Where can I read more about IgA nephropathy and IgA proteases?
Selected references
- Lamm, ME., Emancipator, SN, Robinson JK, Michifumi, Y; Fujioka, H, Qiu, J and Plaut, AG. Microbial IgA protease removes IgA immune complexes from mouse glomeruli in vivo: potential therapy for IgA nephropathy. Am. J. Path. 2008; Jan; 172 (1); 31-36. PMID: 18165266
- Donadio JV, Grande JP. IgA nephropathy. N Engl J Med. 2002 Sep 5;347(10):738-48. PMID: 12213946
- Nair R, Walker PD. Is IgA nephropathy the commonest primary glomerulopathy among young adults in the USA? Kidney Int. 2006 Apr;69(8):1455-8. PMID: 16531983
- Barratt J, Feehally J, Smith AC. pathogenesis of IgA nephropathy. Semin Nephrol. 2004 May;24(3):197-217. PMID: 15156526
- Julian BA, Novak J. IgA nephropathy: an update. curr opin nephrol hypertens. 2004 Mar;13(2):171-9. PMID: 15202611
- Barratt J, Feehally J. Treatment of IgA nephropathy. Kidney Int. 2006 Jun;69(11):1934-8. PMID: 16641928
- Woof JM, Kerr MA. The function of immunoglobulin A in immunity. J Pathol. 2006 Jan;208(2):270-82. PMID: 16362985
- Reinholdt J, Kilian M. Comparative analysis of immunoglobulin A1 protease activity among bacteria representing different genera, species, and strains.Infect Immun. 1997 Nov;65(11):4452-9. PMID: 9353019
- Kilian, M and Reinholdt J. Immunoglobulin A1 proteases of pathogenic and commensal bacteria of the respiratory tract. in: colonization of mucosal surfaces, edited by James P. Nataro, et. al.; Chapter 9, pp 119-129. ASM Press, Washington D.C. 2005.
- Tomana M, Novak J, Julian BA, Matousovic K, Konecny K, Mestecky J. Circulating immune complexes in IgA nephropathy consist of IgA1 with galactose-deficient hinge region and antiglycan antibodies. J Clin Invest. 1999 Jul;104(1):73-81. PMID: 10393701


