摘要
水孔蛋白质(aquaporin,AQP)又称水通道蛋白(water channel protein),是一组与水跨膜转运有关的蛋白质。AQP-4是水孔蛋白质家族成员之一,仅对水分子有通透性,在脑组织中广泛存在并表达于血-脑屏障(blood brain barrier,BBB)处的星形胶质细胞膜,以及与脑脊液(cerebrospinal fluid,CSF)接触的软脑膜及室管膜表面。大量研究表明AQP-4在脑外伤、感染、肿瘤、卒中等中枢神经系统疾病引起的脑水肿中起关键作用。本文对AQP的分布、结构、功能及AQP-4与脑水肿的关系进行了综述。
Aquaporin(AQP)which is called water channel protein, is related to water transport across membrane. AQP-4 that can only transport water is one of the most important AQP expressed in the brain. AQP-4 is expressed in astroglia cells at the blood brain barrier (BBB) and in ependymal and piamatral surfaces contacted with cerebrospinal fluid (CSF). Many studies have testifi ed that AQP-4 is closely associated with the onset and development of brain edema in cerebral diseases, such as cerebral ischemia, tumor, traumetic injury, inflammatory diseases and so on. This article reviews the distribution and structure of AQP, as well as the relationship between AQP-4 and brain edema.
出处
《中国卒中杂志》
2008年第6期453-459,共7页
Chinese Journal of Stroke
基金
河北省自然科学基金项目(C2006000915)