Glomerular Cellular Interactions Following Disruption of the Glomerular Basement Membrane in IgA Nephropathy: Ultrastructural Analyses by 3-Dimensional Serial Block-Face Scanning Electron Microscopy

• Masaaki Nagai, MD,
• Sei Saitoh, MD, PhD,
• Takashi Takaki, PhD,
• Takaaki Ohbayashi, MD,
• Osamu Hotta, MD, PhD,
• Nobuhiko Ohno, MD, PhD,
• Kensuke Joh, MD, PhD

Affiliations

Masaaki Nagai, MD

Division of Nephrology, Narita Memorial Hospital, Aichi, Japan; Address for Correspondence: Masaaki Nagai, MD, Division of Nephrology, Narita Memorial Hospital, 134 Haneihonmachi, Toyohashi, Aichi, 441-8029, Japan.

Sei Saitoh, MD, PhD

Section of Electron Microscopy, Supportive Center for Brain Research, National Institute for Physiological Sciences, Aichi, Japan; Department of Anatomy II and Cell Biology, Fujita Health University School of Medicine, Aichi, Japan

Takashi Takaki, PhD

Division of Electron Microscopy, Showa University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan

Takaaki Ohbayashi, MD

Division of Nephrology, Narita Memorial Hospital, Aichi, Japan

Osamu Hotta, MD, PhD

Hotta Osamu Clinic, Miyagi, Japan

Nobuhiko Ohno, MD, PhD

Division of Histology and Cell Biology, Jichi Medical University School of Medicine, Tochigi, Japan

Kensuke Joh, MD, PhD

Department of Pathology, The Jikei University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan