Defective galactosylation and clearance of IgA1 molecules as a possible etiopathogenic factor in IgA nephropathy

Contrib Nephrol. 1993:104:172-82. doi: 10.1159/000422410.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.

MeSH terms

  • Amino Acid Sequence
  • Animals
  • Carbohydrate Sequence
  • Carbohydrates / physiology
  • Galactose / metabolism*
  • Glomerulonephritis, IGA / etiology*
  • Glomerulonephritis, IGA / immunology
  • Glomerulonephritis, IGA / metabolism
  • Glycosylation
  • Humans
  • Immunoglobulin A / chemistry
  • Immunoglobulin A / metabolism*
  • Immunoglobulin Heavy Chains / chemistry
  • Lectins / metabolism
  • Liver / metabolism
  • Mice / metabolism
  • Molecular Sequence Data
  • Plant Lectins*
  • Primates / metabolism
  • Protein Processing, Post-Translational*

Substances

  • Carbohydrates
  • Immunoglobulin A
  • Immunoglobulin Heavy Chains
  • Lectins
  • Plant Lectins
  • jacalin
  • Galactose