Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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3896278 | Seminars in Nephrology | 2015 | 17 Pages |
Abstract
SummaryFinding better treatments for lupus nephritis requires an understanding of the pathogenesis of the causative systemic disease, how this leads to kidney disease, and how lupus nephritis progresses to end-stage kidney disease. Here, we provide a brief conceptual overview on the related pathomechanisms. As a main focus we discuss in detail the roles of neutrophils, dendritic cells, Toll-like receptors, and interferon-α in the pathogenesis of lupus nephritis by separately reviewing their roles in extrarenal systemic autoimmunity and in intrarenal inflammation and immunopathology.
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Authors
Georg Lorenz, Hans-Joachim Anders,