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Autosomal dominant familial neurohypophyseal diabetes insipidus caused by a novel missense mutation in AVP gene in a large Italian kindred
PurposeFamilial neurohypophysial diabetes insipidus (FNDI), commonly caused by autosomal dominant arginine vasopressin (AVP) mutations, is a rare...
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Deficiency of WFS1 leads to the impairment of AVP secretion under dehydration in male mice
Wolfram syndrome (WS) is mainly caused by mutations in the WFS1 gene and characterized by diabetes mellitus, optic atrophy, hearing loss, and central...
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Targeting Sigma Receptors for the Treatment of Neurodegenerative and Neurodevelopmental Disorders
The sigma-1 receptor is a 223 amino acid-long protein with a recently identified structure. The sigma-2 receptor is a genetically unrelated protein...
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Identification of an AVP-NPII mutation within the AVP moiety in a family with neurohypophyseal diabetes insipidus: review of the literature
Familial neurohypophyseal diabetes insipidus (FNDI) is a disorder characterized by excess excretion of diluted urine (polyuria) and increased uptake...
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Lymphocytic hypophysitis: Disease spectrum and approach to diagnosis and therapy
Lymphocytic hypophysitis (LYH) is a neuroendocrine disorder characterized by autoimmune inflammation of the pituitary gland with various degrees of...
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The influence of vasopressin deficiency and acute desmopressin administration on melatonin secretion in patients with central diabetes insipidus
Melatonin secretion is modulated by the light-dark schedule, mainly through a sympathetic input to the pineal gland. Besides this, arginine...
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A novel splicing mutation in the V2 vasopressin receptor
In order to elucidate the molecular basis and the clinical characteristics of X-linked recessive nephrogenic diabetes insipidus (CNDI) in a kindred...
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Lymphocytic infundibuloneurohypophysitis presenting as diabetes insipidus in a man
We report a patient with diabetes insipidus, whose sella magnetic resonance imaging revealed a normal hypophysis with a focal nodular thickening of...
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Diabetes Insipidus
Cranial diabetes insipidus (DI) arises when release of arginine vasopressin (AVP, antidiuretic hormone) in response to osmotic stimuli is inadequate....
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Growth and Growth Hormone: I. changes in Serum Level of Growth Hormone Following Hypoglycemia in 134 children with Growth Rctardation
Extract: The change in levels of growth hormone in serum (SGH) following insulin-induced hypoglycemia was evaluated in 134 prepubertal children with...