title: [Protein metabolism during nephrotic syndrome. Experimental and clinical influence of dietary protein intake].
abstract: In adults, 12 to 14 g of albumin are synthesized daily. The same quantity is catabolized, essentially by the vascular endothelium and to a lesser degree in renal tubules. During nephrotic syndrome, contrary to what is observed in malnutrition conditions accompanied by hypoalbuminemia, hepatic synthesis is only moderately increased, whereas fractional catabolism is greater than normal. The increase in alimentary protein-intake, which has been proposed to restore the pool of albumin, raises hepatic albumin synthesis, but also its urinary losses, most likely by stimulation of the renin-angiotensin system. A reduction in protein rations lowers proteinuria and improves the hepatic abnormalities of nephrotic syndrome but its longterm nutritional consequences are poorly understood. The association of a converting enzyme inhibitor with a diet moderately restricted in protein content (1 g/kg/day) might constitute a therapeutic satisfactory solution.
authors.affiliation: Maladies Médicales des Reins, Hôpital Pellegrin Tripode, Bordeaux.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Combe
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Aparicio
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000419:Albuminuria / Q000652:urine; D004044:Dietary Proteins / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000494:pharmacology*; D006801:Humans; D009404:Nephrotic Syndrome / Q000378:metabolism*; D011506:Proteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D012709:Serum Albumin / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D004044:Dietary Proteins; D011506:Proteins; D012709:Serum Albumin
vernacular_title: Le métabolisme protéique au cours du syndrome néphrotique. Influence expérimentale et clinique de l'apport protéique alimentaire.