Role of complement in tubulointerstitial injury from proteinuria

Kidney and Blood Pressure Research

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 120-126

  Tang, Sydney ^a,b   Lai, Kar Neng ^a   Sacks, Steven H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Complement; Local synthesis; Proteinuria; Proximal tubular epithelial cell; Tubulointerstitial disease

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATIVE COMPLEMENT PATHWAY C3 C5 CONVERTASE; COMPLEMENT; COMPLEMENT COMPONENT C1; COMPLEMENT COMPONENT C2; COMPLEMENT COMPONENT C3; COMPLEMENT COMPONENT C4; COMPLEMENT FACTOR H;

ARTICLE; COMPLEMENT INHIBITION; COMPLEMENT SYSTEM; DISEASE COURSE; HUMAN; INTERSTITIAL NEPHRITIS; KIDNEY PROXIMAL TUBULE; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEINURIA; REGULATORY MECHANISM; BIOSYNTHESIS; METABOLISM; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW;

COMPLEMENT; DISEASE PROGRESSION; HUMAN; NEPHRITIS, INTERSTITIAL; PROTEINURIA; COMPLEMENT SYSTEM PROTEINS; HUMANS;

EID: 0036049313     PISSN: 14204096     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000063520     Document Type: Article

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