pituitrin and Protein-Energy-Malnutrition
pituitrin has been researched along with Protein-Energy-Malnutrition* in 7 studies
Reviews
4 review(s) available for pituitrin and Protein-Energy-Malnutrition
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Oedematous malnutrition.
Oedematous malnutrition, represented by its most severe form kwashiorkor, is rampant in many parts of the world and is associated with a high case fatality rate. Despite being first described more than a century ago, the pathogenesis of kwashiorkor is still not clear. The traditional thinking is that it results from a deficiency of dietary protein and is usually associated with an infection. This has now been challenged by the finding that there is no difference in diets of children developing marasmus or kwashiorkor. Nutritional oedema is associated with an increased secretion of anti-diuretic substance (probably antidiuretic hormone) which prevents the normal excretory response to water administration. Experimental studies have shown that feeding low-protein, low-calorie diets results in delayed and incomplete response to a water load, and that the livers of the animals show a reduced capacity for inactivating anti-diuretic hormone. There is now evidence that links generation of free radicals and depletion of anti-oxidants with the development of oedema in kwashiorkor. Topics: Aldosterone; Animals; Child; Edema; Ferritins; Humans; Kwashiorkor; Malnutrition; Models, Biological; Oxidative Stress; Protein-Energy Malnutrition; Vasopressins | 2009 |
The endocrine responses to protein calorie malnutrition.
Topics: Adrenal Cortex; Catecholamines; Glucagon; Gonads; Growth Hormone; Humans; Hypothalamo-Hypophyseal System; Insulin; Islets of Langerhans; Pituitary-Adrenal System; Prolactin; Protein-Energy Malnutrition; Somatomedins; Thyroid Gland; Thyroxine; Vasopressins | 1983 |
Review: The endocrine glands in infantile malnutrition.
Topics: Adrenal Cortex Hormones; Adrenal Glands; Aldosterone; Diuresis; Endocrine Glands; Growth Hormone; Homeostasis; Humans; Infant Nutrition Disorders; Insulin; Kwashiorkor; Pancreas; Protein-Energy Malnutrition; Thyroid Function Tests; Thyroid Gland; Vasopressins; Water-Electrolyte Balance | 1974 |
Effects of chronic protein-calorie malnutrition on the kidney.
Topics: Acid-Base Equilibrium; Adult; Aminohippuric Acids; Ammonia; Blood Urea Nitrogen; Child; Creatinine; Glomerular Filtration Rate; Humans; Inulin; Kidney; Kidney Concentrating Ability; Kidney Function Tests; Kidney Tubules; Nutrition Disorders; Osmolar Concentration; Protein-Energy Malnutrition; Regional Blood Flow; Sodium; Urea; Vasopressins; Water-Electrolyte Balance | 1973 |
Other Studies
3 other study(ies) available for pituitrin and Protein-Energy-Malnutrition
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Endocrinologic aspects of failure to thrive.
Topics: Adrenal Insufficiency; Adrenocorticotropic Hormone; Catecholamines; Child; Child, Preschool; Diabetes Insipidus; Emotions; Endocrine System Diseases; Growth Disorders; Hormones; Humans; Hyperthyroidism; Hypopituitarism; Hypothyroidism; Infant; Infant, Newborn; Protein-Energy Malnutrition; Vasopressins | 1978 |
Plasma renin activity, water excretion and the decay of injected hormones and hormonal effects in rats with protein energy malnutrition.
Plasma renin activity was found to be correlated positively with muscle water content and the presence of oedema in rats with protein energy malnutrition, whereas the muscle potassium content showed a negative correlation with muscle water content. Malnourished rats also showed an inability to dispose of a water load. Nevertheless, the ability of malnourished rats to excrete injected hormones and to clear the plasma of bromosulphthalein proved to be normal. It is therefore concluded that, although the inability to balance consumption and excretion of water may in part be the result of increased effective plasma renin activity, the increased plasma concentration results from increased secretion rather than from decreased inactivation. Topics: Aldosterone; Animals; Blood Pressure; Corticosterone; Diuresis; Lypressin; Muscles; Potassium; Protein-Energy Malnutrition; Rats; Renin; Vasopressins; Water | 1975 |
On the nature of the renal concentrating defect in malnutrition.
Topics: Absorption; Adult; Dietary Proteins; Diuresis; Female; Humans; Kidney Concentrating Ability; Male; Nicotine; Nitrogen; Osmolar Concentration; Protein-Energy Malnutrition; Urea; Vasopressins; Water | 1967 |