Huang Juan,Lu Weitian,Yang Zhibang,Xu Jin,Gan Shengwei,Qiu Guoping,Sun Shanquan.Upregulation and internalization of AQP4 in infant rat brains with bacterial meningitis[J].J Amry Med Univ (J Third Mil Med Univ),2014,36(16):1647-1650.
Huang Juan,Lu Weitian,Yang Zhibang,Xu Jin,Gan Shengwei,Qiu Guoping,Sun Shanquan.Upregulation and internalization of AQP4 in infant rat brains with bacterial meningitis[J].J Amry Med Univ (J Third Mil Med Univ),2014,36(16):1647-1650.DOI:
Upregulation and internalization of AQP4 in infant rat brains with bacterial meningitis
Objective To examine the alteration of aquaporin-4 (AQP4) expression and investigate the occurrence AQP4 internalization in rat brains with bacterial meningitis
so as to explore the possible role of AQP4 and its internalization in the brain edema of meningitis. Methods Group B hemolytic Streptococcus was injected into the cerebellar medulla pool of rat brain to establish a bacterial meningitis model. The brain water content
integrity of blood-brain barrier and expression of AQP4 were measured by wet and dry weight methods
Evans blue (EB) staining and Western blotting
respectively. Double immunofluorescence labeling was applied to detect the co-expression of AQP4 with early endosome antigen 1 (EEA1) as well as mannose-6-phosphate receptor (MPR)
respectively. Results Compared with control group
the brain water content in the model group increased [(81.4±2.3)% vs (77.3±1.6)%]
AQP4 expression increased [(57.41±7.00)% vs (44.50±7.45)%]
and Evans Blue content had no significant change (4.35±0.21 vs 4.27±0.33 μg/g). The co-expression of AQP4 with EEA1 and that of AQP4 with MPR were observed in meningitic rat brains. Conclusion AQP4 in rat brains is up-regulated in the bacterial meningitis model. Meanwhile