Do Foxp3+ Regulatory T Cells (Treg Cells) Play a Role in the Immunopathogenesis of Primary/Idiopathic Minimal Change Disease?
Figure 1
Histopathological changes in minimal change disease. (a) Glomerulus showing minor changes from a patient with minimal change disease. Capillary loops are mildly ectatic (asterisks) and a few podocytes are slightly enlarged (black arrows). There is no significant mesangial expansion or hypercellularity (red arrows) (periodic acid schiff, original magnification ×600). (b) Electron microscopy showing extensive effacement of podocyte foot processes (black arrows) from the same patient. Inset: normal, intact foot processes (uranyl acetate and lead citrate).
