Kidney Expression of Toll Like Receptors in Lupus Nephritis: Quantification and Clinicopathological Correlations

Objective. The study aimed at locating and quantifying Toll Like Receptor (TLR) 3, 7, 8, and 9 expression in kidney of patients with lupus nephritis (LN) and correlating them with clinicopathological features. Methods. Kidney sections from 26 LN patients and 4 controls were analyzed by immunohistoc...

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Main Authors: Conti, Fabrizio, Spinelli, Francesca Romana, Truglia, Simona, Miranda, Francesca, Alessandri, Cristiano, Ceccarelli, Fulvia, Bombardieri, Michele, Giannakakis, Konstantinos, Valesini, Guido
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2016
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5011205/