Is sialylation of IgA the agent provocateur of IgA nephropathy?

Nephrol Dial Transplant. 2008 Jul;23(7):2176-8. doi: 10.1093/ndt/gfn203. Epub 2008 May 12.

Authors

Alice Smith¹, Karen Molyneux, John Feehally, Jonathan Barratt

Affiliation

¹ Department of Infection, Immunity and Inflammation, University of Leicester, UK.

PMID: 18477571
DOI: 10.1093/ndt/gfn203

No abstract available

MeSH terms

Antigen-Antibody Complex / metabolism
B-Lymphocytes / metabolism
B-Lymphocytes / pathology
Glomerulonephritis, IGA / metabolism*
Glomerulonephritis, IGA / pathology
Glycosylation
Glycosyltransferases / metabolism
Humans
Immunoglobulin A / metabolism*
Sialyltransferases / metabolism*

Substances

Antigen-Antibody Complex
Immunoglobulin A
Glycosyltransferases
Sialyltransferases