Acute interstitial nephritis and uveitis syndrome: activated immune cell infiltration in the kidney

Pediatric Nephrology volume 5, pages232–234(1991)Cite this article

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Infiltrating cells were analysed in renal biopsy tissue obtained from a 15-year-old girl with acute interstitial nephritis and uveitis using monoclonal antibodies specific for mononuclear cell surface markers. The interstitial infiltrates consisted mainly of T cells and monocytes/macrophages. A considerable proportion of the infiltrating cells were identified by a monoclonal antibody against the interleukin-2 receptor, indicating that a majority of those immune cells are activated. This observation documents the participation of cell-mediated immune injury in interstitial nephritis associated with uveitis.

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  1. Department of Paediatrics, Kinki University School of Medicine, 377-2, Ohno-higasti, 589, Osaka-Sayama, Japan

    Kazuo Yoshioka, Tsukasa Takemura, Mitsuharu Kanasaki, Norihisa Akano & Sunao Maki

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Yoshioka, K., Takemura, T., Kanasaki, M. et al. Acute interstitial nephritis and uveitis syndrome: activated immune cell infiltration in the kidney. Pediatr Nephrol 5, 232–234 (1991). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01095961

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Key words

  • Acute interstitial nephritis
  • Uveitis