Complement has long been considered a key innate immune effector system that mediates
host defence and tissue homeostasis. Yet, growing evidence has illuminated a broader …

Abstract 'Glomerulonephritis'(GN) is a term used to describe a group of heterogeneous
immune-mediated disorders characterized by inflammation of the filtration units of the kidney …

Abstract Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), caused by severe acute respiratory
syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), has resulted in more than 670 million infections and …

Background The complement system is highly activated in primary membranous
nephropathy (MN). Identifying the complement components that damage podocytes has …

Membranous nephropathy (MN) is a renal-limited non-inflammatory autoimmune disease in
the glomerulus, which is the second or third main cause of end-stage kidney diseases in …

Background With the increasing prevalence of hypertension, diabetes, and obesity, the
incidence of kidney diseases is also increasing, resulting in a serious public burden …

Numerous cases of glomerulonephritis manifesting shortly after SARS-CoV-2 vaccination
have been reported, but causality remains unproven. Here, we studied the association …

Membranous nephropathy (MN), an autoimmune kidney disease and leading cause of
nephrotic syndrome, leads to kidney failure in up to one-third of affected individuals. Most …

Background Lupus nephritis (LN) occurs in 50% of patients with systemic lupus
erythematosus (SLE), causing considerable morbidity and even mortality. Previous studies …

Primary membranous nephropathy (MN) is a kidney-specific autoimmune glomerular
disease and the leading cause of nephrotic syndrome (NS) in White adults, usually caused …