...Irina Tasevska; Sofia Enhörning; Anders Christensson; Margaretha Persson; Peter M. Nilsson; Olle Melander Background: Our aim was to test if plasma copeptin, a stable surrogate marker of arginine vasopressin, predicts decline of glomerular filtration rate (GFR) and risk of chronic kidney disease...

... or property resulting from any ideas, methods, instructions or products referred to in the content or advertisements. Water Chronic kidney disease Vasopressin Copeptin Regulation of body fluid volume by the kidney was pivotal in the emergence of life forms from water to land. This control...

... of factors contributing to its progression is crucial for designing preventive interventions. Previous studies suggested that chronically high vasopressin is deleterious to the renal function. We evaluated plasma copeptin, a surrogate of vasopressin, as a predictor for renal function decline in a community...