Mesangial cells help keep the basement membrane clean by
A)secreting emulsifying agents that dissolve trapped particles.
B)engulfing macromolecules caught in its basement membrane.
C)opening larger pores in the membrane so that trapped particles move accross.
D)secreting antibodies that attack the molecules caught in the endothelium.

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Mesangial cells have phagocytic properties and can engulf and remove macromolecules, debris, and immune complexes caught in the basement membrane of glomerular capillaries. This helps to keep the basement membrane clean and prevent glomerular damage.

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