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Path - Glomerular Structure and Mechanisms of Disease Flashcards

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3 layers of Glomerulus?

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Capillary to urinary space

  1. Fenestrated endothelium
  2. Glomerular basement membrane
  3. Pedicels (foot processes) on epithelium
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Men or women have thicker glomerular basement membrane?

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Men

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glomerular basement membrane (GBM) disease more common in men?

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Anti-GBM disease

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What % of capillary surface may correspond with fenestrations?

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Up to 50%

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Relationship between podocytes and foot processes (pedicels)?

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Each adjacent pedicel belongs to a single podocyte. Therefore, there is an extensive network covering capillaries

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3 layers of the basement membrane?

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Endothelium (capillary space) to epithelium (urinary space)

  1. Lamina lucida (rara)
  2. Lamina densa
  3. Lamina rara externa
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Thickest layer of GBM?

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Lamina densa (double the thickness of lamina rara)

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Minimal space between 2 pedicels = ?

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Filtration slit

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Slit pore diaphragm = ?

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thin structure bridging the space between two pedicels

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4 main slit pore diaphragm proteins?

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Cadherin, FAT, Nephrin, Podocin

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2 slit pore diaphragm proteins involved with binding adjacent pedicels?

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Cadherin, FAT

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2 main slit pore diaphragm proteins involved with filtration?

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Nephrin, Podocin

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Major component of the glomerular basement membrane?

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Type IV collagen

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4 major components of glomerular basement membrane?

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(PELT) = Perlecan, Entactin, Laminin, & type IV collagen

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Significant component of perlecan and function of this component?

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Perlecan contains heparan sulfate, producing the main negative charge of the GBM. This negative charge prevents albumin (also negatively charged) from permeating through GBM.

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Entactin binds what ion?

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Calcium

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Laminin is formed of how many different chains?

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3

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How many different alpha chains form Type IV collagen family? How many chains needed to form a collagen molecule? Conclusion based on these numbers?

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6 numbered alpha chains. 3 needed to form a collagen molecule. Therefore, there is significant variability in the composition of individual molecules and basement membranes.

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What is a “non-collagenous” domain?

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Most of the alpha chains of type IV collagen are in the characteristic helical conformation; however, “non-collagenous” domain = non-helical globular domain

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antibodies attack what in Goodpasture syndrome?

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antibodies attack NC1 (non-collagenous 1) domain of the alpha3 chain of Type IV collagen, causing glomerulonephritis with hematuria AND pulmonary hemorrhage with hemoptysis.

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2 main clinical findings leading to Goodpasture syndrome?

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  1. Glomerulonephritis with hematuria
  2. Pulmonary hemorrhage with hemoptysis

Need both clinical findings to be considered Goodpasture syndrome

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3 main functions of mesangial cells?

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  1. Structural support to glomerulus
  2. Phagocytic properties
  3. Contractile properties
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Describe phagocytic properties of mesangial cells?

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Mesangial cells within the mesangial matrix will trap antibodies and Antigen-antibody complexes and eventually phagocytose them.

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3 most common mechanisms of glomerular disease?

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  1. Immune-mediated
  2. Metabolic
  3. Hemodynamic
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Immune mediated glomerular disease are caused by?

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  1. antibodies, 2. immune complexes
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Immune complexes involved in glomerular diseases can be present in what 2 forms?

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Can be 1) deposited from the circulation or 2)form in situ

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In situ antibodies (related to immune complexes of glomerular diseases) can be against what 2 types of antigens?

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Can be against 1) intrinsic (fixed) antigens in the glomerulus or 2) “planted” antigens originally found in the bloodstream

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Mechanism of “planted” antigens

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Antigens and antibodies are floating in circulation. Antigen gets to glomerulus 1st, then antibody gets there and recognizes “planted” antigen

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Describe immune complexes in lupus nephritis?

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Large circulating immune complexes will pass through fenestrations of endothelium and get stuck in subendothelial location of GBM.

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Immune complex of Lupus nephritis/SLE

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Immune complexes deposited in CLUMPS and have a GRANULAR PATTERN

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Goodpasture syndrome antibody feature?

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Circulating antibodies against the GBM deposit in a subendothelial location ALL ALONG the GBM

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Pattern of antibody deposition in Goodpasture syndrome?

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Linear pattern all along the GBM

33
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anti-GBM disease = ?

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Considered half of good pasture syndrome, only involving the kidney

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Treatment against anti-GBM antibodies? Why is this method of treatment effective?

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Plasmapheresis. B/c the anti-GBM antibodies circulate before they are deposited within the glomerulus

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Membranous nephropathy antibody feature?

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Circulating antibodies against antigens in the cell membrane of podocytes deposit OUTSIDE the GBM and injure podocytes

36
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Post-streptococcal glomerulonephritis = immune complex disease against ?

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Primarily against streptococcal pyogenic exotoxin B

37
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Immune complex deposition of post streptococcal glomerulonephritis = ?

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SUBEPITHELIAL “HUMPS” with granular deposits (more granular than lupus granular deposits)

38
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What metabolic disease causes glomerular injury?

39
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Diabetes causes what to occur in proteins?

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Non-enzymatic glycosolation of proteins

40
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Which type of proteins are affected in diabetes (circulating or intrinsic to GBM)

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Both. Glycosolation of both circulating proteins and intrinsic proteins of GBM can occur

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In Diabetes, what happens to plasma and intrinsic proteins following glycosolation?

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These proteins will get trapped in GBM, stimulating production of new GBM proteins.

42
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What pathologic process is being shown here? Early or later stages?

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Later stages in diabetes. After production of new GBM proteins (following glycosolation of plasma/intrinsic proteins), the GBM will eventually thicken, as shown in the picture. Advanced glycation end products (AGE) are produced (discussed on different notecard)

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What are advanced glycation end products (AGE)?

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In diabetes, some glycosylated proteins are further metabolized, forming AGE. These accelerate the effects that diabetes has on other organs = bad news.

44
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List the 4 factors involved in progression to diabetic nephropathy? By what mechanism?

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1) Advanced oxidation protein products [AOPP], 2) Renin-Angiotensin system, 3) TGF-beta, & 4) advanced glycation end products (AGEs) activate NADPH oxidase, producing ROS, causing mesangial matrix production, podocyte injury, apoptosis, and proteinuria. All these = diabetic nephropathy.

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Hydrostatic pressure in glomerular capillary vs other capillaries?

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Higher in glomerular capillary (50 mm Hg) vs usual 35 mmHg in other capillaries

46
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Bowman’s space pressure vs other capillary pressure?

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Lower, roughly half (18 mm Hg) vs normal capillaries (35 mm Hg)

47
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Increased hyrostatic pressure causes what 3 pathologic processes of glomerulus?

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  1. Stimulates GBM thickening
  2. Mesangial cell hypertrophy and hyperplasia
  3. Increased mesangial matrix production
48
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HTN causes hyaline sclerosis of (afferent/efferent) arterioles?

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Afferent arterioles. gradually narrows the lumen causing gradual ischemic atrophy of the glomerulus

49
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End stage hypertensive nephropathy = ?

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Arterionephrosclerosis

50
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Arterionephrosclerosis more common in blacks or whites?

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8x more common in blacks.

51
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African sleeping sickness due to what bug?

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Trypanosoma brucei rhodesiense

52
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What mutation confers resistance to Trypanosomes in Africans? MOA?

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Mutation in the gene for apolipoprotein L1, forming variant apolipoprotein L1. This variant doesnt bind trypanosomal protein, confering resistance to trypansosomes.

53
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Malignant HTN classifed as what BP?

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>200/120 mmHg

54
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Scotomas = what? = feature of what?

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Scotoma - “spots before the eyes”, feature of malignant HTN

55
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2 common pathologic results of malignant HTN?

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  1. Fibrinoid necrosis
  2. Hyperplastic arteriosclerosis
56
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What is the pathophysiology of a “flea bitten kidney” ?

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Malignant HTN damages small arteries and arterioles all over the kidney, giving it a “flea bitten” appearance

57
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What is considered to be a medical emergency in terms of glomerular diseases?

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MALIGNANT HTN

58
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Kidney biopsies require what 3 types of microscopy?

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  1. Light microscopy
  2. Immunofluorescence
  3. Electron microscopy
59
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Glomerular disease terminology. “involving all or most of the glomeruli” = ?

60
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Glomerular disease terminology, “involving some but not most of the glomeruli” = ?

61
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Glomerular disease terminology. “involving the whole glomerulus” = ?

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Global = how much of 1 glomerulus

62
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Glomerular disease terminology. “involving only part of the glomerulus” = ?

63
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Proliferative, Membranous, or Membranoproliferative? Definition of answer?

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Proliferative. Increased # of cells (proliferative native cells, but also infiltrating inflammatory cells)

64
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Proliferative, Membranous, or Membranoproliferative? Definition of answer?

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Membranoproliferative = combination of membranous and proliferative (hence the name).

65
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Proliferative, Membranous, or Membranoproliferative? Definition of answer?

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Membraneous, increased GBM without increased # cells

66
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3 features of crescentic glomerulonephritis?

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  1. Involves bowmans space
  2. Proliferating epithelial cells
  3. infiltrating macrophages
67
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What is considered to be the largest subset of crescentic glomerulonephritis?

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“pauci-immune” crescentic glomerulonephritis

68
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P-ANCA is associated with what 2 pathologies?

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Microscopic polyangiitis, Churg-Strauss syndrome

69
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C-ANCA (antiproteinase 3) associated with what pathology?

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Wegener’s (granulomatous with polyangiitis)

70
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fibrous scar replacing glomerulus = ?

A

glomerulosclerosis

71
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fibrous scar replacing part of glomerulus = ?

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Segmental glomerulosclerosis

72
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Which is considered worse, acute necrotizing crescentic glomerulonephritis or focal segmental glomerulosclerosis? Why?

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Acute necrotizing crescentic glomerulonephritis. If it involves bowman’s space (as in crescentic) it means that disease has spread past the bloodstream into urinary space = bad news bears

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