Pub. Date : 2013 Aug
PMID : 23503750
2 Functional Relationships(s)Download |
Sentence | Compound Name | Protein Name | Organism |
1 | BACKGROUND: Urinary plasmin activates the epithelial Na(+) channel (ENaC) in vitro and may possibly be a mechanism of sodium retention in nephrotic syndrome (NS). | Sodium | plasminogen | Homo sapiens |
2 | CONCLUSIONS: These findings support the hypothesis that aberrantly filtered plasminogen-plasmin may contribute to ENaC activation and mediate primary renal sodium retention during active childhood NS. | Sodium | plasminogen | Homo sapiens |