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NEUROSCIENCE
卷 164, 期 4, 页码 1674-1684出版社
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2009.09.072
关键词
water homeostasis; brain; oocytes; edema; aquaporins; phosphorylation
资金
- Nordic Centre of Excellence in Water-Imbalance Related Disorders
- Lundbeck Foundation
- Danish Medical Research Council
- Danielsen's Foundation
- Augustinus Foundation
- Novo Nordisk Foundation
- L'Oreall UNESCOIRoyal Danish Academy of Sciences Scholarship
- Danish National Research Foundation
Aquaporin 4 (AQP4) is abundantly expressed in the perivascular glial endfeet in the central nervous system (CNS), where it is involved in the exchange of fluids between blood and brain. At this location, AQP4 contributes to the formation and/or the absorption of the brain edema that may arise following pathologies such as brain injuries, brain tumours, and cerebral ischemia. As vasopressin and its G-protein-coupled receptor (V1(a)R) have been shown to affect the outcome of brain edema, we have investigated the regulatory interaction between AQP4 and V1(a)R by heterologous expression in Xenopus laevis oocytes. The water permeability of AQP4/V1(a)R-expressing oocytes was reduced in a vasopressin-dependent manner, as a result of V1(a)R-dependent internalization of AQP4. Vasopressin-dependent internalization was not observed in AQP9/V1(a)R-expressing oocytes. The regulatory interaction between AQP4 and V1(a)R involves protein kinase C (PKC) activation and is reduced upon mutation of Ser(180) on AQP4 to an alanine. Thus, the present study demonstrates at the molecular level a functional link between the vasopressin receptor V1(a)R and AQP4. This functional interaction between AQP4 and V1(a)R may prove to be a potential therapeutic target in the prevention and treatment of brain edema. (C) 2009 IBRO. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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