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© 2022 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Notwithstanding the ProQuest Terms and Conditions, you may use this content in accordance with the terms of the License.

Abstract

Aquaporin 4 (AQP4) is a cerebral glial marker that labels ependymal cells and astrocytes’ endfeet and is the main water channel responsible for the parenchymal fluid balance. However, in brain development, AQP4 is a marker of glial stem cells and plays a crucial role in the pathophysiology of pediatric hydrocephalus. Gliogenesis characterization has been hampered by a lack of biomarkers for precursor and intermediate stages and a deeper understanding of hydrocephalus etiology is needed. This manuscript is a focused review of the current research landscape on AQP4 as a possible biomarker for gliogenesis and its influence in pediatric hydrocephalus, emphasizing reactive astrogliosis. The goal is to understand brain development under hydrocephalic and normal physiologic conditions.

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Title
AQP4, Astrogenesis, and Hydrocephalus: A New Neurological Perspective
Author
Castañeyra-Ruiz, Leandro 1   VIAFID ORCID Logo  ; González-Marrero, Ibrahim 2 ; Hernández-Abad, Luis G 2   VIAFID ORCID Logo  ; Lee, Seunghyun 1   VIAFID ORCID Logo  ; Castañeyra-Perdomo, Agustín 3   VIAFID ORCID Logo  ; Muhonen, Michael 4 

 CHOC Children’s Research Institute, 1201 W, La Veta Avenue, Orange, CA 92868, USA 
 Departamento de Ciencias Médicas Basicas, Anatomía, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de La Laguna, Ofra s/n, 38071 La Laguna, Spain 
 Departamento de Ciencias Médicas Basicas, Anatomía, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de La Laguna, Ofra s/n, 38071 La Laguna, Spain; Instituto de Investigación y Ciencias de Puerto del Rosario, 35600 Puerto del Rosario, Spain 
 Neurosurgery Department at CHOC Children’s Hospital, 505 S Main St., Orange, CA 92868, USA 
First page
10438
Publication year
2022
Publication date
2022
Publisher
MDPI AG
ISSN
16616596
e-ISSN
14220067
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
ProQuest document ID
2716558542
Copyright
© 2022 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Notwithstanding the ProQuest Terms and Conditions, you may use this content in accordance with the terms of the License.