THE "nephrotic syndrome" is one of the most striking phenomena of renal disease. The combination of gross edema, hypoproteinemia, hypercholesterolemia, lipidemia and heavy proteinuria, in the ...

lysozyme activity is found in normal urine. 5,6 Lysozymuria has been reported in some children with nephrotic syndrome 7 and in some adults with renal disease, 6 but no definitive evidence of the ...

Long-term prognosis for children with nephrotic syndrome (NS) is directly related to steroid responsiveness. There are currently no diagnostic tests that accurately predict steroid responsiveness ...

Idiopathic nephrotic syndrome (INS), characterized by heavy ... sensitiveness and disease activity at the time of blood and urine collection. We specifically measured plasma and urinary levels ...

Nephrotic syndrome is a common kidney disorder among ... which leads to excessive release of protein into the urine. This condition tends to cause swelling, particularly in one’s ankle and ...

We have applied some of these approaches to the study of nephrotic urine. We first performed liquid ... The prognosis of pediatric nephrotic syndrome (NS) is directly related to steroid ...