Gene/Protein Disease Symptom Drug Enzyme Compound
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Query: UMLS:C0034186 (pyelonephritis)
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In 85 infants and children, non-specific microsomal enzyme activity was assessed by measuring the urinary D-glucaric acid excretion. In patients with renal disease of various etiology, a highly significant increase in the D-glucaric acid excretion was observed at any early stage of the illness. This change was most marked in patients suffering from tubulopthy and pyelonephritis. Excretion of D-glucaric acid was significantly more pronounced in patients with renal disease than in controls, even in those groups of infants and children who were given enzyme-inducing drugs. As an explanation for the elevation of urinary D-glucaric acid levels in patients with mild renal disease, the possibility and biochemical mechanism of an induction of drug metabolizing enzymes are discussed and some therapeutic conclusions are drawn.
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PMID:Increased D-glucaric acid excretion in children with renal disease. 740 39