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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
6
pubmed:dateCreated
2002-5-8
pubmed:abstractText
Although mammalian urothelia are generally considered impermeable to constituents of urine, in vivo studies in several species indicate urothelial transport of water and solutes under certain conditions. This study investigates the expression, localization, and regulation of aquaporin (AQP)-1, -2, and -3 in ureteral and bladder tissues in 48-h dehydrated and water-loaded female Wistar rats. Immunoblots of homogenates of whole ureter and bladder identified characteristic approximately 28- and 35- to 44-kDa bands for AQP-1, -2, and -3. AQP-1 was localized to capillary and arteriole endothelial cells, whereas AQP-2 and -3 circumferentially lined the epithelial cell membranes except for the apical membrane of the epithelial cells adjacent to the lumens of both ureter and bladder. AQP-2 was also present in epithelial cell cytoplasm. Dehydration resulted in 160-200% increases of AQP-3 signal and 24-49% increases of AQP-2 signal but no change in AQP-1 signal on immunoblots of homogenates of ureters and bladders. AQPs in genitourinary tract urothelia likely play a role in the regulation of epithelial cell volume and osmolality and may play a role in bulk water movement across urothelia.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jun
pubmed:issn
1931-857X
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
282
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
F1034-42
pubmed:dateRevised
2011-4-28
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:11997319-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:11997319-Aquaporin 1, pubmed-meshheading:11997319-Aquaporin 2, pubmed-meshheading:11997319-Aquaporin 3, pubmed-meshheading:11997319-Aquaporin 6, pubmed-meshheading:11997319-Aquaporins, pubmed-meshheading:11997319-Blotting, Western, pubmed-meshheading:11997319-Dehydration, pubmed-meshheading:11997319-Densitometry, pubmed-meshheading:11997319-Female, pubmed-meshheading:11997319-Immunoblotting, pubmed-meshheading:11997319-Immunohistochemistry, pubmed-meshheading:11997319-Kidney Medulla, pubmed-meshheading:11997319-RNA, Messenger, pubmed-meshheading:11997319-Rats, pubmed-meshheading:11997319-Rats, Wistar, pubmed-meshheading:11997319-Ureter, pubmed-meshheading:11997319-Urinary Bladder, pubmed-meshheading:11997319-Urothelium, pubmed-meshheading:11997319-Water
pubmed:year
2002
pubmed:articleTitle
Expression, localization, and regulation of aquaporin-1 to -3 in rat urothelia.
pubmed:affiliation
Division of Renal Medicine, The Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center, Baltimore 21224, USA. dspector@jhmi.edu
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S., Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S., Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't