Mechanisms involved in dual vasopressin/apelin neuron dysfunction during aging.

Normal aging is associated with vasopressin neuron adaptation, but little is known about its effects on the release of apelin, an aquaretic peptide colocalized with vasopressin. We found that plasma vasopressin concentrations were higher and plasma apelin concentrations lower in aged rats than in yo...

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Main Authors: Julie Sauvant, Jean-Christophe Delpech, Karine Palin, Nadia De Mota, Jennifer Dudit, Agnès Aubert, Hélène Orcel, Pascale Roux, Sophie Layé, Françoise Moos, Catherine Llorens-Cortes, Agnès Nadjar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3914823?pdf=render