The Effect of Tumor Necrosis Factor-Alpha to Glomerular Epithelial Cells in Glomerular Permeability / 대한해부학회지
Korean Journal of Anatomy
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: 389-395, 2003.
Article
Dans Anglais
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| ID: wpr-654601
ABSTRACT
Minimal Change Disease (MCD) is the most common primary nephrotic syndrome in children. Some suggested that tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha) are involved in the pathogenesis of MCD. This study was done to see changes of plasma and urinary TNF-alpha, and its effect on determination of permeability of glomerular basement membrane (BM) contributed by heparan sulfate proteoglycan (HSPG). Study patients consisted of 19 biopsy-proven MCD children aged 2-15 years old. Both plasma and urinary TNF-alpha were measured. Employing the Millicell system, TNF-alpha was screened for the permeability factors. We examined whether TNF-alpha regulated BM HSPG gene expression and HS synthesis in the glomerular epithelial cells (GECs). Urinary TNF-alpha during relapse was also significantly increased (364.4+/-51.2 vs 155.3+/-20.8, 36.0+/-4.5 ng/mg.cr) (p<0.05). However, the negative results were obtained in the permeability assay using the Millicell system. No difference was seen in BM HSPG gene expression and HS synthesis in the GECs. Therefore, it seems that TNF-alpha may not play a disease-specific role in the pathogenesis of MCD.
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WPRIM (Pacifique occidental)
Sujet Principal:
Perméabilité
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Plasma sanguin
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Récidive
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Expression des gènes
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Facteur de nécrose tumorale alpha
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Protéoglycanes à sulfate d'héparane
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Cellules épithéliales
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Membrane basale glomérulaire
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Néphrose lipoïdique
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Syndrome néphrotique
Limites du sujet:
Enfant
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Humains
langue:
Anglais
Texte intégral:
Korean Journal of Anatomy
Année:
2003
Type:
Article
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