130 px It is thought that antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies (ANCA) interact with antigens in the cytoplasm of neutrophils to cause an early degranulation, triggering the release of lytic enzymes at the site of injury and leading to the formation of glomerular crescents that consist primarily of parietal epithelial cells from Bowman's capsule and in some cases podocytes.
Rapidly progressive glomerulonephritis
Focal proliferative nephritis
Diffuse proliferative nephritis
Transplant glomerulopathy
Membranous glomerulonephritis
Membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis
Acute proliferative glomerulonephritis
Mesangial proliferative glomerulonephritis