hypoproteinemia/protease

Enteropeptidase, a type II transmembrane serine protease, is localized to the brush border of the duodenal and jejunal mucosa. It is synthesized as a zymogen (proenteropeptidase) that requires activation by another protease, either trypsin or possibly duodenase. Active enteropeptidase then converts

A 40-year-old male was admitted to our hospital on August 30, 1994 to receive a new ulcerative colitis (UC) therapy, leukocytapheresis (LCAP). On the admission day, he had bloody stool 5 to 6 times/day, abdominal pain, slight fever, and hypoproteinemia. His UC type was moderately severe left-sided

Effective treatment has not yet been established for patients with persistent proteinuria and hypoproteinemia related to advanced diabetic nephropathy. We report three patients with diabetic nephropathy presented with the nephrotic syndrome who showed a marked decrease in proteinuria following the