Article
Coexpression of collagens and collagen-binding heat shock protein 47 in human diabetic nephropathy and IgA nephropathy.
Nephron - 1 Dec 1998
Razzaque M S, Kumatori A, Harada T, Taguchi T
Abstract excerpt
The mechanism of structural changes of the kidney in human diabetic nephropathy (DN) and IgA nephropathy (IgAN) is not yet completely known, but excessive deposition of extracellular matrix (ECM), including various collagens, may be crucial to this process. Heat shock protein (HSP) 47 has been id...
Topics
- Actins
- Adult
- Aged
- Antigens, CD
- Antigens, Differentiation, Myelomonocytic
- Collagen
- Diabetic Nephropathies
- Female
- Glomerulonephritis, IGA
- HSP47 Heat-Shock Proteins
- Heat-Shock Proteins
- Humans
- Immunohistochemistry
- Integrins
- Kidney
- Macrophages
- Male
- Middle Aged
