Local CD34-positive capillaries decrease in mouse models of kidney disease associating with the severity of glomerular and tubulointerstitial lesions

Abstract Background The renal vasculature plays important roles in both homeostasis and pathology. In this study, we examined pathological changes in the renal microvascular in mouse models of kidney diseases. Methods Glomerular lesions (GLs) in autoimmune disease-prone male BXSB/MpJ-Yaa (Yaa) mice...

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Main Authors: Md Abdul Masum, Osamu Ichii, Yaser Hosny Ali Elewa, Teppei Nakamura, Yasuhiro Kon
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-09-01
Series:BMC Nephrology
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12882-017-0694-3