title: A case of familial central diabetes insipidus: the response of urinary prostaglandins to 1-deamino-8-D-arginine vasopressin.
abstract: A case of familial central diabetes insipidus and dilatation of the urinary tract is reported. Administration of desmopressin for 1 year improved urinary tract dilatation with a concomitant reduction in urine volume. Urinary cyclic adenosine monophosphate and prostaglandin E2 excretion increased after treatment.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, University of Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Sasaki
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Higashihara
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Takeuchi
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Nutahara
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Homma
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Aso
mesh_terms: D015121:6-Ketoprostaglandin F1 alpha / Q000652:urine; D000328:Adult; D000242:Cyclic AMP / Q000652:urine; D003894:Deamino Arginine Vasopressin / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D003919:Diabetes Insipidus / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000235:genetics* / Q000652:urine; D015237:Dinoprost / Q000652:urine; D015232:Dinoprostone / Q000652:urine; D006801:Humans; D006869:Hydronephrosis / Q000209:etiology*; D008297:Male; D013929:Thromboxane B2 / Q000652:urine; D014556:Urine
chemical_list: D013929:Thromboxane B2; D015121:6-Ketoprostaglandin F1 alpha; D015237:Dinoprost; D000242:Cyclic AMP; D003894:Deamino Arginine Vasopressin; D015232:Dinoprostone