Renal interstitial foam cells are macrophages
Immunohistochemical studies on renal biopsies from eight patients with various types of glomerulonephritis showed that the interstitial foam cells belonged to the monocyte‐macrophage lineage. There was a strong association between hypercholesterolaemia and the presence of renal interstitial foam cel...
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Veröffentlicht in: | Histopathology 1992-02, Vol.20 (2), p.173-176 |
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Zusammenfassung: | Immunohistochemical studies on renal biopsies from eight patients with various types of glomerulonephritis showed that the interstitial foam cells belonged to the monocyte‐macrophage lineage. There was a strong association between hypercholesterolaemia and the presence of renal interstitial foam cells. |
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ISSN: | 0309-0167 1365-2559 |
DOI: | 10.1111/j.1365-2559.1992.tb00949.x |