What is the difference between IgA nephropathy and Henoch-Schönlein purpura nephritis?
Henoch-Schönlein purpura nephritis (HSPN) and IgA nephropathy (IgAN) are considered to …

IgA Nephropathy (IgAN) is a primary glomerulonephritis problem worldwide that develops
mainly in the 2nd and 3rd decade of life and reaches end-stage kidney disease after 20 …

Background: Previous studies suggested miR‐146a and miR‐155 play important roles in
innate and adaptive immune responses. We studied intra‐renal and urinary levels of miR …

HIV-associated immune-mediated renal disease. Although focal glomerulosclerosis is the
most common renal disease, other proliferative glomerulonephritides are encountered in …

Objective: To determine if polyvalent IgG is promising therapy for severe IgA nephropathy.
Design: Open prospective cohort study. Setting: Referral nephrology unit. Patients: 11 adult …

Whether and how T cells contribute to the pathogenesis of immunoglobulin A nephropathy
(IgAN) has not been well defined. Here, we explore a murine model that spontaneously …

Discussion DR. HANNA E. ABBOUD (Professor and Chief, Division of Nephrology, The
University of Texas Health Science Center, and Staff Physician, Audie Murphy Veterans …

Abstract Background. Patients with IgA nephropathy (IgAN) have an increased amount of
abnormally O-glycosylated IgA1 in circulation, in glomerular deposits and produced by …

Background Recent studies have shown that galactose-deficient IgA1 (GdIgA1) has an
important role in the pathogenesis of IgA nephropathy (IgAN). Although emerging data …

IMMUNOGLOBULIN A nephropathy (IgAN) is defined as glomerulonephritis (GN) in which
IgA is the predominant immunoglobulin deposited in the glomerulus. 1-5 In addition to …