This chapter will review what is known about the characteristics of the glomerular. The glomerular basement membrane has a thick dense central layer the lamina densa which is covered by thinner more electron lucent inner and outer layers the lamina rara interna and lamina rara externa respectively see fig. The gbm derives from the fusion of separate podocyte and endothelial cell basement membranes during glomerulogenesis and consists primarily of laminin 521 a5b2g1 collagen a3a4a5iv nidogens 1 and 2 and agrin.
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Glomerular basement membrane. The glomerular basement membrane gbm is an especially thick basement membrane that contributes importantly to the kidneys filtration barrier. The glomerular basement membrane gbm of the kidney is the basal lamina layer of the glomerulusthe glomerular endothelial cells the gbm and the filtration slits between the podocytes perform the filtration function of the glomerulus separating the blood in the capillaries from the filtrate that forms in bowmans capsule. The basement membrane has a network of type iv collagen which forms a tetrameric porous infrastructure. The basement membrane of the glomerular capillaries of the mammalian kidney has been a favorite object for studies on the structure function and composition of basement membranes because of its important biological role in glomerular filtration of macromolecules and because of the relative ease with which it can be isolated for study free from contamination by other extracellular matrix components.
The gbm is a fusion of the endothelial cell and podocyte basal. Glomerular basement membrane basal lamina. The glomerular basement membrane is a trilaminar membrane consisting of the lamina densa in the middle lamina interna next to the endothelial cells and lamina externa next to the podocytes. The glomerular basement membrane gbm is a ribbon like extracellular matrix that lies between the endothelium and the podocyte foot processes fps.
The mesangium contains mesangial cells and their associated matrix. The podocytes and endothelial cells secrete proteins to make up the basement membrane. A parietal epithelial cell pec is visible lining bowmans capsule.
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