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Inhibitors of mammalian aquaporin water channels
Abir-Awan, M Kitchen, P Salman, MM Bill, RM Conner, Matthew T. Conner, Alex C.
Abir-Awan, M
Kitchen, P
Salman, MM
Bill, RM
Conner, Matthew T.
Conner, Alex C.
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2019-03-29
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Aquaporins (AQPs) are water channel proteins that are essential to life, being expressed in all kingdoms. In humans, there are 13 AQPs, at least one of which is found in every organ system. The structural biology of the AQP family is well-established and many functions for AQPs have been reported in health and disease. AQP expression is linked to numerous pathologies including tumor metastasis, fluid dysregulation, and traumatic injury. The targeted modulation of AQPs therefore presents an opportunity to develop novel treatments for diverse conditions. Various techniques such as video microscopy, light scattering and fluorescence quenching have been used to test putative AQP inhibitors in both AQP-expressing mammalian cells and heterologous expression systems. The inherent variability within these methods has caused discrepancy and many molecules that are inhibitory in one experimental system (such as tetraethylammonium, acetazolamide, and anti-epileptic drugs) have no activity in others. Some heavy metal ions (that would not be suitable for therapeutic use) and the compound, TGN-020, have been shown to inhibit some AQPs. Clinical trials for neuromyelitis optica treatments using anti-AQP4 IgG are in progress. However, these antibodies have no effect on water transport. More research to standardize high-throughput assays is required to identify AQP modulators for which there is an urgent and unmet clinical need.
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Abir-Awan, M., Kitchen, P., Salman, M. M., Conner, M. T., Conner, A. C., & Bill, R. M. (2019) Inhibitors of Mammalian Aquaporin water Channels. International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 20(7), p. 1589. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms20071589
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