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Problems with 'focal segmental glomerulosclerosis'Alexander J Howie
Department of Pathology, University College London, London, WC1E 6JJ, UK
Pediatr Nephrol 26:1197-205. 2011..Collapsing glomerulopathy' is distinctive, and its inclusion in classifications emphasises the lack of specificity of 'FSGS'...
Glomerular tip changes in childhood minimal change nephropathyAlexander J Howie
Department of Pathology, University College London, London, UK
Pediatr Nephrol 23:1281-6. 2008..This should make little difference in clinical practice, because the clinical course should resemble that of minimal change nephropathy...
Physical basis of colors seen in Congo red-stained amyloid in polarized lightAlexander J Howie
Department of Pathology, University College London, London, UK
Lab Invest 88:232-42. 2008..Rather than showing 'apple-green birefringence in polarized light' as often reported, Congo red-stained amyloid, when examined between crossed polarizer and analyzer, should more accurately be said to show anomalous colors...
The association among C4d staining in renal transplant biopsies, the production of donor-specific HLA antibodies, and graft outcomeAlexander J Howie
Department of Pathology, University College London, London, UK
Transplantation 83:373-4. 2007
Discrepancies between descriptions and illustrations of colours in Congo red-stained amyloid, and explanation of discrepant coloursAlexander J Howie
Department of Pathology, University College London, London, UK
Amyloid 17:109-17. 2010..These other anomalous colours are just as characteristic of amyloid as the pure green colour. Many papers on Congo red-stained amyloid appear to describe what is expected theoretically rather than what is actually seen...
Evolution of nephrotic-associated focal segmental glomerulosclerosis and relation to the glomerular tip lesionAlexander J Howie
Department of Pathology, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom
Kidney Int 67:987-1001. 2005..Several entities or variants within focal segmental glomerulosclerosis (FSGS) have been described, but their changes with time and interrelationships are undetermined...
Optical properties of amyloid stained by Congo red: history and mechanismsAlexander J Howie
Department of Pathology, University College London, London, UK
Micron 40:285-301. 2009..These are called anomalous colours...
Vasculitic IgA nephropathy: prognosis and outcomeTanya Pankhurst
Department of Immunity and Infection, Institute of Biomedical Research Medical School, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston Birmingham, UK
Nephron Clin Pract 112:c16-24. 2009..A vasculitic glomerulonephritis is seen in both IgA nephropathy and Henoch-Schonlein purpura. No study has examined prognostic factors in vasculitic IgA nephropathy...
Measurement of chronic damage in the donor kidney and graft survivalAlexander J Howie
Department of Pathology, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom
Transplantation 77:1058-65. 2004..So-called marginal kidneys are used increasingly in renal transplantation, but features of marginal kidneys are disputed...
Major histocompatibility complex class I-related chain A allele mismatching, antibodies, and rejection in renal transplantationSteven T Cox
Anthony Nolan Research Institute, London, United Kingdom
Hum Immunol 72:827-34. 2011..We conclude that mismatching for MICA epitopes in renal transplantation is a mechanism leading to production of MICA antibodies that associate with AR and graft dysfunction...
Immune profile and Epstein-Barr virus infection in acute interstitial nephritis: an immunohistochemical study in 78 patientsAbdurrezagh Mansur
Renal Immunobiology, University of Birmingham, College of Medical and Dental Sciences, London, UK
Nephron Clin Pract 119:c293-300. 2011..The purpose of our study was to define the nature of the interstitial immune infiltrate and to investigate the possibility of renal infection with EBV...
Increased expression of mineralocorticoid effector mechanisms in kidney biopsies of patients with heavy proteinuriaMarcus Quinkler
Division of Medical Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham B15 2TT, UK
Circulation 112:1435-43. 2005..There is also experimental evidence that aldosterone contributes to the development of nephrosclerosis and renal fibrosis in rodent models, but little is known of its role in clinical renal disease...
The incidence of major hemorrhagic complications after renal biopsies in patients with monoclonal gammopathiesRichard Fish
Department of Renal Medicine, King s College Hospital, London, UK
Clin J Am Soc Nephrol 5:1977-80. 2010..The purpose of this study was to determine the incidence of significant hemorrhagic complications after renal biopsies in patients with monoclonal gammopathies...
Prognosis, treatment and outcome of childhood mesangiocapillary (membranoproliferative) glomerulonephritisJanette C Cansick
Department of Paediatric Nephrology, Birmingham Children s Hospital, Birmingham, UK
Nephrol Dial Transplant 19:2769-77. 2004..Prognostic factors and outcome are incompletely known in childhood mesangiocapillary glomerulonephritis (MCGN). This study aimed to correlate renal outcome with clinical and histopathological variables...
CD248+ stromal cells are associated with progressive chronic kidney diseaseStuart W Smith
Institute of Biomedical Research, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
Kidney Int 80:199-207. 2011..Thus, CD248 defines a subset of stromal cells, including but not limited to some myofibroblasts, linked to albuminuria and tubulointerstitial damage during tissue remodeling in CKD...
Pathology of minimal change nephropathy and segmental sclerosing glomerular disordersAlexander J Howie
Department of Pathology, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
Nephrol Dial Transplant 18:vi33-8. 2003..Hilar abnormalities are a characteristic finding in reduced glomerular numbers. Focal segmental glomerulosclerosis is an ambiguous term, applied to many different types of segmental sclerosing glomerular disorders...
Mycophenolate mofetil in the treatment of resistant idiopathic nephrotic syndromeClara J Day
New Cross Hospital, Wolverhampton, UK
Nephrol Dial Transplant 17:2011-3. 2002..0008). CONCLUSION: MMF appears to be of benefit in the treatment of multiply relapsing nephrotic syndrome caused by MCN or FSGS. Controlled trials are required to establish the role of MMF in these disorders...
