Pathogenesis of poststreptococcal glomerulonephritis a century after Clemens von Pirquet. Rodríguez-Iturbe B1, Batsford S. Kidney Int. 2007 Jun;71(11):1094-104. link Abstract Considerable insight has been gained into the etiopathogenesis of poststreptococcal glomerulonephritis since the…
Nephritis-Associated Plasmin Receptor and Acute Poststreptococcal Glomerulonephritis: Characterization of the Antigen and Associated Immune Response Yoshizawa N1, Yamakami K, Fujino M, Oda T, Tamura K, Matsumoto K, Sugisaki T, Boyle MD. J Am…
The Role of Nephritis-Associated Plasmin Receptor (NAPlr) in Glomerulonephritis Associated with Streptococcal Infection J Biomed Biotechnol. 2012;2012:417675. doi: 10.1155/2012/417675. Epub 2012 Oct 14. Takashi Oda,1 Nobuyuki Yoshizawa,2 Kazuo Yamakami,3 Yutaka Sakurai,3 Hanako Takechi,1…
Post-infectious group A streptococcal autoimmune syndromes and the heart Martin, W. J., Steer, A. C., Smeesters, P. R., Keeble, J., Inouye, M., Carapetis, J., & Wicks, I. P. (2015) Autoimmun Rev. 2015 Aug;14(8):710-25….
Post-streptococcal autoimmune disorders of the central nervous system Lisa A. Snider and Susan E. Swedo Curr Opin Neurol. 2003 Jun;16(3):359-65. Abstract PURPOSE OF REVIEW: Autoimmune disease has long been intertwined with investigations of…