This review of vasopressin in septic shock differs from previous reviews by providing more
information on the physiology and pathophysiology of vasopressin and vasopressin …

Most of the life with which humans interact is exposed to highly rhythmic and extremely
predictable changes in illumination that occur with the daily events of sunrise and sunset …

Sepsis is defined as a potentially fatal organ dysfunction caused by a dysregulated host
response to infection. Despite tremendous progress in the medical sciences, sepsis remains …

Vasopressin is a stress hormone. However, vasopressin levels are inappropriately low in
septic shock. Vasopressin stimulates AVPR1a, AVPR1b, AVPR2 and purinergic receptors …

During sepsis, brain damage is associated with oxidative stress due to overproduction of
reactive oxygen species (ROS). Although there are recent reports about the benefits of …

A systemic inflammatory response to infection characterizes sepsis which associated to
refractory hypotension, turns into severe sepsis. Our aim was to evaluate hormonal and …

Backgrounds The aim of this study was to investigate the oxidative damage and
inflammatory effects in the hippocampus and cerebellum in lipopolysaccharide (LPS) …

Background/Aim: Oxytocin (OXT) secretion during cecal ligation puncture (CLP)-induced
sepsis has not yet been examined. Although immune properties have been attributed to …

Sepsis is a major disease entity with important clinical implications. It is associated with a
high mortality rate in humans. Recently, several studies have demonstrated that Intensive …

Sepsis is one of the leading causes of mortality in intensive care units besides causing
profound alterations in the brain. One of the structures notably affected during sepsis is the …