Localization and regulation of aquaporins in the murine larynx

Autor: Hirofumi Sakaguchi, Ahlam Abdel-Salam Nabieh El-Adawy, Yasuo Hisa, Mona El-Rabie Ahmed, Ryuichi Hirota, Hideki Bando, Shinobu Koike, Mohamed Nasser Kotby
Rok vydání: 2012
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Zdroj: Acta Oto-Laryngologica. 132:439-446
ISSN: 1651-2251
0001-6489
DOI: 10.3109/00016489.2011.644253
Popis: Expression of aquaporins (AQPs) in the vocal folds and the parasympathetic regulation of AQPs in the laryngeal glands may be important for controlling laryngeal secretion and vocal fold hydration. These findings are thought to be an initial step towards understanding potential mechanisms of water flow through the vocal fold surface.Lubrication of the vocal folds is important for phonation and laryngeal defense. However, the system of water transport in the laryngeal epithelium has not yet been clarified. We investigated the expression of AQP water channnels (AQP1-9) in the murine larynx and examined the neural regulating mechanisms of these subtypes.The distribution of AQPs (AQP1-9) in the murine larynx was examined by immunohistochemistry. Next, the neural mechanism regulating AQPs in the larynx was investigated using unilaterally vagotomized mice.AQP1, 4, and 5 were expressed in the laryngeal epithelium including the vocal folds. Vocal fold AQP expression was minimal at the vocal process. AQP2, 3, 5, 6, 7, and 8 were localized to the submucosal glands. Expression of AQPs in the vagotomized region was significantly decreased compared with the contralateral intact side. The expression in the laryngeal glands was also decreased in the aged mice.
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