Vasopressin: A homeostatic effector in the febrile process

Vasopressin: A homeostatic effector in the febrile process

This review compares the physiological changes which accompany infection and fever with the effects of the peptide, arginine vasopressin (AVP). AVP may act as a neuromodulator, a releasing factor, or a hormone to induce responses which are opposite to those homeostatic changes accompanying fever. Si...

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Veröffentlicht in:Neuroscience and biobehavioral reviews 1982-01, Vol.6 (2), p.215-222
Hauptverfasser: Kasting, Norman W., Veale, Warren L., Cooper, Keith E.
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Animals
Arginine Vasopressin - physiology
AVP
Body Temperature Regulation
Brain - physiology
Fever
Fever - physiopathology
Hemodynamics
Homeostasis
Hormones - blood
Humans
Immunocompetence
Infection
Infection - physiopathology
Neural Pathways - physiology
Synaptic Transmission
Vasopressin
Water-Electrolyte Balance
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Zusammenfassung:This review compares the physiological changes which accompany infection and fever with the effects of the peptide, arginine vasopressin (AVP). AVP may act as a neuromodulator, a releasing factor, or a hormone to induce responses which are opposite to those homeostatic changes accompanying fever. Since AVP is released into blood and brain during fever, it is hypothesized that AVP contributes to the maintenance of homeostasis in the infected organism.
ISSN:0149-7634
1873-7528
DOI:10.1016/0149-7634(82)90057-4