Department of Dermatology, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, USA.
Murdough Family Center for Psoriasis, University Hospitals Case Medical Center, Cleveland, OH, USA.
Exp Dermatol. 2017 Oct;26(10):949-951. doi: 10.1111/exd.13307. Epub 2017 Apr 21.
We previously observed that aquaporin-3 and aquaporin-10 are upregulated in the epidermis of hand dermatitis patients (Med. Hypotheses, 84, 2015, 498). To address the functional relevance of this upregulation, we overexpressed AQP3/AQP10 in mice using the human K1 promoter. Combining imiquimod with detergent-containing water challenge, a common trigger in hand and other dermatitis, resulted in an increase in acanthosis in mice overexpressing AQP3 or AQP3 and AQP10. Aquaporin overexpression also drove a trend towards greater weight loss in these animals. These data support a role for cutaneous aquaporins in the pathogenesis of dermatitis and as a potential target in their treatment.
我们之前观察到手部皮炎患者的表皮中水通道蛋白-3 和水通道蛋白-10 上调(医学假说,84,2015,498)。为了研究这种上调的功能相关性,我们使用人 K1 启动子在小鼠中过表达 AQP3/AQP10。将咪喹莫特与含有洗涤剂的水挑战(手部和其他皮炎的常见诱因)联合使用,导致过表达 AQP3 或 AQP3 和 AQP10 的小鼠棘层肥厚增加。水通道蛋白过表达也导致这些动物体重下降的趋势更大。这些数据支持皮肤水通道蛋白在皮炎发病机制中的作用,并作为其治疗的潜在靶点。