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Tertiary Lymphoid Structures in Lupus Nephritis Are Associated With Aging and Chronic Kidney Injury.

Article C Peer reviewed Observational

Key takeaways

Researchers found organized clumps of immune cells, called tertiary lymphoid structures, inside kidney tissue from people with lupus nephritis, the kidney damage caused by lupus. These clumps showed up more often in older patients and in kidneys with long-term scarring injury. This is an observational tissue study, so it shows a link, not proof that the immune clumps cause the damage. The listing gave no abstract, so the number of patients studied is not stated here.

Who did this work

Kondo M · Sato Y · Fukuma S · Toriu N · Kitai Y · Mori KP · Yoshikawa T · Yamamoto S · Sawa N · Ubara Y · Yanagita M

Source

Article · PubMed, CKD progression and prevention · 2026 Aug 5
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/42707204/