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17373325

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
2007-3-21
pubmed:abstractText
Because upper respiratory tract infections, particularly tonsillitis, often precede IgA nephropathy (IgAN), IgAN is now recognized as a tonsil-related disease, and reports have shown that tonsillectomy is effective in preventing disease progression in IgAN patients. IgA may thus play an important role in IgAN pathogenesis and development. B cell activation factor belonging to the TNF family (BAFF) is expressed by monocytes, macrophages, and dendritic cells, and may be the mechanism by which macrophages and dendritic cells directly regulate human B-cell activation. BAFF acts as a potent B-cell growth factor and costimulator of immunoglobulin production, including IgA. We studied therapeutic effects and serum BAFF levels as prognostic factors.
pubmed:language
jpn
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Feb
pubmed:issn
0030-6622
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
110
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
53-9
pubmed:dateRevised
2011-7-28
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2007
pubmed:articleTitle
[Therapeutic effects and prognostic factors in tonsillectomy patients with IgA nephropathy].
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Asahikawa Medical School, Asahikawa.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, English Abstract