Agents that reduce the excretion of urine, most notably the octapeptide vasopressins
An antidiuretic is a substance that helps to control fluid balance in an animal's body by reducing urination,[1] opposing diuresis.[2] Its effects are opposite that of a diuretic. The major endogenous antidiuretics are antidiuretic hormone (ADH; also called vasopressin) and oxytocin. Both of those are also used exogenously as medications in people whose bodies need extra help with fluid balance via suppression of diuresis. In addition, there are various other antidiuretic drugs, some molecularly close to ADH or oxytocin and others not. Antidiuretics reduce urine volume, particularly in diabetes insipidus (DI), which is one of their main indications.
The antidiuretic hormone class includes vasopressin (ADH), argipressin, desmopressin, lypressin, ornipressin, oxytocin, and terlipressin. Miscellaneous others include chlorpropamide and carbamazepine.
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An antidiuretic is a substance that helps to control fluid balance in an animal's body by reducing urination, opposing diuresis. Its effects are opposite...
Human vasopressin, also called antidiuretic hormone (ADH), arginine vasopressin (AVP) or argipressin, is a hormone synthesized from the AVP gene as a peptide...
The syndrome of inappropriate antidiuretic hormone secretion (SIADH), also known as the syndrome of inappropriate antidiuresis (SIAD), is characterized...
and each works in a distinct way. Alternatively, an antidiuretic, such as vasopressin (antidiuretic hormone), is an agent or drug which reduces the excretion...
excretion, processes regulated by the hormones aldosterone and vasopressin (antidiuretic hormone). There are several components of the collecting duct system...
result of heart failure), and an excess of antidiuretic hormone caused by the syndrome of inappropriate antidiuretic hormone secretion. A specific gravity...
urinary system is regulated by the endocrine system by hormones such as antidiuretic hormone, aldosterone, and parathyroid hormone. The urinary system is...
in which the urine is concentrated include syndrome of inappropriate antidiuretic hormone secretion (SIADH). High volume hyponatremia can occur from heart...
nighttime secretion levels of antidiuretic hormone, which controls water retention in the body. This results in low antidiuretic hormone levels and excessive...
synthesize) the following important endocrine hormones: Magnocellular neurons: Antidiuretic hormone (ADH, also known as vasopressin and arginine vasopressin AVP)...
which is caused by insufficient levels of vasopressin (also called antidiuretic hormone, ADH). Nephrogenic diabetes insipidus is caused by an improper...
endocrine functions; these include renin, angiotensin II, aldosterone, antidiuretic hormone, and atrial natriuretic peptide, among others. Filtration, which...
and paraventricular nucleus, which contain neurons that secrete the antidiuretic hormone, vasopressin, from their nerve endings in the posterior pituitary...
does not produce any hormone but stores and secretes hormones such as antidiuretic hormone (ADH) which is synthesized by supraoptic nucleus of hypothalamus...
treatment of central diabetes insipidus (DI) as a replacement for endogenous antidiuretic hormone (ADH) that is in insufficient quantity due to decreased or non-existent...
elevation of body temperature greater than or equal to 40.0 or 41.5 °C (104.0 or 106.7 °F)) Hyponatremia (Syndrome of inappropriate antidiuretic hormone)...
different set of causes. Central DI (CDI) is due to a lack of vasopressin (antidiuretic hormone) production. This can be due to injury to the hypothalamus or...
Bronchodilator Chronotrope (positive or negative) Decongestant Diuretic or Antidiuretic Inotrope (positive or negative) This type of categorisation of drugs...
Precipitated, a British anthrax vaccine Arginine vasopressin, the form of the antidiuretic hormone vasopressin found in most mammals Alien vs. Predator, a science...
into the blood. Damage to the pituitary stalk blocks the release of antidiuretic hormone, resulting in polydipsia (excessive water intake) and polyuria...
the osmoreceptors, cells that control osmolality via the secretion of antidiuretic hormone (ADH). In neurological conditions such as epilepsy or paraplegia...
Carbamazepine, sold under the brand name Tegretol among others, is an anticonvulsant medication used in the treatment of epilepsy and neuropathic pain...
severe liver disease, anabolic state, and syndrome of inappropriate antidiuretic hormone. Another rare cause of a decreased BUN is ornithine transcarbamylase...
reflexively by the hypothalamus and represents a positive feedback mechanism. Antidiuretic hormone stimulates the kidney tubules to reabsorb and conserve water...
dehydration, alkalosis, acidosis or other life-threatening changes. Antidiuretic hormone (vasopressin) is partly responsible for this process by controlling...
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