A patient is diagnosed with acute post-streptococcal glomerulonephritis (GN). The pathophysiology of acute glomerulonephritis usually includes all the following except

glomerular filtration rate (GFR) substantially increases.

autoantibodies attack and damage the glomeruli of the kidneys.

substances such as red blood cells and protein pathologically leak from the capillaries into the urine.

inflammatory changes in the glomeruli cause leaky glomerular capillaries.