[The role of cell membrane damage in the development of hormone-resistant kidney diseases in children].

Distinct increase in content of lysophosphatidyl choline, dehydrocholesterol, decrease in concentration of phosphatidyl ethanolamine simultaneously with high level of diene conjugates and Schiff bases were found in children with hormone-resistant form of nephrotic glomerulonephritis as compared with children suffering from a hormone-dependent form of the disease. Peroxidation of membrane lipids appears to cause a destabilization of cell membranes, which is responsible for development of hormone-resistance.