The actions of vasopressin are mediated by stimulation of tissue-specific G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) called vasopressin receptors that are classified...
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Human vasopressin, also called antidiuretic hormone (ADH), arginine vasopressin (AVP) or argipressin, is a hormone synthesized from the AVP gene as a...
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Vasopressin receptor 1A (V1AR), or arginine vasopressin receptor 1A (officially called AVPR1A) is one of the three major receptor types for vasopressin...
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A vasopressin receptor antagonist (VRA) is an agent that interferes with action at the vasopressin receptors. Most commonly VRAs are used in the treatment...
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Vasopressin receptor 2 (V2R), or arginine vasopressin receptor 2 (officially called AVPR2), is a protein that acts as receptor for vasopressin. AVPR2 belongs...
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Vasopressin V1b receptor (V1BR) also known as vasopressin 3 receptor (VPR3) or antidiuretic hormone receptor 1B is a protein that in humans is encoded...
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vasopressin receptors TC OT 39 – non-selective over vasopressin receptors WAY-267,464 – anxiolytic in mice; possibly non-selective over vasopressin receptors...
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and V2 receptors which consequently lead to higher eGFR and lower vascular resistance in the lungs. A number of injectable arginine vasopressins are in...
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AVP gene (section Vasopressin)
The arginine vasopressin gene (AVP) is a gene whose product is proteolytically cleaved to produce vasopressin (also known as antidiuretic hormone or ADH)...
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the vasopressin receptor 2 at the kidney (the site of ADH action); or inherited mutations leading to a gain of function of the vasopressin-2 receptor (a...
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Desmopressin (redirect from 1-desamino-8-D-arginine vasopressin)
arterial hypertension. Vasopressin stimulates the release of ACTH, which indirectly increases responsiveness of alpha-1 receptor in blood vessel smooth...
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Oxytocin (category Vasopressin receptor agonists)
may be mediated by modulation of a different target, perhaps the vasopressin V1A receptor where oxytocin is known to weakly bind as an agonist. Oxytocin...
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Conivaptan (category Vasopressin receptor antagonists)
Vaprisol, is a non-peptide inhibitor of the receptor for anti-diuretic hormone, also called vasopressin. It was approved in 2004 for hyponatremia (low...
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Tolvaptan and conivaptan antagonize the effects of antidiuretic hormone (vasopressin), thereby promoting the specific excretion of free water, directly ameliorating...
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(orexin) receptor 2 (HCRTR2, OX2R) Vasopressin receptor InterPro: IPR001817 Arginine vasopressin receptor 1A (AVPR1A, V1AR) Arginine vasopressin receptor 1B...
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LIT-001 (category Vasopressin receptor agonists)
LIT-001 is a small-molecule oxytocin receptor agonist and vasopressin receptor mixed agonist and antagonist that was first described in the literature...
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S.; Orlandi, Cesare (2006-11-16). "Tolvaptan, a Selective Oral Vasopressin V2-Receptor Antagonist, for Hyponatremia". New England Journal of Medicine...
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not being produced in sufficient amounts, or vasopressin's receptors are not being stimulated by vasopressin. An example of desmopressin's use is for childhood...
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are not generally recommended. There is tentative evidence that vasopressin receptor antagonists (vaptans), such as conivaptan, may be slightly more effective...
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Antihistamine (redirect from H1 receptor antagonist)
receptor and heightens the receptor's activity; the receptor antagonists work by binding to the receptor and blocking the activation of the receptor by...
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Tolvaptan (category Vasopressin receptor antagonists)
is an aquaretic drug that functions as a selective, competitive vasopressin receptor 2 (V2) antagonist used to treat hyponatremia (low blood sodium levels)...
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Dopamine antagonist (redirect from Dopamine receptor antagonist)
anti-dopaminergic and a dopamine receptor antagonist (DRA), is a type of drug which blocks dopamine receptors by receptor antagonism. Most antipsychotics...
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Terlipressin (category Vasopressin receptor agonists)
be effective when norepinephrine does not help. Terlipressin is a vasopressin receptor agonist. Terlipressin was approved for medical use in the United...
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Oxytocin (medication) (category Vasopressin receptor agonists)
oxytocin receptor agonists, like TC OT 39, WAY-267464, and LIT-001 have been developed and studied. However, lack of selectivity over vasopressin receptors has...
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Nephrogenic diabetes insipidus (redirect from Arginine vasopressin resistance)
Nephrogenic diabetes insipidus, recently renamed as arginine vasopressin resistance (AVP-R) and also previously known as renal diabetes insipidus, is...
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Cannabinoid (redirect from Cannabinoid receptor agonist)
plant primarily and most animal organisms (although insects lack such receptors) or as synthetic compounds. The most notable cannabinoid is the phytocannabinoid...
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(2002). "Chapter 14 Molecular pharmacology and modeling of vasopressin receptors". Vasopressin and Oxytocin: From Genes to Clinical Applications. Progress...
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may refer to: Alpha-1B adrenergic receptor Arginine vasopressin receptor 1B Interferon beta-1b Melatonin receptor 1B The ASCII hexadecimal code for the...
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Anticholinergic (redirect from Acetylcholine receptor antagonist)
parasympathetic nervous system by selectively blocking the binding of ACh to its receptor in nerve cells. The nerve fibers of the parasympathetic system are responsible...
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Osmotherapy (section Vasopressin receptor antagonist)
glyburide (glibenclamide) which inhibits these channels. Vasopressin receptors activated by vasopressin are found on the basolateral membrane of the cells lining...
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