[Are glomerular hyperfiltration and hyperperfusion involved in the development and progression of nephropathies?]

In the present paper the significance of non-immunological factors in the development and progression of nephropathies according to the hypothesis of Brenner et al. especially hemodynamic changes in the glomerula with glomerular hyperperfusion and/or hyperfiltration is discussed and therapeutic conclusions are made. The normalized glomerular pressure conditions (converting-enzyme inhibitors), a normalization of hyperglycemia in diabetics, a retention in the use of protein-rich diet and platelet-aggregation inhibitors, respectively, play a special part in the treatment of chronic nephropathies.