The renal tissue from patients with MGN, MCD, focal segmental glomerulosclerosis, acute tubulointerstitial nephritis, diabetic nephropathy, immunoglobulin (Ig) A nephropathy, hypertensive nephrosclerosis, IgM nephropathy, amyloidosis and glomerulosclerosis were studied for the expression of cytokines (tumor necrosis factor, [TNF]-alpha, interleukin [IL]-1 beta, IL-2, IL-4, IL-8 and IL-10) by reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction.
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Focal glomerulosclerosis