Autophagy activity and expression pattern of autophagy-related markers in the podocytes of patients with lupus nephritis: association with pathological classification

Objective: To identify the significance of autophagy in lupus nephritis (LN). Methods: The number of autophagosomes in podocytes was counted and the expression of multiple molecular markers associated with autophagy was evaluated in LN specimens: in renal biopsy specimens from 90 patients with LN an...

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Main Authors: Juan Jin, Qiudi Tu, Jianguang Gong, Li Zhao, Shikai Liang, Qiang He
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2019-01-01
Series:Renal Failure
Subjects:
lc3
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/0886022X.2019.1598432