ClC-5 is a chloride/proton exchanger that plays an obligate role in albumin uptake by the renal proximal tubule. ClC-5 forms an endocytic complex with the albumin receptor megalin/cubilin. We have identified a novel ClC-5 binding partner, cytosolic aspartyl aminopeptidase (DNPEP; EC 3.4.11.21), that
Tubular epithelial cells take up and degrade plasma albumin filtered by the glomerulus. Tubular damage resulting in reduced albumin uptake or degradation has been suggested as one mechanism contributing to albuminuria in kidney disease. This study investigated whether tubular albumin uptake or
Recent studies have shown that glomerular-filtered albumin appears to be processed by two distinct cellular pathways. The major pathway, a high-capacity retrieval pathway, returns most of the filtered albumin to the blood supply intact. The albumin not taken up by the retrieval pathway is degraded
The administration of the polyclonal activator HgCl2 (1 mg/kg i.p.) to Brown Norway (BN) rats on days 0, 2, 4 and 7 resulted in the cyclical production of anti-glomerular basement membrane (GBM) antibodies, the first peak of which occurred at day 14 with a smaller peak at day 26. Glomerular anti-GBM
BACKGROUND
Double filtration plasmapheresis (DFPP) and (IA) are both used to clear antibody. However, the clinical efficacy and safety of DFPP in patients with anti-glomerular basement membrane (anti-GBM) disease are unclear.
METHODS
The 28 enrolled patients diagnosed serologically and
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