title: Renal interstitial foam cells are macrophages.
abstract: Immunohistochemical studies on renal biopsies from eight patients with various types of glomerulonephritis showed that the interstitial foam cells belonged to the monocyte-macrophage lineage. There was a strong association between hypercholesterolaemia and the presence of renal interstitial foam cells.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, School of Medicine, UNESP, Botucatu, Brazil.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Franco
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Schmitt
authors.forename: W A
authors.initials: WA
authors.lastname: Rejaili
authors.forename: R M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Viero
authors.forename: C E
authors.initials: CE
authors.lastname: Bacchi
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D015415:Biomarkers; D005260:Female; D005487:Foam Cells / Q000473:pathology*; D005921:Glomerulonephritis / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D007124:Immunoenzyme Techniques; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009394:Nephritis, Hereditary / Q000473:pathology*
chemical_list: D015415:Biomarkers