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Chronic serum sickness glomerulonephritis: passive immunisation inhibits the removal of glomerular antigen and electron dense deposits. 1988

P N Furness, and D R Turner
Department of Pathology, University Hospital, Nottingham, United Kingdom.

Chronic serum sickness glomerulonephritis was induced in 20 Wistar rats, using radiolabelled, chemically cationized bovine serum albumin (BSA) as antigen. Four days after the last injection of antigen, when relocation of antigen within the rat had effectively ceased, the rats were given a single large intraperitoneal dose of either non-immune rat gamma globulin or anti-BSA rat gamma globulin. Ten days later the rats were killed. The rats which had received the anti-BSA globulin had significantly more antigen in renal cortex and in isolated glomeruli than the control group. They also had larger mesangial deposits as assessed by morphometry at electron microscope level; assessment of subepithelial deposits provided equivocal results. These findings provide direct confirmation that circulating antibody which is directed against an antigen which is trapped within deposits in the glomerulus will inhibit the removal of the antigen and deposits from the mesangium.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D007116 Immunization, Passive Transfer of immunity from immunized to non-immune host by administration of serum antibodies, or transplantation of lymphocytes (ADOPTIVE TRANSFER). Convalescent Plasma Therapy,Immunoglobulin Therapy,Immunotherapy, Passive,Normal Serum Globulin Therapy,Passive Antibody Transfer,Passive Transfer of Immunity,Serotherapy,Passive Immunotherapy,Therapy, Immunoglobulin,Antibody Transfer, Passive,Passive Immunization,Therapy, Convalescent Plasma,Transfer, Passive Antibody
D007678 Kidney Glomerulus A cluster of convoluted capillaries beginning at each nephric tubule in the kidney and held together by connective tissue. Glomerulus, Kidney
D008297 Male Males
D011919 Rats, Inbred Strains Genetically identical individuals developed from brother and sister matings which have been carried out for twenty or more generations or by parent x offspring matings carried out with certain restrictions. This also includes animals with a long history of closed colony breeding. August Rats,Inbred Rat Strains,Inbred Strain of Rat,Inbred Strain of Rats,Inbred Strains of Rats,Rat, Inbred Strain,August Rat,Inbred Rat Strain,Inbred Strain Rat,Inbred Strain Rats,Inbred Strains Rat,Inbred Strains Rats,Rat Inbred Strain,Rat Inbred Strains,Rat Strain, Inbred,Rat Strains, Inbred,Rat, August,Rat, Inbred Strains,Rats Inbred Strain,Rats Inbred Strains,Rats, August,Rats, Inbred Strain,Strain Rat, Inbred,Strain Rats, Inbred,Strain, Inbred Rat,Strains, Inbred Rat
D002908 Chronic Disease Diseases which have one or more of the following characteristics: they are permanent, leave residual disability, are caused by nonreversible pathological alteration, require special training of the patient for rehabilitation, or may be expected to require a long period of supervision, observation, or care (Dictionary of Health Services Management, 2d ed). For epidemiological studies chronic disease often includes HEART DISEASES; STROKE; CANCER; and diabetes (DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2). Chronic Condition,Chronic Illness,Chronically Ill,Chronic Conditions,Chronic Diseases,Chronic Illnesses,Condition, Chronic,Disease, Chronic,Illness, Chronic
D005921 Glomerulonephritis Inflammation of the renal glomeruli (KIDNEY GLOMERULUS) that can be classified by the type of glomerular injuries including antibody deposition, complement activation, cellular proliferation, and glomerulosclerosis. These structural and functional abnormalities usually lead to HEMATURIA; PROTEINURIA; HYPERTENSION; and RENAL INSUFFICIENCY. Bright Disease,Kidney Scarring,Glomerulonephritides,Scarring, Kidney
D000818 Animals Unicellular or multicellular, heterotrophic organisms, that have sensation and the power of voluntary movement. Under the older five kingdom paradigm, Animalia was one of the kingdoms. Under the modern three domain model, Animalia represents one of the many groups in the domain EUKARYOTA. Animal,Metazoa,Animalia
D000936 Antigen-Antibody Complex The complex formed by the binding of antigen and antibody molecules. The deposition of large antigen-antibody complexes leading to tissue damage causes IMMUNE COMPLEX DISEASES. Immune Complex,Antigen-Antibody Complexes,Immune Complexes,Antigen Antibody Complex,Antigen Antibody Complexes,Complex, Antigen-Antibody,Complex, Immune,Complexes, Antigen-Antibody,Complexes, Immune
D000941 Antigens Substances that are recognized by the immune system and induce an immune reaction. Antigen
D012710 Serum Albumin, Bovine Serum albumin from cows, commonly used in in vitro biological studies. (From Stedman, 25th ed) Fetal Bovine Serum,Fetal Calf Serum,Albumin Bovine,Bovine Albumin,Bovine Serum Albumin,Albumin, Bovine,Albumin, Bovine Serum,Bovine Serum, Fetal,Bovine, Albumin,Calf Serum, Fetal,Serum, Fetal Bovine,Serum, Fetal Calf

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