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Shiga toxin-associated hemolytic uremic syndrome: pathophysiology of endothelial dysfunction
Shiga toxin (Stx)-producing enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli O157:H7 has become a global threat to public health, as a primary cause of a worldwide spread of hemorrhagic colitis complicated by diarrhea-associat...
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Interstitial Nephritis
Chronic nephropathies with higly enhanced glomerular permeability to proteins are accompanied by tubulointerstitial inflammation and scarring and time progression to renal function deterioration. Proteins filt...
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Role of platelets in progressive glomerular diseases
There is increasing evidence that platelets are involved in the pathogenesis of glomerulonephritis. Intraglomerular platelets or their degradation products are observed in biopsies from patients with lupus nep...
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Models of human renal disease
During the last few years exciting new insights into the mechanisms underlying the development of human renal diseases have been obtained from animal experiments. For the interpretation of the pathogenesis of ...