1. Kindai Univ, Fac Med, Dept Pediat, 377-2 Ohnohigashi, Osakasayama, Osaka 5898511, Japan
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Abstract
Tonsils are located mainly at the gateway of the respiratory tract, and are reportedly one of the secondary lymphatic organs of the immune system. The development of several diseases including IgA nephropathy (IgAN) is associated with inflammatory stimulation and an aberrant immune response of the tonsils. Several studies have reported an improvement in and/or an increase in the stability of the clinicopathological findings of patients with IgAN post tonsillectomy. However, the efficacy in and precise mechanism of the alleviation of symptoms of other renal diseases by tonsillectomy remain unknown. We hypothesize that tonsillectomy may play a potentially therapeutic role in renal diseases apart from IgAN, which are thought to be caused by an impaired regulation of the immune system.
Key words
Nephrotic syndrome/IgA nephropathy/Mucosa/Regulatory T cell/Tonsillectomy/Tolerance
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Elsevier