Podocyte Lesions in Patients With Obesity-Related Glomerulopathy Hui-Mei Chen, PhD, Zhi-Hong Liu, MD, Cai-Hong Zeng, PhD, Shi-Jun Li, PhD, Qing-Wen Wang, MD, Lei-Shi Li, MD  American Journal of Kidney Diseases  Volume 48, Issue 5, Pages 772-779 (November 2006) DOI: 10.1053/j.ajkd.2006.07.025 Copyright © 2006 National Kidney Foundation, Inc. Terms and Conditions

Fig 1 Glomerular hypertrophy in patients with obesity-related glomerulopathy compared with healthy controls: (A) a normal glomerular section in controls, and (B) enlarged glomerulus in patients with obesity-related glomerulopathy. (Periodic acid–Schiff; original magnification ×400.) American Journal of Kidney Diseases 2006 48, 772-779DOI: (10.1053/j.ajkd.2006.07.025) Copyright © 2006 National Kidney Foundation, Inc. Terms and Conditions

Fig 2 Glomerular capillary loop enlargement and mesangial expansion in patients with obesity-related glomerulopathy compared with controls: (A) normal capillary loops (C) and mesangial area (M) in controls, and (B) expansion of both C and M in patients with obesity-related glomerulopathy. (Electron microscopy; original magnification ×3,000.) American Journal of Kidney Diseases 2006 48, 772-779DOI: (10.1053/j.ajkd.2006.07.025) Copyright © 2006 National Kidney Foundation, Inc. Terms and Conditions