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Pathologie (Heidelb) ; 45(4): 246-253, 2024 Jul.
Article in German | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38578365

ABSTRACT

The complement cascade comprises a variety of soluble and cell surface proteins and is an important component of the innate immune system. When the cascade is triggered by any of the three activation pathways, the complement system rapidly produces large amounts of protein fragments that are potent mediators of inflammatory, vasoactive, and metabolic responses. All activation pathways lead to the terminal complement cascade with the formation of the membrane attack complex, which lyses cells by forming membrane pores. Although the complement system is essential for pathogen defense and homeostasis, excessive or uncontrolled activation can lead to tissue damage. Recent research shows that the complement system is activated in almost all kidney diseases, even those not traditionally considered immune-mediated. In directly complement-mediated kidney diseases, complement factors or regulators are defective, afunctional or inactivated by antibodies. In many other renal diseases, the complement system is activated secondarily as a result of renal damage and is therefore involved in the pathogenesis of the disease, but is not the trigger. The detection of complement deposits is also used to diagnose kidney disease. This review describes the structure of the complement system and the effects of its dysregulation as a cause and modulator of renal disease.


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Complement Activation , Complement System Proteins , Kidney Diseases , Humans , Complement System Proteins/immunology , Complement System Proteins/metabolism , Complement Activation/immunology , Kidney Diseases/immunology , Kidney Diseases/pathology , Kidney Diseases/metabolism , Kidney/pathology , Kidney/immunology , Kidney/metabolism , Immunity, Innate , Complement Membrane Attack Complex/metabolism , Complement Membrane Attack Complex/immunology
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Pathologe ; 42(Suppl 1): 76-80, 2021 Nov.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-33646362

ABSTRACT

Apart from pulmonary disease, acute kidney injury (AKI) is one of the most frequent and most severe organ complications in severe coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). The SARS-CoV­2 virus has been detected in renal tissue. Patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) before and on dialysis and specifically renal transplant patients represent a particularly vulnerable population. The increasing number of COVID-19 infected patients with renal involvement led to an evolving interest in the analysis of its pathophysiology, morphology and modes of virus detection in the kidney. Meanwhile, there are ample data from several autopsy and kidney biopsy studies that differ in the quantity of cases as well as in their quality. While the detection of SARS-CoV­2 RNA in the kidney leads to reproducible results, the use of electron microscopy for visualisation of the virus is difficult and currently critically discussed due to various artefacts. The exact contribution of indirect or direct effects on the kidney in COVID-19 are not yet known and are currently the focus of intensive research.


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Acute Kidney Injury , COVID-19 , Humans , Kidney , RNA, Viral , SARS-CoV-2
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Pathologe ; 42(2): 183-187, 2021 Mar.
Article in German | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-33527157

ABSTRACT

Apart from pulmonary disease, acute kidney injury (AKI) is one of the most frequent and most severe organ complications in severe coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). The SARS-CoV­2 virus has been detected in renal tissue. Patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) before and on dialysis and specifically renal transplant patients represent a particularly vulnerable population. The increasing number of COVID-19 infected patients with renal involvement led to an evolving interest in the analysis of its pathophysiology, morphology and modes of virus detection in the kidney. Meanwhile, there are ample data from several autopsy and kidney biopsy studies that differ in the quantity of cases as well as in their quality. While the detection of SARS-CoV­2 RNA in the kidney leads to reproducible results, the use of electron microscopy for visualisation of the virus is difficult and currently critically discussed due to various artefacts. The exact contribution of indirect or direct effects on the kidney in COVID-19 are not yet known and are currently the focus of intensive research.


Subject(s)
Acute Kidney Injury , COVID-19 , Humans , Kidney , RNA, Viral , SARS-CoV-2
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