The Effects of Cobra Venom Factor, an Inhibitor of the Complement System, on the Sequence of Morphological Events in the Rat Kidney in Experimental Pyelonephritis
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Acute experimental pyelonephritis has been produced by a combination of mechanical ureteral obstruction and intravenous injection of E. coli (strain IMRU-54). The effects of administration of cobra venom factor, an inhibitor of the complement system, on the sequence of morphologic events in the kidneys have been studied by light and electron microscopy.Pronounced bacterial colonization and suppression of the infiltration of acute inflammatory cells into the kidney were present in the cobra venom factor treated rats on day 2. In these rats, in which the infiltration of polymorphonuclear leukocytes was inhibited, renal structural damage was significantly reduced. The findings appear to indicate that the polymorphonuclear leukocytes infiltrating into the kidney play some role in damaging the renal parenchymal tissue in the early phase of E. coli induced acute pyelonephritis in rats.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- The Yale Journal of Biology and Medicine
دوره 50 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1977