to a previous series of patients with malignant nephrosclerosis, the number of necrotic arterioles and the deposition of IgG and complement in the renal arterioles, were reduced in a parallel fashion. These differences seem to reflect modern treatment and support the hypothesis that IgG and complement play a role in the pathogenesis of the arteriolar necrosis in the disease. IgE was deposited massively in many renal arterioles of 9 patients with malignant nephrosclerosis. The role of reaginic antibody in the pathogenesis of the disease is not clear since IgE was also focally present in some arterioles of 4 normal kidneys and of 8 kidneys with benign nephrosclerosis.
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 0002-9440
- Volume :
- 65
- Issue :
- 3
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- The American journal of pathology
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 4941068