Glomerulonephritis with isolated C3 deposits as a manifestation of subtotal factor I deficiency

I Boudhabhay, V Frémeaux-Bacchi… - Kidney International …, 2019 - Elsevier
The complement system is an essential effector of innate immunity that plays a crucial role in
the defense against common pathogens and in host homeostasis. 1 Therefore, patients with …

In search of C3G tissue biomarkers

VD D'Agati, AS Bomback - Kidney International Reports, 2019 - kireports.org
Complement (C) 3 glomerulop-athy (C3G) is a rare, complement-mediated disorder that
encompasses C3 glomerulonephritis (C3GN) and dense deposit disease (DDD). Drivers …

Complement factor I variants in Complement-mediated renal diseases

Y Zhang, RX Goodfellow, N Ghiringhelli Borsa… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
C3 glomerulopathy (C3G) and atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome (aHUS) are two rare
diseases caused by dysregulated activity of the alternative pathway of complement …

Dominant C3 glomerulopathy: new roles for an old actor in renal pathology

N Pirozzi, A Stoppacciaro, P Menè - Journal of Nephrology, 2018 - Springer
Recently, a number of reports have described dominant C3 deposits in renal biopsies of
patients with infection-related glomerulonephritis (GN). While acute post-infectious GN and …

Circulating complement levels and C3 glomerulopathy

FC Fervenza, S Sethi - Clinical Journal of the American Society of …, 2014 - journals.lww.com
The complement system is an essential part of innate immunity acting as a first-line defense
against infection and provides an interface between innate and adaptive immunity (1, 2). It …

[HTML][HTML] Clinical Remission and Reduction of Circulating Nephritic Factors by Combining Rituximab With Belimumab in a Case of Complement Factor 3 …

M van Schaik, APJ de Vries, FJ Bemelman… - Kidney International …, 2024 - Elsevier
Complement factor 3 glomerulopathy (C3G) is caused by dysregulation of the alternative
complement pathway (AP), resulting in either dense deposit disease or complement factor 3 …

Gain-of-function mutations R249C and S250C in complement C2 protein increase C3 deposition in the presence of C-reactive protein

A Urban, D Kowalska, G Stasiłojć… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
The impairment of the alternative complement pathway contributes to rare kidney diseases
such as atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome (aHUS) and C3 glomerulopathy (C3G). We …

Current concepts in C3 glomerulopathy

S Thomas, D Ranganathan, L Francis… - Indian journal of …, 2014 - journals.lww.com
Complement component 3 glomerulopathy (C3G) is a recently defined entity comprising of
dense deposit disease and C3 glomerulonephritis. The key histological feature is the …

Clusters not classifications: making sense of complement-mediated kidney injury

HT Cook, MC Pickering - Journal of the American Society of …, 2018 - journals.lww.com
In 2010, we suggested the name C3 glomerulopathy to encompass a group of glomerular
diseases characterized by the presence of glomerular C3 in the absence of substantial Ig …

[PDF][PDF] C3 Glomerulonephritis Presenting With Nephritic and Nephrotic Syndromes: Spontaneous Remission After Six Months on Dialysis

F Gonçalves, N Marques, R Silva, L Mendonça, B Faria - Cureus, 2023 - cureus.com
C3 glomerulopathy is a rare and complex renal disease driven by complement
dysregulation, with variable presentation and pathophysiology. We report the case of a …