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Therapeutic Potential of Vasopressin-Receptor Antagonists in Heart Failure

Journal of Pharmacological Sciences, 2014
.: Arginine vasopressin (AVP) is a 9-amino acid peptide that is secreted from the posterior pituitary in response to high plasma osmolality and hypotension.
Yasukatsu Izumi, Katsuyuki Miura, Hiroshi Iwao   +2 more
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Autosomal dominant familial neurohypophyseal diabetes insipidus caused by a mutation in the arginine-vasopressin II gene in four generations of a Korean family [PDF]

Annals of Pediatric Endocrinology & Metabolism, 2014
Autosomal dominant neurohypophyseal diabetes insipidus is a rare form of central diabetes insipidus that is caused by mutations in the vasopressin-neurophysin II (AVP-NPII) gene.
Myo-Jing Kim, Young-Eun Kim, Chang-Seok Ki, Jae-Ho Yoo   +3 more
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Endolymphatic Sac Drainage Surgery and Plasma Stress Hormone Vasopressin Levels in Meniere's Disease

Frontiers in Neurology, 2021
Meniere's disease is a common inner ear disorder accompanied by vertigo attacks and fluctuating hearing loss that some believe is due to a stressful lifestyle.
Tadashi Kitahara, Tadao Okayasu, Taeko Ito, Hiroto Fujita, Keita Ueda   +4 more
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Congestive heart failure in rats is associated with increased expression and targeting of aquaporin-2 water channel in collecting duct [PDF]

, 1997
We tested whether severe congestive heart failure (CHF), a condition associated with excess free-water retention, is accompanied by altered regulation of the vasopressin-regulated water channel, aquaporin-2 (AQP2), in the renal collecting duct.
Andersen, D., Ecelbarger, C., Frøkiær, J., Jonassen, T., Knepper, M.A., Marples, D., Nielsen, S., Peterson, J.S., Terris, J.   +8 more
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Adipsic central diabetes insipidus as a result of neurosarcoidosis

Revista Mexicana de Endocrinología, Metabolismo y Nutrición
Sarcoidosis is a systemic multisystem inflammatory disorder of unknown etiology characterized by the presence of non-caseating granulomas. Neurosarcoidosis leads to hypothalamus- pituitary axis dysfunction, and the most common clinical manifestation is ...
Radmila Milosheska, Ivana Mickovski, Daniela Buklioska Ilijevska   +2 more
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Estimation the activity of Copeptin, insulin, and C-peptide from patients with polycystic ovary syndrome

Tikrit Journal of Pure Science, 2018
Copeptin, the C-terminal part of the vasopressin prohormone, is secreted stoichiometrically with vasopressin that is more easily measured than Arginine vasopressin.
Entedhar R. Sarhat, Madlen Qassm Abbas
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Testosterone Acts Within the Medial Amygdala of Rats to Reduce Innate Fear to Predator Odor Akin to the Effects of Toxoplasma gondii Infection

Frontiers in Psychiatry, 2020
Rats infected with the protozoan Toxoplasma gondii exhibit a reduced aversion to cat odor. This behavioral change is thought to increase trophic transmission of the parasite. Infected male rats also show a greater testicular synthesis of testosterone and
Dhiraj Kumar Singh, Shantala Arundathi Hari Dass, Samira Abdulai-Saiku, Ajai Vyas   +3 more
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Pharmacologic management of nocturnal polyuria: a contemporary assessment of efficacy, safety, and progress toward individualized treatment

Therapeutic Advances in Urology, 2021
This narrative review synthesizes current evidence on the medical management of nocturnal polyuria, including antidiuretic replacement therapy as well as other emerging modalities, with particular emphasis on areas of active investigation and future ...
Thomas F. Monaghan, Jeffrey P. Weiss, Karel Everaert, Alan J. Wein   +3 more
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Use of 'Vaptans' in treatment of hyponatremia

Türk Kardiyoloji Derneği Arşivi, 2015
Hyponatremia is the most prevalent electrolyte imbalance, and may be present in up to 30% of hospitalized patients. It is an important predictor of in-hospital mortality.
Aslı Tanındı, Hasan Fehmi Töre
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Asymptomatic meningitis diagnosed by positron emission tomography in a patient with syndrome of inappropriate antidiuretic hormone secretion: a case report

Journal of Medical Case Reports, 2021
Background Syndrome of inappropriate antidiuretic hormone secretion can be caused by arginine-vasopressin-producing tumors or enhanced arginine vasopressin secretion from the posterior pituitary gland due to central nervous system disorders and ...
Masanori Hasebe, Jun Shirakawa, Daisuke Miyashita, Rieko Kunishita, Mayu Kyohara, Tomoko Okuyama, Yu Togashi, Yasuo Terauchi   +7 more
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