[Bence-Jones proteinuria and kidney's damages]

Recenti Prog Med. 2008 Jul-Aug;99(7-8):389-94.
[Article in Italian]

Abstract

Bence-Jones proteinuria consists in monoclonal light chains into the urine. Normally kidney eliminates light chains but, when light chains are in excess, they make histological and functional lesion to tubules, glomerulus and vessels both by direct action, or lysosomal enzyme releasing or making tubular obstruction. We analyse these kidney's damages from the morphological and functional point of view. Bence-Jones proteinuria can be detected by urinary protein electrophoresis, immunoelectrophoresis, immunofixation electrophoresis, sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis, two-dimensional electrophoresis and capillary electrophoresis.

Publication types

  • English Abstract
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Amyloidosis / etiology
  • Amyloidosis / pathology
  • Bence Jones Protein / urine*
  • Diabetic Nephropathies / etiology
  • Diabetic Nephropathies / pathology
  • Electrophoresis, Polyacrylamide Gel
  • Fluorescent Antibody Technique
  • Humans
  • Immunoelectrophoresis
  • Immunoglobulin Light Chains / blood
  • Immunohistochemistry
  • Kidney / pathology
  • Kidney Diseases / diagnosis
  • Kidney Diseases / etiology*
  • Kidney Diseases / pathology
  • Microscopy, Electron
  • Proteinuria / blood
  • Proteinuria / complications
  • Proteinuria / diagnosis*
  • Proteinuria / pathology

Substances

  • Immunoglobulin Light Chains
  • Bence Jones Protein