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immune complex — n any of various molecular complexes formed in the blood by combination of an antigen and an antibody that tend to accumulate in bodily tissue and are associated with various pathological conditions (as glomerulonephritis, vasculitis, and… … Medical dictionary
immune complex — Multimolecular antibody antigen complexes that may be soluble or insoluble depending upon their size and whether or not complement is present. Immune complexes can be filtered from plasma in the kidney, and the deposition of the complexes gives… … Dictionary of molecular biology
immune system disorder — Introduction Disorders of the immune systemany of various failures in the body s defense mechanisms against infectious organisms (see table (Disorders of the immune system)). Disorders of immunity include immune deficiency diseases, such… … Universalium
glomerulonephritis — Inflammatory response in the kidney glomerulus that often arises because immune complexes cannot pass through the basement membrane of the fenestrated epithelium where plasma filtration occurs. Circulating neutrophils are trapped on the… … Dictionary of molecular biology
glomerulonephritis — Renal disease characterized by diffuse inflammatory changes in glomeruli that are not the acute response to infection of the kidneys. SYN: glomerular nephritis. [glomerulus + G. nephros, kidney, + itis, inflammation] … Medical dictionary
antigen-antibody complex — (= immune complex) The product of the reaction of antigen and immunoglobulin. If the antigen is polyvalent the complex may be insoluble; see also glomerulonephritis, Arthus reaction, Type III hypersensitivity. Immune complexes activate complement … Dictionary of molecular biology
Rapidly progressive glomerulonephritis — Classification and external resources Histopathological image of crescentic glomerulonephritis in a patient with MPO ANCA positive rapid progressive glomerulonephritis. Hematoxylin eosin stain … Wikipedia
Membranous glomerulonephritis — Classification and external resources Micrograph of membranous nephropathy showing prominent glomerular basement membrane spikes. MPAS stain. ICD … Wikipedia
membranous glomerulonephritis — n a form of glomerulonephritis characterized by thickening of glomerular capillary basement membranes and nephrotic syndrome * * * glomerulonephritis characterized histologically by proteinaceous deposits on the glomerular basement membrane or by … Medical dictionary
ICGN — immune complex glomerulonephritis … Medical dictionary
