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“The arginine vasopressin V2 receptor antagonists OPC-31260 and tolvaptan inhibit the development of polycystic kidney disease in cpk mice and in three animal orthologs to human autosomal recessive polycystic kidney disease (PCK rat), autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (Pkd2-/WS25 mice), and nephronophthisis(pcy mouse).”
Clinical journal of the American Society of Nephrology : CJASN • 2008 | View Paper
“The arginine vasopressin V2 receptor antagonists OPC-31260 and tolvaptan inhibit the development of polycystic kidney disease in cpk mice and in three animal orthologs to human autosomal recessive polycystic kidney disease (PCK rat), autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (Pkd2/WS25 mice), and nephronophthisis (pcy mouse).”
“ Tolvaptan attenuated the MI-induced mRNA expressions of atrial and brain natriuretic peptides, monocyte chemotactic protein-1, transforming growth factor-&bgr;1, arginine vasopressin V1a receptor, and endothelin-1 in the marginal infarct region.”
“ Tolvaptan inhibits the binding of arginine vasopressin to the V2 receptors on the collecting ducts of the kidneys resulting in aquaresis, the electrolytes sparing excretion of water.”