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. 2016 Aug 11;166(4):799-801.
doi: 10.1016/j.cell.2016.07.047.

Kidney Macrophages: Unique Position Solves a Complex Problem

Miriam Berry  1 , Menna R Clatworthy  2
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Kidney Macrophages: Unique Position Solves a Complex Problem

Miriam Berry et al. Cell. .
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Abstract

Immune complex-mediated diseases, such as systemic lupus erythematosus, commonly affect the kidney and determine disease prognosis. Stamatiades et al. now propose a kidney-specific mechanism for trans-endothelial transport of small immune complexes that activate strategically positioned tissue resident macrophages.

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