Abstract
BACKGROUND: Autosomal Dominant Polycystic Kidney Disease (ADPKD) patients have an impaired urine concentrating capacity. Increased circulating vasopressin (AVP) concentrations are supposed to play a role in the progression of ADPKD. We hypothesized that ADPKD patients have a more severely impaired urine concentrating capacity in comparison to other patients with chronic kidney disease at a similar level of kidney function, with consequently an enhanced AVP response to water deprivation with higher circulating AVP concentrations.METHODS: 15 ADPKD (eGFR
Original language | English |
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Article number | e0169263 |
Journal | PLoS ONE [E] |
Volume | 12 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 12 Jan 2017 |
Keywords
- ANTAGONISTS
- CYSTIC-DISEASE
- DEFECTS
- OSMOREGULATION
- PLASMA COPEPTIN
- POLYCYSTIC KIDNEY-DISEASE
- UREA