Apparent mineralocorticoid excess syndrome Apparent mineralocorticoid excess syndrome Apparent mineralocorticoid excess (AME) is an autosomal recessive disorder causing hypertension (high blood pressure) and hypokalemia (abnormally low levels of potassium). It was found by Dr Maria I. New at Weil Cornell Hospital in New York City. It results from mutations in the "HSD11B2" gene, which encodes the kidney isozyme of 11β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type 2. In an unaffected individual, this isozyme inactivates circulating cortisol to the less active metabolite cortisone. The inactivating mutation leads to elevated local concentrations of cortisol in the aldosterone sensitive tissues like the kidney. Cortisol at high concentrations can cross-react and activate
O Blood and Water O Blood and Water O Blood and Water (Polish: "O krwi i wodo"), also known as conversion prayer, is a prayer to the Divine Mercy revealed by Jesus to saint Faustina Kowalska. Its full text, as reported in the "Diary", is: "O blood and water, which gushed forth from the heart of Jesus as a fountain of mercy for us, I/we trust in you". In the Polish original it is: "O krwi i wodo, któraś wytrysnęła z serca Jezusowego jako zdrój miłosierdzia dla nas, ufam/-y tobie". It may be regarded as an extension of the jaculatory prayer "Jezu, ufam tobie"