Mesangial expression of a nonmuscle myosin heavy chain, SMemb, is associated with glomerular sclerosis and renal prognosis in IgA nephropathy

Nephron

Volumn 78, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 284-289

  Mise, Naobumi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

smooth muscle actin; Glomerular sclerosis; Immunohistochemistry; Mesangial cell; Nonmuscle myosin heavy chain; Prognosis; SMemb

Indexed keywords

ALPHA ACTIN; MYOSIN HEAVY CHAIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; GLOMERULOSCLEROSIS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A NEPHROPATHY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; KIDNEY BIOPSY; MESANGIUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; GLOMERULAR MESANGIUM; GLOMERULONEPHRITIS, IGA; GLOMERULOSCLEROSIS, FOCAL SEGMENTAL; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOSIN HEAVY CHAINS; PROGNOSIS;

EID: 0031911980     PISSN: 00282766     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000044937     Document Type: Article

References (1)

1. Johnson RJ, Iida H, Alpers CE, Majesky MW, Schwartz SM, Pritzi P, Gordon K, Gown AM: Expression of smooth muscle cell phenotype by rat mesangial cells in immune complex nephritis. Alpha-smooth muscle actin is a marker of mesangial cell proliferation. J Clin Invest 1991;87:847-858.