Enzyme Precursors
Categorical breakdown of terms falling inder the category of Enzyme Precursors. Sub categories will become more specific in nature to the terms listed for Enzyme Precursors.
Sub-Categories
Terms
Angiostatins - Circulating 38-kDa proteins that are internal peptide fragments of PLASMINOGEN. The name derives fro...
Complement Factor B - A glycine-rich, heat-labile serum glycoprotein that contains a component of the C3 CONVERTASE ALTERN...
Enzyme Precursors - Physiologically inactive substances that can be converted to active enzymes....
Pepsinogen A - This is one of 2 related pepsinogen systems in humans and is also known as pepsinogen. (The other is...
Pepsinogen C - This is one of the 2 related pepsinogen systems in humans. It is found in prostate and seminal fluid...
Pepsinogens - Proenzymes secreted by chief cells, mucous neck cells, and pyloric gland cells, which are converted ...
Plasminogen - Precursor of plasmin (FIBRINOLYSIN). It is a single-chain beta-globulin of molecular weight 80-90,00...
Protein C - A vitamin-K dependent zymogen present in the blood, which, upon activation by thrombin and thrombomo...
Prothrombin - A plasma protein that is the inactive precursor of thrombin. It is converted to thrombin by a prothr...
Trypsinogen - The inactive proenzyme of trypsin secreted by the pancreas, activated in the duodenum via cleavage b...
Common Chronic Illnesses
Coronary Disease
An imbalance between myocardial functional requirements and the capacity of the CORONARY VESSELS to supply sufficient blood flow. It is a form of MYOCARDIAL ISCHEMIA (insufficient blood supply to the heart muscle) caused by a decreased capacity of the coronary vessels.
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1
A subtype of DIABETES MELLITUS that is characterized by INSULIN deficiency. It is manifested by the sudden onset of severe HYPERGLYCEMIA, rapid progression to DIABETIC KETOACIDOSIS, and DEATH unless treated with insulin. The disease may occur at any age, but is most common in childhood or adolescence.
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Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2
A subclass of DIABETES MELLITUS that is not INSULIN-responsive or dependent (NIDDM). It is characterized initially by INSULIN RESISTANCE and HYPERINSULINEMIA; and eventually by GLUCOSE INTOLERANCE; HYPERGLYCEMIA; and overt diabetes. Type II diabetes mellitus is no longer considered a disease exclusively found in adults. Patients seldom develop KETOSIS but often exhibit OBESITY.
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Hypertension
Persistently high systemic arterial BLOOD PRESSURE. Based on multiple readings (BLOOD PRESSURE DETERMINATION), hypertension is currently defined as when SYSTOLIC PRESSURE is consistently greater than 140 mm Hg or when DIASTOLIC PRESSURE is consistently 90 mm Hg or more.
Mesothelioma
A tumor derived from mesothelial tissue (peritoneum, pleura, pericardium). It appears as broad sheets of cells, with some regions containing spindle-shaped, sarcoma-like cells and other regions showing adenomatous patterns. Pleural mesotheliomas have been linked to exposure to asbestos. (Dorland, 27th ed)
Osteoarthritis
A progressive, degenerative joint disease, the most common form of arthritis, especially in older persons. The disease is thought to result not from the aging process but from biochemical changes and biomechanical stresses affecting articular cartilage. In the foreign literature it is often called osteoarthrosis deformans.
