Found 1,604 clinical trials
The Trend of Copeptin Levels and Its Clinical Value for Postoperative CDI in Pediatric Patients After NSI in ICU
Central diabetes insipidus (CDI),a disease caused by the decrease of AVP (a hormone involved in the control of water-electrolyte balance ) secretion and characerized by polyuria, is a common complication after neurosurgerical intervention and there is a lack of diagnostic criteria.Since the surgry casuses damage to patients' AVP-secreting neuronal cells, …
Registry of Patients in Shock Treated With Vasopressin
Arginine-vasopressin (AVP) is a non-catecholaminergic hormone produced in the hypothalamus and released into the circulation via the neurohypophysis. It has different actions depending on the receptors through which it acts: V1 (vasoconstriction, platelet aggregation, efferent arteriole constriction of the renal glomerulus, glycogenolysis); V2 (water reabsorption, release of von Willebrand factor …
A Causative Role for Amylin in Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy
Three pieces of information lead to the basis for this study: Individuals with Type-2 diabetes commonly develop peripheral neuropathy. Increased production of the hormone amylin occurs in individuals who have Type-2 diabetes. Aggregations of amylin was found in the peripheral vasculature of rats that overexpressed human amylin. The purpose of …
Host-microbiota-environment Interactions
Two types of inflammatory and autoimmune diseases (excluding monogenic diseases) can be distinguished in children: those similar to adult diseases but with an early onset (type 1 diabetes, inflammatory diseases of the gastrointestinal tract, rheumatoid arthritis with anti-CCP antibodies) and those specific to children that are not described in adults …
