Chapter title |
Aquaporins in Digestive System
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Chapter number | 8 |
Book title |
Aquaporins
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Published in |
Advances in experimental medicine and biology, March 2017
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DOI | 10.1007/978-94-024-1057-0_8 |
Pubmed ID | |
Book ISBNs |
978-9-40-241055-6, 978-9-40-241057-0
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Authors |
Shuai Zhu Bachelor, Jianhua Ran M.D., Ph.D., Baoxue Yang M.D., Ph.D., Zhechuan Mei M.D., Shuai Zhu, Jianhua Ran, Baoxue Yang, Zhechuan Mei, Zhu, Shuai, Ran, Jianhua, Yang, Baoxue, Mei, Zhechuan |
Editors |
Baoxue Yang |
Abstract |
In this chapter, we mainly discuss the expression and function of aquaporins (AQPs ) expressed in digestive system . AQPs in gastrointestinal tract include four members of aquaporin subfamily: AQP1, AQP4, AQP5 and AQP8, and a member of aquaglyceroporin subfamily: AQP3. In the digestive glands, especially the liver, we discuss three members of aquaporin subfamily: AQP1, AQP5 and AQP8, a member of aquaglyceroporin subfamily: AQP9. AQP3 is involved in the diarrhea and inflammatory bowel disease; AQP5 is relevant to gastric carcinoma cell proliferation and migration; AQP9 plays considerable role in glycerol metabolism , urea transport and hepatocellular carcinoma. Further investigation is necessary for specific locations and functions of AQPs in digestive system. |
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