ABSTRACT
ADPKD autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease ARF acute renal failure CAD chronic allograft dysfunction CAPD continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis C-ANCA cytoplasmic antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies cDNA complementary deoxyribonucleic acid CGN crescentic glomerulonephritis ECM extracellular matrix ELAM endothelial cell-leukocyte adhesion molecule GN glomerulonephritis GPIIb platelet glycoprotein HD hemodialysis ICAM intercellular adhesion molecule IgAN IgA nephropathy LFA-1 leukocyte function-associated molecule 1 MG membranous glomerulonephritis MPO myeloperoxidase NEPH nephrin P-ANCA perinuclear antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies PECAM platelet-endothelial cell adhesion molecule RPGN rapidly progressive glomerulonephritis TGF-β1 transforming growth factor-β1 TNF-α tumor necrosis factor-α TJ tight junction VCAM vascular cell adhesion molecule VE-cadherin vascular endothelial cadherin VLA very late antigens ZO zonula occludens
