What is Membranous Kidney Disease?

According to clinical research findings, according to the cause of membranous nephropathy, can be divided into idiopathic membranous nephropathy and secondary membranous nephropathy. The pathogenesis of idiopathic membranous nephropathy, most scholars believe that anti-phospholipase A2 receptor antibody, and foot cell-related antigen binding to form immune complexes, and then activate the relevant complement, forming damage to the foot cell membrane attack complex, damage glomerular filtration barrier, affect protein reabsorption, the formation of proteinuria.

The cause of secondary membranous nephropathy and other systemic diseases, drugs, poisons, environmental factors, etc., can cause membranous nephropathy drugs such as diclofenac, penicillamine, ibuprofen.