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2002 Fiscal Year Final Research Report Summary

Regulatory mechanism of aquaporin expression in cerebral microvessels : its pathophysiological significance

Research Project

Project/Area Number 13672394
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)

Allocation TypeSingle-year Grants
Section一般
Research Field 応用薬理学・医療系薬学
Research Institution宮崎医科大学

Principal Investigator

KOBAYASHI Hideyuki  Miyazaki Medical College, Department of Pharmacology, Associate Professor, 医学部, 助教授 (40148953)

Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) YOKO Hiroki  Miyazaki Medical College, Department of Pharmacology, Instructor, 医学部, 助手 (30332894)
YANAGITA Toshihiko  Miyazaki Medical College, Department of Pharmacology, Instructor, 医学部, 助手 (60295227)
WADA Akihiko  Miyazaki Medical College, Department of Pharmacology, Professor, 医学部, 教授 (30131949)
UEZONO Yasuhito  Nagasaki University School of Medicine, Department of Pharmacology, Assistant Professor, 医学部, 講師 (20213340)
Project Period (FY) 2001 – 2002
KeywordsCerebral microvessel / Aquaporin / Cultured endothelial cell / Ischemia / hypoxia / Astrocytes / Regulation of expression / Cytotoxic edema / Immortalized cell
Research Abstract

To clarify the regulatory mechanism of water transport between blood and brain, we have identified water channel aquaporin (AQP) subtypes expressed in the rat cerebral microvessels. mRNA and protein of AQP1 and AQP4 were present in the microvessels prepared from rat cerebral cortex. AQP1 mRNA was expressed abundantly as kidney but the AQP1 mRNA level was 1/100 of the kidney. AQP4 protein was detected as 30 kDa band with higher molecular weight bands consisted of its oligomer and smear band hardly solubilized form by western blot AQP1 was detected as a 28 kDa band and its level was less than 1/10 of that in the kidney. AQP4 was detected at the cell membrane of the microvessel, but AQP1 protein was hardly detectable by immunohistochemistry. The expression of AQP1 was decreased by the addition of conditioned medium of astrocytes in the primary culture of the microvessels as well as in the immortalized cell line of the rat microvessels, GP8. The expression of AQP1 increased under hypoxic condition.
The regulation of AQP1 expression by astrocyte-derived factor and its increase by hypoxia suggest that AQP1 is a key molecule involved in the generation of cytotoxic edema.

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All Publications (18 results)

  • [Publications] H.Kobayashi: "Aquaporin subtypes in rat cerebral microvessels"Neuroscience Letters. 297. 163-166 (2001)

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  • [Publications] H.Kobayashi: "Adrenomedullin receptors in rat choroid plexus"Neuroscience Letters. 297. 167-170 (2001)

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  • [Publications] B.Kis: "Adrenomedullin in the cerebral circulation"Peptides. 22. 1825-1834 (2001)

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  • [Publications] S.Minami: "Selective expression of aquaporin 1,4 and 5 in the rat middle ear"Hearing Research. 158. 51-56 (2001)

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  • [Publications] B.Kis: "Adrenomedullin regulates blood-brain barrier function in vitro"Neuroreport. 12. 4139-4142 (2001)

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  • [Publications] B.Kis: "Cerebral endothelial cells are a major source of adrenomedullin"Journal of Neuroendocrinology. 14. 283-293 (2002)

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  • [Publications] 小林英幸: "脳微小血管の機能調節"日薬理誌. 119. 281-286 (2002)

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  • [Publications] 小林英幸: "脳微小血管の機能調節:神経支配と生理活性ペプチド"血管. 25. 155-164 (2002)

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  • [Publications] B.Kis: "Adrenomedullin, an autocrine mediator of the blood-brain barrier function"Hypertension Research. 26. s61-s70 (2003)

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  • [Publications] Kobayashi H., Minami S., Itoh S., Shiraishi S., Yokoo H., Yanagita T., Uezono Y., Mohri M. and Wada A.: "Aquaporin subtypes in rat cerebral microvessels."Neuroscience Letters. 297. 163-166 (2001)

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  • [Publications] Kobayashi H., Shiraishi S., Minami S., Yokoo H., Yanagita T., Saitoh, T., Mohri M. and Wada A.: "Adrenomedullin receptors in rat choroid plexus."Neuroscience Letters. 297. 167-170 (2001)

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  • [Publications] Minami S., Kobayashi H., Yamashita A., Yanagita T., Uezono Y., Yokoo H., Shiraishi S., Saitoh T., Asada Y., Komune S. and Wada A.: "Expression of aquaporin 1, 4 and 5 in the rat middle ear."Hearing Research. 158. 51-56 (2001)

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  • [Publications] Kis B., Abraham C. S., Deli M. A., Kobayashi H., Wada A., Niwa M., Yamashita H. and Ueta Y.: "Adrenomedullin in the cerebral circulation."Peptides. 22. 1825-1834 (2001)

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  • [Publications] Kis B., Deli M. A., Kobayashi H., Abrahem C. S., Yanagita T., Kaiya H., Isse T., Nishi R., Gotoh S., Kangawa K., Wada A., Greenwood J., Niwa M., Yamashita H. and Ueta Y.: "Adrenomedullin regulates blood-brain barrier functions in vitro."Neuroreport. 12. 4139-4142 (2001)

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  • [Publications] Kis B., Kaiya H., Nishi R., Deli M. A., Abraham C. S., Yanagita T., Isse T., Gotoh S., Kobayashi H., Wada A., Niwa M., Kangawa K., Greenwood J., Yamashita H. and Ueta Y.: "Cerebral endothelial cells are a major source of adrenomedullin."Journal of Neuroendocrinology. 14. 283-293 (2002)

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  • [Publications] Kobayashi H., Yokoo H., Yanagita T., and Wada A.: "Regulation of cerebral microvessel function"Folia Pharmacologica Japonica. 119. 281-286 (2002)

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  • [Publications] Kobayashi H., Yokoo H., Yanagita T., and Wada A.: "Regulation of cerebral microvessel function : Innervation and bioactive peptides"Japanese Journal of Circulation Research. 25. 155-164 (2002)

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  • [Publications] Kis B., Abraham C. S., Deli M. A., Kobayashi H., Niwa M., Yamashita H., Busija D. W. and Ueta Y.: "Adrenomedullin, an autocrine mediator of the blood-brain barrier function."Hypertension Research. 26. s61-s70 (2003)

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