Glomerulonephritis

Glomerulonephritis, also known as glomerular nephritis, abbreviated GN', is a primary or secondary immune-mediated renal disease characterized by inflammation of the glomeruli, or small blood vessels in the kidneys. It may present with isolated hematuria and/or proteinuria ; or as a nephrotic syndrome, a nephritic syndrome, acute renal failure, or chronic renal failure. They are categorised into several different pathological patterns, which are broadly grouped into non-proliferative or proliferative types. Diagnosing the pattern of GN is important because the outcome and treatment differs in different types. Primary causes are one which are intrinsic to the kidney, whilst secondary causes are associated with certain infections , drugs, systemic disorders or cancers. (From the Wikpedia article Glomerulonephritis.)

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Recent Publications on Glomerulonephritis:
Membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis. Membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis is an uncommon kidney disorder...	13th November, 2009	Renal Unit, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Box 118, Hills road, Cambridge, CB2	Pediatr Nephrol. 2009 Nov 12. DOI Direct Link
Phosphoinositol 3-kinase-gamma mediates antineutrophil cytoplasmic autoantibody-induced glomerulonephritis. Antineutrophil cytoplasmic autoantibodies (ANCA) are associated with...	13th November, 2009	Department of Nephrology and Hypertension, Medical Faculty of the Charite,	Kidney Int. 2009 Nov 11. DOI Direct Link
Autoimmune kidney diseases. The second most common cause of chronic renal failure is...	13th November, 2009	Section of Nephrology, Department of Clinical Sciences, Lund, Lund	Autoimmun Rev. 2009 Nov 8. DOI Direct Link
The geoepidemiology of Sjogren's syndrome. Sjogren's syndrome (SS) is a slowly progressing autoimmune disease,...	12th November, 2009	Department of Experimental Physiology, University of Athens, School of	Autoimmun Rev. 2009 Nov 7. DOI Direct Link
Primary Sjogren's syndrome with mesangial proliferative glomerulonephritis and IgA deposits in a child. Sjogren''s syndrome (SS) is a slowly progressing autoimmune disease,...	11th November, 2009	Department of Pediatrics, Guro Hospital, Korea University Medical Center,	Pediatr Nephrol. 2009 Nov 10. DOI Direct Link
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BioNews Results for Glomerulonephritis:
Type I Interferons Produced by Resident Renal Cells May Promote End-Organ Disease in Autoantibody-Mediated Glomerulonephritis	MDLinx:  Nov 9 2009 10:37AM Matching: glomerulonephritis
Renal Progenitor Cells Contribute to Hyperplastic Lesions of Podocytopathies and Crescentic Glomerulonephritis	MDLinx:  Nov 3 2009 3:07PM Matching: glomerulonephritis
What Is Glomerulonephritis? What Causes Glomerulonephritis?	Medical News Today:  Oct 14 2009 10:56AM Matching: glomerulonephritis
Multi-Glycoside of Tripterygium wilfordii Hook f. Ameliorates Prolonged Mesangial Lesions in Experimental Progressive Glomerulonephritis	MDLinx:  Oct 9 2009 1:17PM Matching: glomerulonephritis

Glomerulonephritis Clinical Trials:
Efficacy of Combined Pentoxifylline and Conventional Immunosuppressive Regimens on Rapidly Progressive Glomerulonephritis

Glomerulonephritis Patents:
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7605269	Thiophene derivatives as Sphingosine-1-phosphate-1 receptor agonists
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