The mesangium and glomerulonephritis
Sterzel R, Lovett D, Stein H, Kashgarian M. The mesangium and glomerulonephritis. Journal Of Molecular Medicine 1982, 60: 1077-1094. PMID: 7144055, DOI: 10.1007/bf01715838.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGlomerular diseaseImmune competent cellsProgressive glomerular sclerosisExperimental glomerular diseaseMesangial cell proliferationMesangial spacePeripheral capillary wallsCertain glomerular diseasesLocal hemodynamic factorsIntrinsic mesangial cellsGlomerular basement membraneMesangial dysfunctionGlomerular sclerosisInflammatory cellsGlomerular hypertensionHistopathologic studyMarked proteinuriaGlomerular disordersSubendothelial depositsPericapillary tissueTherapeutic approachesImmune complexesFunctional damageMesangial abnormalitiesCapillary pericytes