Targeted downregulation of extracellular nephrin in human IgA nephropathy

American Journal of Nephrology

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 277-286

  Gagliardini, Elena ^a   Benigni, Ariela ^a   Tomasoni, Susanna ^a   Abbate, Mauro ^a   Kalluri, Raghu ^b   Remuzzi, Giuseppe ^a,c  

^a MARIO NEGRI INST PHARMACOL RES   (Italy)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c OSPEDALI RIUNITI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Acquired glomerular disease; CD2 associated protein; Nephrin; Slit diaphragm

Indexed keywords

CD2 ASSOCIATED PROTEIN; CELL PROTEIN; MESSENGER RNA; NEPHRIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXTRACELLULAR SPACE; FEMALE; FOCAL GLOMERULOSCLEROSIS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A NEPHROPATHY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; KIDNEY BIOPSY; MALE; MINIMAL CHANGE GLOMERULONEPHRITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEINURIA; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

ADAPTOR PROTEINS, SIGNAL TRANSDUCING; ADULT; CYTOSKELETAL PROTEINS; DOWN-REGULATION; EXTRACELLULAR SPACE; FEMALE; GLOMERULONEPHRITIS, IGA; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; KIDNEY GLOMERULUS; MALE; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; MIDDLE AGED; PROTEINS; RNA, MESSENGER;

EID: 0043074688     PISSN: 02508095     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000072281     Document Type: Article

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