Accepting prospective kidney donors with asymptomatic urinary abnormalities: Are we shooting in the dark?  N. Vadivel, A. Stankovic, H.G. Rennke, A.K. Singh  Kidney International  Volume 71, Issue 2, Pages 173-177 (January 2007) DOI: 10.1038/sj.ki.5001940 Copyright © 2007 International Society of Nephrology Terms and Conditions

Figure 1 Renal histopathology. (a) Light microscopy of the kidney cortex: The glomerulus, one arteriole, and the surrounding tubules show a normal appearance. There are no inflammatory lesion seen, and the mesangium appears delicate, without significant expansion of the matrix or hypercellularity (toluidine blue semi-thin epoxy section). (b) Electron micrograph of the glomerular capillary wall: the endothelium and the foot processes of the visceral epithelial cells are well preserved. The lamina densa of the GBM is attenuated and thin. (c) Immunofluorescence microscopy image reveals discrete, fine-granular staining for IgA in the mesangial areas; the reactivity for lambda light chains was slightly stronger than that for kappa light chains. All other Igs and complement components were negative. Kidney International 2007 71, 173-177DOI: (10.1038/sj.ki.5001940) Copyright © 2007 International Society of Nephrology Terms and Conditions