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Expression and localization of aquaporin-1 in human cirrhotic liver
Zhi-Hong Xian1, Wen-Ming Cong, Yan-Hua Wang
1Department of Pathology, Eastern Hepatobiliary Surgery Hospital, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai, PR China. xianzh7210@163.com
Abstract:
We investigated the expression and localization of aquaporin-1 (AQP-1) in hepatitis B virus (HBV)-associated cirrhotic human liver tissues. The expression of AQP-1 at the protein and mRNA levels was analyzed by immunohistochemistry, quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction (qPCR) and Western blotting in normal and HBV-associated cirrhotic human liver tissues. The correlation with the expression of CK19, CK7 and AQP-1 was also compared. AQP-1 staining was strongly and uniformly positive in mature bile ducts, isolated hepatic progenitor cells (HPCs) and ductular reactions. Scattered intermediate hepatocyte-like cells expressed AQP-1, which are often intimately associated with CK7 positive hepatocytes. However, the number of AQP-1+ intermediate hepatocyte-like cells was lower than that of CK7+ cells, and such positivity was rarely seen on stains for CK19. When compared with normal liver tissues, AQP-1 was overexpressed at both the mRNA and protein levels in the cirrhotic liver tissues. AQP-1 was overexpressed in the cirrhotic liver tissues. AQP-1, similar to CK19, might be a more specific and more sensitive marker than CK7 for the identification of HPCs.
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