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Parasites alter the pathological phenotype of lupus nephritis.
Autoimmunity - 1 Dec 2014
Miyake Katsuhisa, Adachi Keishi, Watanabe Maho, Sasatomi Yoshie, Ogahara Satoru, Abe Yasuhiro, Ito Kenji, Dan Justin Yombo K, Saito Takao, Nakashima Hitoshi, Hamano Shinjiro
Abstract excerpt
Lupus nephritis is one of the most serious complications of systemic lupus erythematosus and manifests with considerable phenotypic and histological heterogeneity. In particular, diffuse proliferative lupus nephritis (DPLN) and membranous lupus nephritis (MLN) represent morphologic forms that are polar opposites. DPLN is associated with autoimmune responses dominated by Th1 immune response associated with high...
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