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ReviewCells2022

The Water Transport System in Astrocytes-Aquaporins.

Zuoyi Zhou, Jiangshan Zhan, Qingyun Cai, Fanqing Xu, Ruichao Chai, Kalista Lam, Zuo Luan, Guoying Zhou, Sue Tsang, Markus Kipp and 3 more

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Review in Cells, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 39 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
39citing papers in PubMed
5.1field-weighted citation impact, top 3% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

39 citing papers in PubMed, 60 citations in OpenAlex.

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  3. Label-Free Molecular Characterization of Protein Aggregates in Differentiated Astrocytes.Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) · 2026
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  6. The neurobiological regulatory mechanism of brain edema.Frontiers in cellular neuroscience · 2026
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

13 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Zuoyi ZhouKey Laboratory for Neuroscience, Neuroscience Research Institute, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Ministry of Education, National Health and Family Planning Commission, Peking University Health Science Center, Beijing 100191, China.ORCID 0000-0002-8687-9196
Jiangshan ZhanKey Laboratory for Neuroscience, Neuroscience Research Institute, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Ministry of Education, National Health and Family Planning Commission, Peking University Health Science Center, Beijing 100191, China.ORCID 0000-0002-3836-8332
Qingyun CaiKey Laboratory for Neuroscience, Neuroscience Research Institute, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Ministry of Education, National Health and Family Planning Commission, Peking University Health Science Center, Beijing 100191, China.
Fanqing XuKey Laboratory for Neuroscience, Neuroscience Research Institute, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Ministry of Education, National Health and Family Planning Commission, Peking University Health Science Center, Beijing 100191, China.
Ruichao ChaiKey Laboratory for Neuroscience, Neuroscience Research Institute, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Ministry of Education, National Health and Family Planning Commission, Peking University Health Science Center, Beijing 100191, China.
Kalista LamKey Laboratory for Neuroscience, Neuroscience Research Institute, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Ministry of Education, National Health and Family Planning Commission, Peking University Health Science Center, Beijing 100191, China.
Zuo LuanDepartment of Pediatrics, Navy General Hospital, Beijing 100048, China.
Guoying ZhouShenzhen International Institute for Biomedical Research, 1301 Guanguang Road, 3F Building 1B, Silver Star Hi-Tech Park, Shenzhen 518116, China.
Sue TsangHai Kang Life (Beijing) Corporation Ltd., Sino-I Campus No.1, Beijing Economic-Technological Development Area, Beijing 100176, China.
Markus KippInstitute of Anatomy, Rostock University Medical Center, 18057 Rostock, Germany.ORCID 0000-0001-5043-9052
Wenling HanDepartment of Immunology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, NHC Key, Peking University Center for Human Disease Genomics, Peking University Health Science Center, Beijing 100191, China.
Rong ZhangKey Laboratory for Neuroscience, Neuroscience Research Institute, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Ministry of Education, National Health and Family Planning Commission, Peking University Health Science Center, Beijing 100191, China.
Albert Cheung Hoi YuKey Laboratory for Neuroscience, Neuroscience Research Institute, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Ministry of Education, National Health and Family Planning Commission, Peking University Health Science Center, Beijing 100191, China.
Peking University · CNHai Kang Life (China) · CNPLA Navy General Hospital · CNUniversity of Rostock · DE

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Astrocytes have distinctive morphological and functional characteristics, and are found throughout the central nervous system. Astrocytes are now known to be far more than just housekeeping cells in the brain. Their functions include contributing to the formation of the blood-brain barrier, physically and metabolically supporting and communicating with neurons, regulating the formation and functions of synapses, and maintaining water homeostasis and the microenvironment in the brain. Aquaporins (AQPs) are transmembrane proteins responsible for fast water movement across cell membranes. Various subtypes of AQPs (AQP1, AQP3, AQP4, AQP5, AQP8 and AQP9) have been reported to be expressed in astrocytes, and the expressions and subcellular localizations of AQPs in astrocytes are highly correlated with both their physiological and pathophysiological functions. This review describes and summarizes the recent advances in our understanding of astrocytes and AQPs in regard to controlling water homeostasis in the brain. Findings regarding the features of different AQP subtypes, such as their expression, subcellular localization, physiological functions, and the pathophysiological roles of astrocytes are presented, with brain edema and glioma serving as two representative AQP-associated pathological conditions. The aim is to provide a better insight into the elaborate "water distribution" system in cells, exemplified by astrocytes, under normal and pathological conditions.

Indexed as

AquaporinsAstrocytesBiological TransportBlood-Brain BarrierWaterAquaporinsWaterAQP1AQP4aquaporinsastrocyteswater homeostasis

Identifiers

PMID36010640
PMCPMC9406552
OpenAlexW4293779696

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