Human aquaporins: functional diversity and potential roles in infectious and non-infectious diseases

AK Azad, T Raihan, J Ahmed, A Hakim, TH Emon… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Aquaporins (AQPs) are integral membrane proteins and found in all living organisms from
bacteria to human. AQPs mainly involved in the transmembrane diffusion of water as well as …

Hypertensive nephropathy: unveiling the possible involvement of hemichannels and pannexons

CM Lucero, J Prieto-Villalobos… - International Journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Hypertension is one of the most common risk factors for developing chronic cardiovascular
diseases, including hypertensive nephropathy. Within the glomerulus, hypertension causes …

Preeclampsia and transport of ions and small molecules: a literature review

TDB de Moura, FB Nunes, BDV Crestani, TFC Araujo… - Placenta, 2024 - Elsevier
Preeclampsia (PE) is a prevalent obstetric complication affecting approximately 3–5% of
pregnancies worldwide and is a major cause of maternal and perinatal morbidity and …

Transcriptomic Analysis of the Aged Nulliparous Mouse Ovary Suggests a Stress State That Promotes Pro-Inflammatory Lipid Signaling and Epithelial Cell Enrichment

C Chacón, C Mounieres, S Ampuero… - International Journal of …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Ovarian cancer (OC) incidence and mortality peaks at post-menopause while OC risk is
either reduced by parity or increased by nulliparity during fertile life. The long-term effect of …

Placental ion channels: potential target of chemical exposure

Y Zhao, M Pasanen, J Rysä - Biology of Reproduction, 2023 - academic.oup.com
The placenta is an important organ for the exchange of substances between the fetus and
the mother, hormone secretion, and fetoplacental immunological defense. Placenta has an …

Advances in Aquaporins

G Calamita - Cells, 2023 - mdpi.com
Aquaporins (AQPs) are a family of transmembrane channel proteins, widespread throughout
nature, where they facilitate the diffusion of water and small solutes into and out of both cells …

Cervical fluid pH, electrolytes and osmolarity changes and expression of ion transporters (ENaC, CFTR and AQP) in cervix of women with primary unexplained …

N Ismail, K Myint, SL Khaing, N Giribabu… - Molecular Biology …, 2023 - Springer
Background Unexplained infertility could arise from a defect in the cervix. However, the
contribution of abnormal cervical fluid microenvironment to this problem still needs to be …

Nutritional and physiological regulation of water transport in the conceptus

C Zhu, Z Jiang, GA Johnson, RC Burghardt… - Recent Advances in …, 2022 - Springer
Water transport during pregnancy is essential for maintaining normal growth and
development of conceptuses (embryo/fetus and associated membranes). Aquaporins …

Tanshinone IIA increased amniotic fluid volume through down-regulating placental AQPs expression via inhibiting the activity of GSK-3β

H Shao, S Pan, Y Lan, X Chen, D Dai, L Peng… - Cell and Tissue …, 2022 - Springer
The mechanism of idiopathic oligohydramnios is still uncertain, and there is no effective and
targeted treatment for it. Placental aquaporins (AQPs) were associated with idiopathic …

Ethnoscience in biology learning on reproductive system materials

TM Fuadi - Jurnal Penelitian Pendidikan IPA, 2024 - jppipa.unram.ac.id
This research aims to examine ethnoscience in biology learning on the reproductive system.
The research method is a quantitative approach with a quasi-experimental type of research …