Erschienen in:
20.05.2020 | Review
Role of Aquaporins in Inflammation—a Scientific Curation
verfasst von:
Lezy Flora Mariajoseph-Antony, Arun Kannan, Antojenifer Panneerselvam, Chithra Loganathan, Esaki M. Shankar, Kumarasamy Anbarasu, Chidambaram Prahalathan
Erschienen in:
Inflammation
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Ausgabe 5/2020
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Abstract
Inflammation is a universal response mechanism existing as inter-communicator of biological systems. Uncontrolled or dysregulated inflammation addresses chronic low-grade effects eventually resulting in multimorbidity. Active solute transport across the membrane establishes varying osmotic gradients. Aquaporins (AQPs) are a class of critical ubiquitously expressed transmembrane proteins that aid in fluid and small solute transport via facilitated diffusion over established osmotic gradients. Numerous significant data features the biological functions of AQPs rendering them as an appropriate biomarker of health and diseases. Besides their physiological role in well-balanced inflammatory responses, it is worth noting the dysregulation of AQPs during any undesirable inflammatory event. Most literature to date clearly sets out AQPs as potential drug targets instigating AQP-based therapies. In light of this conception, the current review provides a compendious overview on the propitious and portentous out-turns of AQPs under inflammation.