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Query: UNIPROT:P01185 (vasopressin)
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Exophthalmos has been induced in carp by injecting thyrotropin releasing hormone (TRH) (PYRO-glutamyl-histidyl-prolinamide) into the coelom. This effect was dose-dependent (dose range 5-750 mug). It was significantly potentiated by prior administration of beta-1 minus 24 coricotropin (Synacthen, Ciba) and inhibited by prednisclone. No significant increase was obtained with 2-phenylalanine-8-lysire-vasopressin (Octapressin, Sandoz). The results show that in the fish model, TRH exerts an exophthalmogenic effect by stimulating endogenous TSH, whereas in man this is not the case. They afford further evidence that the carp model does not reproduce the conditions which occur in ophthalmic Graves' disease.
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PMID:[Exophthalmogenic effect of thyrotropin releasing hormone (TRH) in the animal experiment]. 16 34

The author presents an account of selected important findings in endocrinology during the last year. The mediator of action of STH, IGF-I, was tested as a protein anabolic in a child with Laron's nanism. STH is about to be tested as a geriatric drug. A non-peptide vasopressin antagonist was described. Melatonin is being tested in sleep disorders. A combination of methimazol and thyroxine is more suitable for treatment of Graves-Basedow's disease than the goitrogen alone. Dermal vasoconstriction can be an indicator of the effectiveness of glucocorticoids in asthma. Significant advances were made in the sphere of the new hormone, NO: it is not only an effective vasorelaxing agent but also a neuromodulator and participates in the natural lymphocytic cytotoxicity. Marked advances were made as regards knowledge of the endogenous ligand for benzodiazepine receptors.
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PMID:[Endocrinology 1990-1991]. 180 40

In a brief review the author presents selected results of endocrinological research, published in 1989 to 1990. In the sphere of peptide hormones he mentions findings on the reduced level of the endothelial relaxation factor in the blood stream in atherosclerosis, the classification of endothelin with neuropeptides and the existence of a vasopressin antagonist which causes polyuria after operations of the hypothalamus. Hybrid hormones (biotechnologically prepared combined molecules), mammastatins (inhibitors of proliferation of mammary cell cultures lacking in transformed cultures) and adipsin (a peptide factor lacking in some types of experimental obesity) are other recent advances. Findings on endogenous benzodiazepine substances (occupying receptors for diazepines) and of an endogeneous factor for receptors for tetrahydrocanabinols supplement the contemporary picture. Adrenocortex stimulating immunoglobulins may be the cause of hyperplasia of the adrenal cortex, similarly as TSI is the cause of Graves-Basedow's disease. In the latter evidence of a retroviral aetiology was provided.
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PMID:[Endocrinology 1989-1990]. 207 Mar 86

We present here a case of prominent hypercalcemia accompanied by hypothalamic tumor and Graves' disease. A 24-year-old man with hypothalamic tumor showed hypopituitarism, central diabetes inspidus (DI) and hyperthyroidism. Nausea, loss of thirst and appetite, and general fatigue were found with the unveiling of hypercalcemia and hypernatremia. Parathyroid hormone (PTH) and 1alpha-dihydroxyvitamin D levels were suppressed with a normal range of PTH-related protein values. One-desamino-(8-D-arginine)-vasopressin (DDAVP) and half-saline administration normalized hypernatremia, while hypercalcemia was still sustained. Administration of cortisone acetate and thiamazole reduced the elevated serum Ca level. In the present case, concurrent hyperthyroidism was assumed to accelerate skeletal mobilization of calcium into the circulation. Hypocortisolism and central DI was also considered to contribute, to some extent, to the hypercalcemia through renal handling of Ca.
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PMID:Hypercalcemia accompanied by hypothalamic hypopituitarism, central diabetes inspidus and hyperthyroidism. 1041 54

A 52-year-old woman with hypertension and Graves' disease was scheduled for surgical removal of a meningioma. Intraoperative events were significant for hypotension requiring a vasopressin infusion. Prophylactic dolasetron was administered to the patient before emergence. The patient's trachea was easily extubated and she was neurologically intact at the end of the surgical procedure. On transport to the neurological intensive care unit, the patient developed torsades de pointes, requiring cardiopulmonary resuscitation, before a return to normal sinus rhythm.
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PMID:Dolasetron-induced torsades de pointes. 1892 94

Patients with thymoma are likely to present with associated autoimmunologic disorders. The occurrence of syndrome of inappropriate antidiuretic hormone (SIADH) attributable to thymoma is extremely rare. We herein present an extremely rare case of a 59-year-old man patient who was discovered to have malignant thymoma associated with myasthenia gravis, Graves' disease, and SIADH. He was admitted for evaluation and treatment of hyponatremia (Na 125 mEq/l). SIADH was diagnosed, and thymoma was identified as its cause. The patient was also found to have both Graves' disease and myasthenia gravis. The hyponatremia was normalized with water restriction and 3% saline therapy before thymectomy. The thymic tumor was a Masaoka stage III thymoma that resulted in direct invasion to the wall of the innominate vein, but there was no finding of invasion to other mediastinal organs. Complete thymectomy with innominate vein graft was performed. Microscopic histopathology findings corresponded to those of a mixed-type thymoma and type B2. However, immunohistochemical stain for antidiuretic hormone was negative in the tumor cells. Adjuvant radiation therapy was employed postoperatively, and the patient's postoperative recovery was uneventful. He subsequently reached a euthyroid state. And the reversal to normal sodium and osmolality levels was continued after the tumor removal without any further management for hyponatremia. The observation of this interesting case and a literature review provided us with the opportunity to explore the pathogenesis and clinical aspects of thymoma-related autoimmune and/or endocrine disorders which must be suspected in patients with thymoma.
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PMID:Malignant thymoma associated with myasthenia gravis, Graves' disease, and SIADH. 1852 Jan 11

A 45-year-old man was hospitalized because of weight loss, finger tremor, thirst, polydipsia and increased urinary frequency. He was diagnosed with Graves' disease (GD) and central diabetes insipidus (CDI). Magnetic resonance imaging revealed the enlarged posterior pituitary with thickened stalk. Histological examination obtained from biopsy of the pituitary revealed lymphocytic infundibulo-neurohypophysitis. He received treatment with thiamazole (MMI) for GD and desmopressin acetate (DDAVP) for CDI. However, DDAVP administration could be discontinued as GD was gradually improved. This course indicates that not only the recovered renal response to arginine-vasopressin but also the immunomodulative effects of MMI might attribute to the improvement of polyuria.
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PMID:Transient polyuria related to central diabetes insipidus caused by lymphocytic infundibulo-neurohypophysitis in a patient treated for Graves' disease. 2082 51

We herein report a case of central diabetes insipidus complicated with thyroid storm. A middle-aged woman who was receiving treatment for Graves' disease suddenly complained of polydipsia, polyuria and general fatigue. Laboratory tests showed hyperthyroidism, hypernatremia, hypoosmolar urine and a decreased plasma vasopressin level. The occurrence of central diabetes insipidus with hyperthyroidism was revealed on the basis of pituitary magnetic resonance imaging, a water deprivation test and a desmopressin test. The clinical co-existence of diabetes insipidus and hyperthyroidism is very rare; however, the complication should be considered when hypernatremia and/or dehydration progress in patients with Graves's disease as a common autoimmune-related etiology.
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PMID:Manifestation of Central Diabetes Insipidus in a Patient with Thyroid Storm. 2949 Dec 82