Question 1

why would i be prescribed adh / vasopressin?

Accepted Answer

Bedwetting or : To increase platelet release or for a pituitary gland issue.

Question 2

what produces oxytocin and vasopressin?

Accepted Answer

Pituitary and adrena: The posterior pituitary gland makes oxytocin, and a layer of the adrenal gland makes vasopressin(epinephrine).

Question 3

what does vasopressin do?

Accepted Answer

Holds onto water: The posterior (back) part of the pituitary gland in the brain contains the cells that produce oxytocin (that stimulates uterine contractions in labor) and ADH (anti-diuretic hormone), which regulates retention of water by the body.  ADH is also called vasopressin because it makes some blood vessels constrict (tighten).

Question 4

how can vasopressin be transported in the blood ?

Accepted Answer

As a: Protein dissolved in the blood.

Question 5

what are the effects of hypersecretion and hyposecretion of vasopressin?

Accepted Answer

Vasopressin: Used in 2 conditions: 1) Diabetes Insipidus and 2) Extreme malignant high Blood Pressure.  It is given either by IV or sub-cutaneously.  It has a ver short half-life (about 20 min.)

Question 6

how are arginine and arginine vasopressin different?

Accepted Answer

Arginine: Is an amino acid, a protein building block. Arginine vasopressin is one version of a pituitary hormone known as anti diuretic hormone.

Question 7

what does an increased adh (vasopressin) cause?

Accepted Answer

Reduced urine output: Free water retention with resulting volume expansion and reduced electrolyte concentrations.

Question 8

what can cause vasopressin deficiency?

Accepted Answer

Genetics: Inborn differences among individuals results in a broad range of every type of human characteristic. Hormone production/responsiveness is no different. Some have more; some have less; if it's a lot less, it is viewed as a "deficiency". There may be additional factors  -- related to sleep habits, stress, meds, intake of alcohol & other food/beverages, etc., but genetics is probably the main factor.

Question 9

does caffeine inhibit adh (vasopressin)?

Accepted Answer

Not really.: While caffeine may affect kidney blood flow, resulting in some adjustment in fluid balance indirectly, caffeine does not directly affect ADH (vasopressin) levels to any significant degree

Question 10

where are adh (vasopressin) and oxytocin produced?

Accepted Answer

ADH (vasopressin) &amp; Oxytocin: Both are produced in hypothalamus and stored in the posterior pituitary gland.

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