Research Institute for Medicines (iMed.ULisboa), Faculty of Pharmacy, Universidade de Lisboa, 1649-003 Lisboa, Portugal.
Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Medicines, Faculty of Pharmacy, Universidade de Lisboa, 1649-003 Lisboa, Portugal.
Biomolecules. 2022 Jun 27;12(7):897. doi: 10.3390/biom12070897.
Aquaporins (AQPs) are transmembrane channels essential for water, energy, and redox homeostasis, with proven involvement in a variety of pathophysiological conditions such as edema, glaucoma, nephrogenic diabetes insipidus, oxidative stress, sepsis, cancer, and metabolic dysfunctions. The 13 AQPs present in humans are widely distributed in all body districts, drawing cell lineage-specific expression patterns closely related to cell native functions. Compelling evidence indicates that AQPs are proteins with great potential as biomarkers and targets for therapeutic intervention. Aquaporin-9 (AQP9) is the most expressed in the liver, with implications in general metabolic and redox balance due to its aquaglyceroporin and peroxiporin activities, facilitating glycerol and hydrogen peroxide (HO) diffusion across membranes. AQP9 is also expressed in other tissues, and their altered expression is described in several human diseases, such as liver injury, inflammation, cancer, infertility, and immune disorders. The present review compiles the current knowledge of AQP9 implication in diseases and highlights its potential as a new biomarker for diagnosis and prognosis in clinical medicine.
水通道蛋白(AQP)是维持水、能量和氧化还原平衡所必需的跨膜通道,已被证明参与多种病理生理状况,如水肿、青光眼、肾性尿崩症、氧化应激、败血症、癌症和代谢功能障碍。人类存在的 13 种 AQP 广泛分布于全身各部位,表现出与细胞固有功能密切相关的细胞谱系特异性表达模式。有确凿证据表明,AQP 是具有巨大潜力的生物标志物和治疗干预靶点的蛋白质。AQP9 在肝脏中表达最为丰富,由于其水甘油通道蛋白和过氧化物通道蛋白的活性,对一般代谢和氧化还原平衡具有重要意义,促进甘油和过氧化氢(HO)穿过膜扩散。AQP9 也在其他组织中表达,其表达的改变在多种人类疾病中都有描述,如肝损伤、炎症、癌症、不孕和免疫紊乱。本综述总结了 AQP9 在疾病中的作用的最新知识,并强调了其作为临床医学中诊断和预后的新生物标志物的潜力。
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