BETA(2)-MICROGLOBULIN AND THE KIDNEY - AN OVERVIEW

Authors
TURBATHERRERA EA
Citation
Ea. Turbatherrera, BETA(2)-MICROGLOBULIN AND THE KIDNEY - AN OVERVIEW, Ultrastructural pathology, 18(1-2), 1994, pp. 99-103
Citations number
36
Categorie Soggetti
Microscopy,Pathology
Journal title
Ultrastructural pathology → ACNP
ISSN journal
01913123
Volume
18
Issue
1-2
Year of publication
1994
Pages
99 - 103
Database
ISI
SICI code
0191-3123(1994)18:1-2<99:BATK-A>2.0.ZU;2-5
Abstract
beta(2) microglobulin is a potentially amyloidogenic low molecular wei ght protein. Increased serum levels are seen in renal diseases that de crease glomerular filtration and/or tubular reabsorption, dialysis pat ients, chronic inflammatory diseases, and certain malignancies. Variou s aspects of beta(2) microglobulin metabolism and its accumulation in the kidney are addressed.