Tag - complement-mediated kidney diseases

Explore and Use the ISN Rare Kidney Diseases Toolkit – New Tools Available

The Rare Kidney Diseases Toolkit* curates resources to raise the profile and understanding of rare kidney diseases. It offers disease-specific tools and highlights the burden, gaps, and unmet needs that need to be addressed. Access the toolkit here Tools include infographics, webinars, and the EACCME-accredited ISN Complement Pathway Disease Curriculum, which reviews the pathophysiology, diagnosis and...

New! Narrated Animation on Complement System Dysregulation and Its Impact on the Kidney–Watch it Now!

The kidney is particularly susceptible to damage by complement. Activation of the complement system is tightly regulated by a series of soluble and membrane-bound proteins. Failure of these checking mechanisms is one of the major causes of complement-mediated kidney diseases. Evidence of specific complement activity has been identified in several kidney diseases, including IgA nephropathy,...