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- Title
Red cell traverse through thin glomerular basement membranes.
- Authors
Collar, Jill E.; Ladva, Suresh; Cairns, Thomas D.H.; Cattell, Victoria
- Abstract
Red cell traverse through thin glomerular basement membranes. Background. How red cells enter the urinary filtrate in most cases of hematuria of glomerular origin has remained a mystery despite the frequent ultrastructural examination of renal biopsy material. Methods. Serial sections of glutaraldehyde-fixed, resin-embedded material from a case of sporadic microhematuria were examined by transmission electron microscopy when the site of a red cell traversing the glomerular capillary wall was fortuitously discovered on routine examination. Results. The red cell assumed a dumbbell shape and traversed a localized gap 2.25 μm in diameter in the glomerular endothelium and basement membrane. Serial sections suggested a transcellular route. Apart from the thinning of the basement membrane (167 nm), there were no other generalized abnormalities. Conclusion. Red cells can traverse through gaps in the glomerular capillary walls to gain access to Bowman's space. This may be the origin of glomerular hematuria in common noninflammatory forms of glomerular disease, including thin basement membrane nephropathy.
- Subjects
ERYTHROCYTES; BASAL lamina; ENDOTHELIUM; KIDNEY diseases
- Publication
Kidney International, 2001, Vol 59, Issue 6, p2069
- ISSN
0085-2538
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1046/j.1523-1755.2001.00721.x