Implication of glomerulonephritis in renal physiology of dogs and cats: a literature review

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Liana Santos Vilela
Luciano Alves Favorito
Natasha Teixeira Logsdon
Renata Fernandes Ferreira de Moraes

Abstract

In the renal tubules there is a process of selection of the glomerular filtrate, which is formed by water, electrolytes, glucose, urea and a small amount of protein. Mostly water and sodium will be reabsorbed according to the body’s request. Other components of the filtrate will go on to the excretion process. Red blood cells, leukocytes and proteins are large substances, larger than the pores of intact glomerular membranes, and therefore, normal urine has almost no proteins in its content. A glomerulus that allows the passage of proteins is not performing its function correctly, and this damage to the
glomerular filtration barrier can result in kidney diseases with several clinical manifestations that will be addressed in this article. The objective of this work is to review the literature on glomerulonephritis and its implications in dogs and cats for use in small animal clinical practice.

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VILELA, L. S.; FAVORITO, L. A.; LOGSDON, N. T.; MORAES, R. F. F. DE. Implication of glomerulonephritis in renal physiology of dogs and cats: a literature review. Revista de Educação Continuada em Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia, v. 20, n. 1, 20 May 2022.
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PATOLOGIA VETERINÁRIA