Increased aquaporin 1 water channel expression inhuman brain tumours

• DOI: 10.1038/sj.bjc.6600512
• Publication Date: 2002-09-25T10:58:03Z
• Authors: S Saadoun; M C Papadopoulos; D C Davies; B A Bell; S Krishna
• Keywords: Aquaporin 4; Microvessel; Parenchyma; Aquaporin 1

Aquaporin 1 is a water channel protein. There was little aquaporin immunoreactivity in normal brain parenchyma. In astrocytomas, expressed microvessel endothelia and neoplastic astrocytes. metastatic carcinomas, present reactive may participate the formation of tumour oedema.