The Role of Aquaporins in Spinal Cord Injury
Edema formation following traumatic spinal cord injury (SCI) exacerbates secondary injury, and the severity of edema correlates with worse neurological outcome in human patients. To date, there are no effective treatments to directly resolve edema within
Terese A. Garcia +2 more
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In human body, there are thirteen water channels but their expression patterns are tissue specific. Aquaporin-4 (AQP4) is a predominantly expressed water channel in the mammalian brain and an important drug target for treatment of cerebral edema, bipolar disorder, and mesial temporal lobe epilepsy.
Tani, Kazutoshi +2 more
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Bisacodyl overcomes morphine-induced constipation by decreasing colonic Aquaporin-3 and Aquaporin-4 expression [PDF]
Introduction: Morphine is an opioid prescribed to treat aches and pains. However, morphine often causes opioid-induced constipation (OIC). Aquaporin (AQP) transporters, especially AQP3 and AQP4, play an essential role in mediating constipation. Bisacodyl
Mahardian Rahmadi +9 more
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Neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorders with an inverted V sign on spinal cord magnetic resonance imaging: antiaquaporin-4 antibody and functional vitamin B12 deficiency [PDF]
Several studies have reported a possible link between antiaquaporin- 4 antibody and vitamin B12 deficiency in neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder (NMOSD).
Sung Jo Bang +4 more
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Review on AQP4 (aquaporin 4), with data on DNA, on the protein encoded, and where the gene is implicated.
RIBATTI, Domenico, NICO, Beatrice
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Aquaporin-4 gene silencing protects injured neurons after early cerebral infarction
Aquaporin-4 regulates water molecule channels and is important in tissue regulation and water transportation in the brain. Upregulation of aquaporin-4 expression is closely related to cellular edema after early cerebral infarction.
Zhan-ping He, Hong Lu
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Genetic deletion of laminin isoforms β2 and γ3 induces a reduction in Kir4.1 and aquaporin-4 expression and function in the retina. [PDF]
Glial cells such as retinal Müller glial cells are involved in potassium ion and water homeostasis of the neural tissue. In these cells, inwardly rectifying potassium (Kir) channels and aquaporin-4 water channels play an important role in the process of ...
Petra G Hirrlinger +8 more
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Aquaporin-4 expression in the human choroid plexus [PDF]
Abstract The choroid plexus (CP) consists of specialized ependymal cells and underlying blood vessels and stroma producing the bulk of the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF). CP epithelial cells are considered the site of the internal blood-cerebrospinal fluid barrier, show epithelial characteristics (basal lamina, tight junctions), and ...
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Aquaporin-4 expression in distal myopathy with rimmed vacuoles
Background Distal myopathy with rimmed vacuoles/hereditary inclusion body myopathy is clinically characterized by the early involvement of distal leg muscles. The striking pathological features of the myopathy are muscle fibers with rimmed vacuoles.
Hoshi Akihiko +5 more
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Aquaporin 4 and its Relationship with Brain Astrocytomas – Literature Review
Background Aquaporins (AQPs) are a family of membrane proteins that regulate the osmotic permeability of the plasma membrane. There are described in the literature a total of 13 types of Aquaporins in mammals, each with different places of expression. In
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