Article type: Letter to Editor
Article
title: The
role of copeptin in the prognosis of ischemic stroke
Journal: Journal
of Current Research in Scientific Medicine
Year: 2022
Authors: Jamir Pitton Rissardo, Ana Letícia Fornari
Caprara
E-mail: jamirrissardo@gmail.com
ABSTRACT
Copeptin, also known as CT-proAVP, is an amino acid
usually derived from arginine vasopressin. It has been used as a prognostic
biomarker in several conditions including heart failure, myocardial infarction,
shock, sepsis, pneumonia, lower respiratory tract infections, and traumatic
brain injury. Furthermore, copeptin was assessed for functional outcome and
death in patients with cerebrovascular accidents. Herein, we would like to
discuss the possible pathophysiology process involving copeptin and stroke. The
receptors and their site of action were selected based on the mechanism of
cerebrovascular events. It is worthy of mentioning that vasopressin is
equimolar to copeptin, so both hormones may influence this pathway.
Keywords: Copeptin, ischemic stroke,
stroke severity, biomarkers, outcomes
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DOI
10.4103/jcrsm.jcrsm_91_21
Citation
Rissardo
JP, Caprara AL. The role of copeptin in the
prognosis of ischemic stroke. J Curr Res Sci Med 2022;8:85-6
