Pathological Scenario with the Mannose-Binding Lectin in Patients with IgA Nephropathy

Figure 1

The serum concentrations of MBL were measured in 20 healthy controls and in 80 patients of primary glomerular diseases. The mean levels of MBL showed no statistical difference between each disease. However, some cases of primary glomerulonephritis presented higher concentrations of MBL compared with healthy controls. Abbreviations. MCNS, minimal change nephrotic syndrome (𝑛=16); IgAN, IgA nephropathy (𝑛=19); MPGN, membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis (𝑛=31); others (𝑛=14).