The Emerging Role of Renal Tubular Epithelial Cells in the Immunological Pathophysiology of Lupus Nephritis

Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a systemic, autoimmune disease that can involve virtually any organ of the body. Lupus nephritis (LN), the clinical manifestation of this disease in the kidney, is one of the most common and severe outcomes of SLE. Although a key pathological hallmark of LN is g...

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Main Authors: Seokchan Hong, Helen Healy, Andrew J. Kassianos
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-09-01
Series:Frontiers in Immunology
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fimmu.2020.578952/full