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A Systematic Characterization of Aquaporin-9 Expression in Human Normal and Pathological Tissues

Lindskog, Cecilia ; Asplund, Anna ; Catrina, Anca ; Nielsen, Søren and Rützler, Michael (2016) In The journal of histochemistry and cytochemistry : official journal of the Histochemistry Society 64(5). p.287-300
Abstract

AQP9 is known to facilitate hepatocyte glycerol uptake. Murine AQP9 protein expression has been verified in liver, skin, epididymis, epidermis and neuronal cells using knockout mice. Further expression sites have been reported in humans. We aimed to verify AQP9 expression in a large set of human normal organs, different cancer types, rheumatoid arthritis synovial biopsies as well as in cell lines and primary cells. Combining standardized immunohistochemistry with high-throughput mRNA sequencing, we found that AQP9 expression in normal tissues was limited, with high membranous expression only in hepatocytes. In cancer tissues, AQP9 expression was mainly found in hepatocellular carcinomas, suggesting no general contribution of AQP9 to... (More)

AQP9 is known to facilitate hepatocyte glycerol uptake. Murine AQP9 protein expression has been verified in liver, skin, epididymis, epidermis and neuronal cells using knockout mice. Further expression sites have been reported in humans. We aimed to verify AQP9 expression in a large set of human normal organs, different cancer types, rheumatoid arthritis synovial biopsies as well as in cell lines and primary cells. Combining standardized immunohistochemistry with high-throughput mRNA sequencing, we found that AQP9 expression in normal tissues was limited, with high membranous expression only in hepatocytes. In cancer tissues, AQP9 expression was mainly found in hepatocellular carcinomas, suggesting no general contribution of AQP9 to carcinogenesis. AQP9 expression in a subset of rheumatoid arthritis synovial tissue samples was affected by Humira, thereby supporting a suggested role of TNFα in AQP9 regulation in this disease. Among cell lines and primary cells, LP-1 myeloma cells expressed high levels of AQP9, whereas low expression was observed in a few other lymphoid cell lines. AQP9 mRNA and protein expression was absent in HepG2 hepatocellular carcinoma cells. Overall, AQP9 expression in human tissues appears to be more selective than in mice.

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aquaporin, HepG2, Humira, LP-1, TNF-alpha
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The journal of histochemistry and cytochemistry : official journal of the Histochemistry Society
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64
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5
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14 pages
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Histochemical Society
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  • scopus:84964917253
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0022-1554
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10.1369/0022155416641028
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English
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  author       = {{Lindskog, Cecilia and Asplund, Anna and Catrina, Anca and Nielsen, Søren and Rützler, Michael}},
  issn         = {{0022-1554}},
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  language     = {{eng}},
  number       = {{5}},
  pages        = {{287--300}},
  publisher    = {{Histochemical Society}},
  series       = {{The journal of histochemistry and cytochemistry : official journal of the Histochemistry Society}},
  title        = {{A Systematic Characterization of Aquaporin-9 Expression in Human Normal and Pathological Tissues}},
  url          = {{http://dx.doi.org/10.1369/0022155416641028}},
  doi          = {{10.1369/0022155416641028}},
  volume       = {{64}},
  year         = {{2016}},
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