Uropepsin

***Uropepsin*** is one of the products of protein metabolism, which is produced in the kidneys and excreted in the urine. Urinary pepsin is a peptidase and is capable of destroying proteins that enter the urine. In addition, it is involved in the regulation of acid-base balance in the body.

Uropseudocholinesterase (UPC) can be divided into two main subgroups - the most common variants of the gene encoding PSE function. With mutations in the PSEN1 gene (and similar nucleotide substitutions), an autosomal dominant form of the disease develops (type 2), and with mutations or changes in the PSEN2 gene, an autosomal recessive form of the genetic disease (type 3).

There are two main types of forms of pathology - in which a high concentration of free forms of ammonia manifests in humans, characterized by severe, progressive encephalopathy - a more severe disease (type 1) and sporadic, mild type 2, without diagnosis, early fatal idiopathic cases, gradually becoming into idiopathic forms. 2.2 the photo shows the result of one of the cases of failure to reduce the content of inorganic nitrogen in the blood after a load of ammoniogenic products -