Renal interstitial foam cells are macrophages.
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.
Franco
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Department of Pathology, School of Medicine, UNESP, Botucatu, Brazil.
Schmitt
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Rejaili
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Viero
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Bacchi
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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*
D015415:Biomarkers