Correlation between serum copeptin and urinary aquaporin-2 levels in children with primary monosymptomatic nocturnal enuresis.

Basem A FathiAhmed A El GammalNosaiba M Abd AlrahimAlshaymaa A Abd ElalimEatemad N Abd Elhalim

Published in: International journal of urology : official journal of the Japanese Urological Association (2023)

In this study, serum levels of copeptin (blood) and AQP2 (urine) were significantly lower in enuretic patients compared to healthy controls. Further, the measurement of urinary AQP-2 levels is more practical than serum copeptin levels due to lower invasiveness.

Keyphrases

end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
blood pressure
young adults
peritoneal dialysis
prognostic factors
sleep quality
patient reported