1982
Mesangial disposal of glomerular immune deposits in acute malarial glomerulonephritis of rats.
Sterzel R, Ehrich J, Lucia H, Thomson D, Kashgarian M. Mesangial disposal of glomerular immune deposits in acute malarial glomerulonephritis of rats. Laboratory Investigation 1982, 46: 209-14. PMID: 7038293.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGlomerular immune depositsImmune depositsElectron-dense depositsDay 10Day 20Young Sprague-Dawley ratsRenal functional damageUrinary protein excretionInfiltration of monocytesGlomerular cell countSprague-Dawley ratsEsterase-positive monocytesGlomerular basement membraneAcute malariaProtein excretionGlomerular injuryMesangial distributionSerum urea valuesDay 100Granular depositionImmune complexesFunctional damageNormal rangeMesangial matrixCell count
1975
Diffuse glomerulonephritis in rabbits with Streptococcus viridans endocarditis.
Arnold S, Valone J, Askenase P, Kashgarian M, Freedman L. Diffuse glomerulonephritis in rabbits with Streptococcus viridans endocarditis. Laboratory Investigation 1975, 32: 681-9. PMID: 125360.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAntibodies, BacterialComplement C3Disease Models, AnimalEndocarditis, BacterialFluorescent Antibody TechniqueGlomerulonephritisHistological TechniquesImmune Complex DiseasesImmunizationImmunoglobulin GKidneyMaleMicroscopy, ElectronMicroscopy, FluorescenceRabbitsRheumatoid FactorSplenomegalyStreptococcal InfectionsConceptsInfective endocarditisDiffuse glomerulonephritisSubendothelial electron-dense depositsStreptococcus viridans endocarditisDeposition of IgGDiffuse proliferative glomerulonephritisSerum complement levelsAcute diffuse proliferative glomerulonephritisPositive blood culturesElectron microscopic findingsElectron-dense depositsComplement levelsGlomerular changesValvular vegetationsRheumatoid factorLeukocytic infiltrationMesangial proliferationProliferative glomerulonephritisBlood culturesImmune mechanismsCapillary occlusionMorphologic findingsIntravenous administrationMicroscopic findingsEndocarditis