Open AccessProteinuria inducing tubulointerstitial damage
Author(s) -
Biljana Stojimirović,
Dejan Petrović
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
medicinski pregled
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1820-7383
pISSN - 0025-8105
DOI - 10.2298/mpns0308351s
Subject(s) - medicine , endocrinology , albuminuria , reabsorption , albumin , proteinuria , kidney
Glomerular basal membrane represents a mechanical and electric barrier for plasma proteins. In physiological conditions only plasma proteins of low molecular weight are completely filtered through basal membrane. Due to damages of glomerular basal membrane there is an increase in filtration of plasma proteins of moderate and high molecular weight.