INTRODUCTION *Correspondence to: M.S. Razzaque, MBBS, PhD, Second Depart- ment of Pathology, Nagasaki University School of Medicine, 1-12-4, Sakamoto, Nagasaki 852, Japan. E-mail: razzaque@net.nagasaki-u. ac.jp Second Department of Pathology, Nagasaki University School of Medicine, Nagasaki, Japan J. Pathol. 183: 24–29, 1997. No. of Figures 4. No. of Tables 0. No. of References 21. KEY WORDS—HSP47; collagen; anti-thymocyte serum; glomerulonephritis