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An Update on Glomerulopathies - Etiology and Pathogenesis
Edited by Sharma Prabhakar, ISBN 978-953-307-388-0, Hard cover, 276 pages, Publisher: InTech, Chapters published September 06, 2011 under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 license
DOI: 10.5772/889
The book has fourteen chapters which are grouped under different sections: Immune System and Glomerulonephritis, Animal Models of Glomerulonephritis, Cytokines and Signalling Pathways, Role of Cells and Organelles in Glomerulonephritis and Miscellaneous. While the purpose of this volume is to serve as an update on recent advances in the etio-pathogenesis of glomerulopathies, the book offers the current and broad based knowledge in the field to readers of all levels in the nephrology community.
- Chapter 1
The Role of Humoral and Cell-Mediated Adaptive Immune Response - Chapter 2
Immunological Basis of Membranous Glomerulonephritis - Chapter 3
Anti-Complement Autoantibodies in Membranoproliferative Glomerulonephritis and Dense Deposit Disease - Chapter 4
The Experimental Model of the Autoimmune Glomerulonephritis Induced by the Chronic Graft versus Host Reaction - Chapter 5
Immunopathogenic Mechanism and Therapeutic Intervention in an Experimental Murine Model of Membranous Nephropathy - Chapter 6
Glomerular Injury in Domestic Cats and the Iberian Lynx (Lynx pardinus): A Comparative Review - Chapter 7
Role of TGF-ß in Mesangial Matrix Accumulation in Chronic Progressive Glomerular Disease - Chapter 8
Glomerulonephritis and Cellular Regulation of Prostaglandin Synthesis - Chapter 9
The Role of STAT3 Activation in Glomerulonephritis - Chapter 10
Role of the Mammalian Target of Rapamycin (mTOR) Signalling Pathway in Podocytes in Glomerular Disease - Chapter 11
Renin-Angiotensin System Activation and Extracellular Signal-Regulated Kinases in Glomerulonephritis - Chapter 12
Dendritic Cells: Two-Edged Swords in Pathogenesis of Autoimmune Glomerulonephritis - Chapter 13
Endoplasmic Reticulum: The Master Regulator of Stress Responses in Glomerular Diseases - Chapter 14
Urinary Biomarkers in Glomerulonephritis


