Protective effects of aquaporin-4 deficiency on longer-term neurological outcomes in a mouse model

X Liu, Y Xie, X Wan, J Wu, Z Fan, L Yang - Neurochemical Research, 2021 - Springer
Traumatic brain injury (TBI) has been a crucial health problem, with more than 50 million
patients worldwide each year. Glymphatic system is a fluid exchange system that relies on …

Aquaporin4 knockout aggravates early brain injury following subarachnoid hemorrhage through impairment of the glymphatic system in rat brain

E Liu, L Sun, Y Zhang, A Wang, J Yan - … Hemorrhage: Neurological Care …, 2020 - Springer
Background: It is reported that the expression of aquaporin4 (AQP4) in the brain is increased
and leads to the brain edema after subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH). In this study, by using …

Aggravated chronic brain injury after focal cerebral ischemia in aquaporin-4-deficient mice

WZ Shi, LL Qi, SH Fang, YB Lu, WP Zhang, EQ Wei - Neuroscience Letters, 2012 - Elsevier
The water channel aquaporin-4 (AQP4) is important in brain water homeostasis, and is also
involved in astrocyte growth and glial scar formation. It has been reported that AQP4 …

[HTML][HTML] Increased cerebral vascularization and decreased water exchange across the blood-brain barrier in aquaporin-4 knockout mice

Y Zhang, K Xu, Y Liu, BO Erokwu, P Zhao, CA Flask… - PLoS …, 2019 - journals.plos.org
Aquaporin-4 (AQP4) plays an important role in regulating water exchange across the blood-
brain barrier (BBB) and brain-cerebrospinal fluid interface. Studies on AQP-4 knockout mice …

Aquaporin-4 is a potential drug target for traumatic brain injury via aggravating the severity of brain edema

A Xiong, R Xiong, J Yu, Y Liu, K Liu, G Jin, J Xu… - Burns & …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Background Traumatic brain edema (TBE) is caused by a specific water channel mediated
by membrane aquaporins. Aquaporin-4 (AQP4) plays an especially important role in this …

Expression of aquaporin-4 and pathological characteristics of brain injury in a rat model of traumatic brain injury

C Zhang, J Chen, H Lu - Molecular Medicine Reports, 2015 - spandidos-publications.com
Abstract Aquaporin 4 (AQP4) is a widely distributed membrane protein, which is found in
glial cells, ependymocytes and capillary endothelial cells in the brain, and particularly in the …

Deletion of aquaporin-4 is neuroprotective during the acute stage of micro traumatic brain injury in mice

F Liang, C Luo, G Xu, F Su, X He, S Long, H Ren… - Neuroscience …, 2015 - Elsevier
Micro traumatic brain injury (TBI) is the most common type of brain injury, but the
mechanisms underlying it are poorly understood. Aquaporin-4 (AQP4) is a water channel …

[HTML][HTML] Overexpression of aquaporin‑1 aggravates hippocampal damage in mouse traumatic brain injury models

B Qiu, X Li, X Sun, Y Wang, Z Jing… - Molecular …, 2014 - spandidos-publications.com
Abstract 'Secondary insult'following primary traumatic brain injury (TBI), including ischemia
and edema, may aggravate brain impairments and affect the outcomes. The hippocampus is …

[HTML][HTML] The involvement of aquaporin-4 in the interstitial fluid drainage impairment following subarachnoid hemorrhage

E Liu, X Peng, H Ma, Y Zhang, X Yang… - Frontiers in Aging …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
The mechanism of brain injury following subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) has not yet been
clarified. The glymphatic system (GS), a glia-dependent waste clearance pathway, drains …

AQP4 knockout aggravates ischemia/reperfusion injury in mice

XN Zeng, LL Xie, R Liang, XL Sun… - CNS neuroscience & …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
SUMMARY Background and Purpose: The glial water channel aquaporin‐4 (AQP4) has
been shown to be involved in a wide range of brain disorders. Although its important role in …