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.

Keywords

Interstitial foam cells, Kidney, Macrophages, adolescent, adult, clinical article, female, foam cell, glomerulonephritis, human, human tissue, hypercholesterolemia, immunohistochemistry, kidney biopsy, macrophage, male, priority journal, Adolescent, Adult, Biological Markers, Female, Foam Cells, Glomerulonephritis, Human, Immunoenzyme Techniques, Male, Middle Age, Nephritis, Hereditary