Peroral Administration of Antidiuretic Peptides to Conscious Dogs, Normal Humans and Patients with Diabetes insipidus

Author(s):  
Hans Vilhardt ◽  
Mogens Hammer ◽  
Peter Bie
1988 ◽  
Vol 27 (7) ◽  
pp. 330-332 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eileen Doherty-Fuller ◽  
Kenneth C. Copeland

1971 ◽  
Vol 40 (6) ◽  
pp. 497-511 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. F. Lant ◽  
G. M. Wilson

1. The antidiuretic effects of oral therapy with benzothiadiazine and phthalimidine diuretics have been studied in seven patients with diabetes insipidus of pituitary origin. 2. The immediate and chronic phases of diuretic-induced antidiuresis differ in their characteristics. Immediate antidiuresis is closely related both to the saluretic action of the diuretics and to the level of fluid turnover prevailing before their administration. By contrast, the findings in four patients maintained on polythiazide or clorexolone for at least 4 years show that antidiuresis persists at a time when saluretic effects have ceased and there is no longer any detectable disturbance in body sodium metabolism. A change in mechanism of antidiuresis appears to occur with the passage of time. 3. There is a parallelism between the characteristics of the chronic antidiuretic and antihypertensive actions of diuretics. The mechanism of both effects remains obscure. 4. Despite uncertainty as to mechanism, diuretic therapy offers a reliable means of treating diabetes insipidus on a long-term basis. The only complication encountered was symptomless hypokalaemia which developed despite regular use of supplemental oral potassium. Combined administration of triamterene or amiloride with either polythiazide or clorexolone has been used with success as an alternative regime.


The Lancet ◽  
1968 ◽  
Vol 291 (7549) ◽  
pp. 948-952 ◽  
Author(s):  
I. Vávra ◽  
A. Machová ◽  
V. Holecek ◽  
J.H. Cort ◽  
M. Zaoral ◽  
...  

2009 ◽  
Vol 2009 ◽  
pp. 1-4 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joanna Rosalind Cunnington ◽  
Ramesh Jois ◽  
Ivan Zammit ◽  
David Scott ◽  
John Isaacs

Wegener's granulomatosis of the pituitary gland resulting in diabetes insipidus is a rare complication of the disease. Standard treatment for Wegener's granulomatosis involves a combination of prednisolone and cylophosphamide, however biologic agents are now being used in refractory cases. We report three cases of patients with diabetes insipidus as a complication of Wegener's granulomatosis who were treated with biologic agents. All three cases showed clinical response to treatment with biologic agents including rituximab and alemtuzumab and two cases demonstrated improvement in pituitary gland abnormalities by MRI. Clinicians should be aware that diabetes insipidus can present as a complication of Wegener's granulomatosis and that biologic therapies may be effective in refractory cases.


1987 ◽  
Author(s):  
V Vicente ◽  
J Corrales ◽  
J Miralles ◽  
I Alberca

In order to investigate whether the response of von Willebrand factor (vWF), Factor VIII (FVIII) and tissue plasminogen activator (t-PA) to DDAVP infusion is governed by the integrity of the hypothaLamo neurohypophyseal axis, we studied the behaviours >of these proteins (FVIII, one stage; vWF antigen by electroimmunoassay and t-PA was measured in the plasma auglobulin fraction with added C-1 inactivator on fibrin plates) after DDAVP infusion (0.3 ug/Kg) in five patients with cranial diabetes insipidus, comparing them with the responses obtained in six healthy subjects.In spite of receiving a daily therapeutic dose of 10-20 ug of DDAVP the patients with diabetes insipidus showed normal basal levels of FVIII, vWF and t-PA. The increase in these parameters following DDAVP infusion were not significantly different in the two groups. These findings suggest that the integrity of the hypothalamo-hypophyseal axis is not neccessary for a response by vWF, FVIII and t-PA to occur after DDAVP infusion.


2020 ◽  
Vol 105 (7) ◽  
pp. e2327-e2336
Author(s):  
Katja Bologna ◽  
Nicole Cesana-Nigro ◽  
Julie Refardt ◽  
Cornelia Imber ◽  
Deborah R Vogt ◽  
...  

Abstract Context Arginine stimulates pituitary hormones, like growth hormone and vasopressin, but its effect on the hypothalamic–pituitary–adrenal (HPA) axis is unknown. Arginine may also stimulate the HPA axis, possibly through a mechanism involving vasopressin. Objective To investigate the effect of arginine on adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) and cortisol in subjects with and without vasopressin deficiency. Design Prospective study, University Hospital Basel. Participants 38 patients with central diabetes insipidus, 58 patients with primary polydipsia, and 50 healthy controls. Intervention Arginine infusion with measurement of ACTH, cortisol and copeptin at baseline and 30, 45, 60, 90, and 120 minutes. Results We found different response patterns to arginine: in patients with diabetes insipidus (and low stimulated copeptin levels) median (interquartile range [IQR]) ACTH and cortisol increased from 22.9 (16.8, 38.7) to 36.6 (26.2, 52.1) ng/L and from 385 (266, 463) to 467 (349, 533) nmol/L, respectively. In contrast, median (IQR) ACTH and cortisol levels decreased in patients with primary polydipsia (despite high stimulated copeptin levels): ACTH from 17.3 (12.3, 23) to 14.8 (10.9, 19.8) ng/L and cortisol from 343 (262, 429) to 272 (220.8, 360.3) nmol/L; likewise, in healthy controls: ACTH from 26.5 (17.6, 35.7) to 14.8 (12.1, 22.7) ng/L and cortisol from 471 (393.3, 581.8) to 301.5 (206.5, 377.8) nmol/L. Conclusion Diabetes insipidus is associated with increased responsiveness of ACTH/cortisol to arginine. In contrast, arginine does not stimulate the HPA axis in healthy controls or in primary polydipsia.


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