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Potential Role of Antibodies Against Aquaporin-1 in Patients with Central Nervous System Demyelination

Maria Pechlivanidou
† ORCID logo ,
Konstantina Xenou
† ,
Dimitrios Tzanetakos
ORCID logo ,
Emmanuel Koutsos
,
Christos Stergiou
,
Elisabeth Andreadou
,
Konstantinos Voumvourakis
,
Sotirios Giannopoulos
ORCID logo ,
Constantinos Kilidireas
,
Erdem Tüzün
,
Georgios Tsivgoulis
,
Socrates Tzartos
,
John Tzartos
*
†
These authors contributed equally to this work.
Version 1 : Received: 29 June 2023 / Approved: 30 June 2023 / Online: 30 June 2023 (10:16:07 CEST)

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Pechlivanidou, M.; Xenou, K.; Tzanetakos, D.; Koutsos, E.; Stergiou, C.; Andreadou, E.; Voumvourakis, K.; Giannopoulos, S.; Kilidireas, C.; Tüzün, E.; Tsivgoulis, G.; Tzartos, S.; Tzartos, J. Potential Role of Antibodies against Aquaporin-1 in Patients with Central Nervous System Demyelination. Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2023, 24, 12982. Pechlivanidou, M.; Xenou, K.; Tzanetakos, D.; Koutsos, E.; Stergiou, C.; Andreadou, E.; Voumvourakis, K.; Giannopoulos, S.; Kilidireas, C.; Tüzün, E.; Tsivgoulis, G.; Tzartos, S.; Tzartos, J. Potential Role of Antibodies against Aquaporin-1 in Patients with Central Nervous System Demyelination. Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2023, 24, 12982.

Abstract

Aquaporins (AQPs; AQP0-AQP12) are water channels expressed in many and diverse cell types, participating in various functions of cells, tissues and systems, including the central nervous system (CNS). AQP dysfunction and autoimmunity to AQPs are implicated in several diseases. The best-known example of autoimmunity against AQPs is the antibodies to AQP4 which are involved in the pathogenesis of Neuromyelitis Optica spectrum disorder (NMOSD), a demyelinating disease of the CNS. The present review focuses on the discovery and the potential role of antibodies against AQP1 in the CNS, and their potential involvement in CNS demyelination and specifically in NMOSD. We describe (a) the several techniques developed for the detection of the AQP1-antibodies, with emphasis on methods that specifically identify antibodies targeting the extracellular domain of AQP1, i.e., those of potential pathogenic role, and (b) the available evidence supporting the pathogenic relevance of AQP1-antibodies.

Keywords

aquaporins; AQP4; AQP1; antibodies; autoimmunity; CNS demyelination; NMOSD

Subject

Biology and Life Sciences, Other

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