Thrombospondin-1 inhibits alternative complement pathway activation in antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody-associated vasculitis.

Although glomerular crescents were not yet evident at this early disease time point, TSP-1-KO mice showed a trend toward increased activation of parietal epithelial cells, which are known precursors of crescent formation ( Figure 8, F and H ).

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