Title : Aquaporin-4 gene disruption in mice reduces brain swelling and mortality in pneumococcal meningitis.

Pub. Date : 2005 Apr 8

PMID : 15695511






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1 The astroglial water channel aquaporin-4 (AQP4) facilitates water movement into and out of brain parenchyma. Water aquaporin 4 Mus musculus
2 The astroglial water channel aquaporin-4 (AQP4) facilitates water movement into and out of brain parenchyma. Water aquaporin 4 Mus musculus
3 The astroglial water channel aquaporin-4 (AQP4) facilitates water movement into and out of brain parenchyma. Water aquaporin 4 Mus musculus
4 The astroglial water channel aquaporin-4 (AQP4) facilitates water movement into and out of brain parenchyma. Water aquaporin 4 Mus musculus
5 AQP4-deficient mice had remarkably lower intracranial pressure (9 +/- 1 versus 25 +/- 5 cm H2O) and brain water accumulation (2 +/- 1 versus 9 +/- 1 microl) at 30 h, and improved survival (80 versus 0% survival) at 60 h, through comparable CSF bacterial and white cell counts. Water aquaporin 4 Mus musculus
6 AQP4-deficient mice had remarkably lower intracranial pressure (9 +/- 1 versus 25 +/- 5 cm H2O) and brain water accumulation (2 +/- 1 versus 9 +/- 1 microl) at 30 h, and improved survival (80 versus 0% survival) at 60 h, through comparable CSF bacterial and white cell counts. Water aquaporin 4 Mus musculus
7 AQP4 protein was strongly up-regulated in meningitis, resulting in a approximately 5-fold higher water permeability (P(f)) across the blood-brain barrier compared with non-infected wild type mice. Water aquaporin 4 Mus musculus