Vasopressin interactions

Vasopressin interacts with two types of receptors. Vi receptors are found on vascular smooth muscle cells and mediate vasoconstriction (see Chapter 17 Vasoactive Peptides). V2 receptors are found on renal tubule cells and mediate antidiuresis through increased water permeability and water resorption in the collecting tubules. Extrarenal V2-like receptors mediate release of coagulation... 

Pedersen CA, Boccia ML (2006) Vasopressin interactions with oxytocin in the control of female sexual behavior. Neuroscience 139 843-851. 

Oxytocin and Vasopressin Receptors. The actions of oxytocin and vasopressin are mediated through their interactions with receptors. Different receptor types as well as different second messenger responses help explain their diverse activities in spite of the hormones stmctural similarities. Thus oxytocin has at least one separate receptor and vasopressin has been shown to have two principal receptor types, and V2. Subclasses of these receptors have been demonstrated, and species differences further compHcate experimental analysis. It is apparent that both oxytocin and receptors function through the GP/1 phosphoHpase C complex (75), while the V2 receptors activate cycHc AMP (76). 

In this work we will focus on the use of the cubic phase as a delivery system for oligopeptides - Desmopressin, Lysine Vasopressin, Somatostatin and the Renin inhibitor H214/03. The amino acid sequences of these peptides are given in Table I. The work focuses on the cubic phase as a subcutaneous or intramuscular depot for extended release of peptide drugs, and as a vehicle for peptide uptake in the Gl-tract. Several examples of how the peptide drugs interact with this lipid-water system will be given in terms of phase behaviour, peptide self-diffusion, in vitro and in vivo release kinetics, and the ability of the cubic phase to protect peptides from enzymatic degradation in vitro. Part of this work has been described elsewhere (4-6). 

Ovarian hormones influence fluid intake by interaction with the brain renin-angiotensin system and it has been shown that gonadal steroids affect brain fluid-electrolyte balance by interactions with vasopressin. Both hyperos-molarity and increased intracranial pressure stimulate vasopressin release and intraperitoneal administration of vasopressin antagonists decrease brain volume. 

Ferris, C. F., and Delville, Y. 1994. Vasopressin and serotonin interactions in the control of agonistic behavior. Psychoneuroendocrinology 19 593-602. 

Whereas it is conceivable that a CRH/vasopressin hyperdrive contributes to behavioral, emotional, and hormonal symptoms of mood disorders, the question remains which mechanisms mediate this hyperactivity of CRH and vasopressin-secreting neurons. The gene expression of both neuropeptides is suppressed by ligand-activated glucocorticoid receptors. The efficiency of this negative feedback action of circulating corticosteroids depends on the number of corticosteroid receptors, their affinity, and the degree of interaction with other factors (e.g., heat shock protein) involved in the transcription machinery. 

Dousa TP Interaction of lithium with vasopressin-sensitive cyclic AMP system of human renal medulla. Endocrinology 95 1359-1366, 1974... 

Endothelins interact with several endocrine systems, increasing the secretion of renin, aldosterone, vasopressin, and ANP. They exert a variety of actions on the central and peripheral nervous systems, the gastrointestinal system, the liver, the urinary tract, the male and female reproductive systems, the eye, the skeletal system, and the skin. Finally, ET-1 is a potent mitogen for vascular smooth muscle cells, cardiac myocytes, and glomerular mesangial cells. 

P) of surface membranes to Ca2+, Na+, and K+. The resulting depolarization or hyperpolarization of the sensory cell (the signal) is passed through relay neurons to sensory centers in the brain. In the best-studied cases, desensitization includes phosphorylation of the receptor and binding of a protein (arrestin) that interrupts receptor-G protein interactions. VR is the vasopressin receptor other receptor and G protein abbreviations are as used in earlier illustrations. 

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