• Department of Respiratory Medicine, The Central Hospital of Taian. Taian, Shandong, 271000, China;
XIE Canmao., Email: xiecanmao@163.com
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Objective  To investigate the expression of aquaporin-1( AQP-1) in pleural mesothelial cells ( PMCs) and the influence of glucose thereupon. Methods  Rat PMCs were isolated, cultured, and divided into two groups, ie. a glucose group, cultured with glucose of different concentrations for 24 hours,and a control group, cultured in D-MEM/ F-12 medium. The 100 mmol / L glucose group was administered at the time points of 6, 12, 18, and 24 hours respectively. RT-PCR and Western blotting were used to analyze the mRNA and protein expression of AQP-1. Results  The absorbance values of AQP-1 protein expression were 54. 02 ±4. 61, 127. 84 ±9. 41, and 231. 62 ±22. 63, respectively in the PMCs treated with glucose of the concentrations of 50, 100, and 200 mmol / L, all significantly higher than those in the control group( 22. 45 ±2. 16, all P  lt; 0. 01) . The absorbance values of AQP-1 protein expression were 24. 68 ±2. 56, 58. 68 ±3. 67, 89. 61 ±6. 62, and 113. 41 ±7. 65 in the PMCs treated with glucose of the concentration of 100 mmol / L after 6, 12, 18, and 24 hours, all significantly higher than those in the control group ( 11. 81 ±1. 45, P  lt;0. 01) .Conclusions  Glucose induces the expression of AQP-1 mRNA and protein. AQP-1 participates in the pleural fluid formation.

Citation: ZHANG Wei,LIU Daoming,MAO Qiuyun,XIE Canmao.. Effect of Glucose on Expression of Aquaporin-1 in Pleural Mesothelial Cells in Rats. Chinese Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, 2009, 09(3): 251-255. doi: Copy

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