Impact of IgG Fc-fragments on experimental glomerulonephritis induced by <i>Streptococcus pyogenes</i> strain binding various immunoglobulin classes

The pathogenesis of poststreptococcal glomerulonephritis (PSGN), a major complication of acute infections caused by group A streptococci (GAS) remains unclear. Several theories, based on the role of certain streptococcal virulence factors, as well as immunological mimicry between GAS and renal tissu...

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Main Authors: L. A. Burova, P. V. Pigarevsky, V. A. Snegova, A. A. Totolian
Format: Article
Language:Russian
Published: Sankt-Peterburg : NIIÈM imeni Pastera 2020-04-01
Series:Infekciâ i Immunitet
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Online Access:https://www.iimmun.ru/iimm/article/view/1226