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Role of Rho-GTPases in complement-mediated glomerular epithelial cell injury.
American journal of physiology. Renal physiology - 1 Jul 2007
Zhang Hui, Cybulsky Andrey V, Aoudjit Lamine, Zhu Jianxin, Li Hongping, Lamarche-Vane Nathalie, Takano Tomoko
Abstract excerpt
Visceral glomerular epithelial cells (GEC) are essential for maintenance of normal glomerular permselectivity. The actin cytoskeleton is a key determinant of GEC morphology and function. In the rat passive Heymann nephritis (PHN) model of membranous nephropathy, complement C5b-9 induces nonlytic GEC injury associated with morphological changes of GEC and proteinuria. The current study addresses the role of Rho...
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