Vol. 40 (5) 2019 Neuro endocrinology letters

Copeptin - a new diagnostic and prognostic biomarker in neurological and cardiovascular diseases.

: Copeptin, arginine vasopressin (AVP)-associated 39 aminoacid glycopeptide, is a C-terminal part of pro-AVP. AVP acts through V1a, V1b, and V2 receptors. The effect on V1a receptors is connected with arterial vasoconstriction, on V2 with antidiuretic action, and on V1b with the secretion of ACTH, insulin, glucagon. Copeptin is found i.....