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Ueno M, Chiba Y, Murakami R, Miyai Y, Matsumoto K, Wakamatsu K, Nakagawa T, Takebayashi G, Uemura N, Yanase K, Ogino Y. Transporters, Ion Channels, and Junctional Proteins in Choroid Plexus Epithelial Cells. Biomedicines 2024; 12:708. [PMID: 38672064 PMCID: PMC11048166 DOI: 10.3390/biomedicines12040708] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/24/2024] [Revised: 03/16/2024] [Accepted: 03/19/2024] [Indexed: 04/28/2024] Open
Abstract
The choroid plexus (CP) plays significant roles in secreting cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) and forming circadian rhythms. A monolayer of epithelial cells with tight and adherens junctions of CP forms the blood-CSF barrier to control the movement of substances between the blood and ventricles, as microvessels in the stroma of CP have fenestrations in endothelial cells. CP epithelial cells are equipped with several kinds of transporters and ion channels to transport nutrient substances and secrete CSF. In addition, junctional components also contribute to CSF production as well as blood-CSF barrier formation. However, it remains unclear how junctional components as well as transporters and ion channels contribute to the pathogenesis of neurodegenerative disorders. In this manuscript, recent findings regarding the distribution and significance of transporters, ion channels, and junctional proteins in CP epithelial cells are introduced, and how changes in expression of their epithelial proteins contribute to the pathophysiology of brain disorders are reviewed.
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Affiliation(s)
- Masaki Ueno
- Department of Pathology and Host Defense, Faculty of Medicine, Kagawa University, Kagawa 761-0793, Japan; (Y.C.); (R.M.); (Y.M.); (K.M.); (K.W.)
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- Department of Pathology and Host Defense, Faculty of Medicine, Kagawa University, Kagawa 761-0793, Japan; (Y.C.); (R.M.); (Y.M.); (K.M.); (K.W.)
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- Department of Pathology and Host Defense, Faculty of Medicine, Kagawa University, Kagawa 761-0793, Japan; (Y.C.); (R.M.); (Y.M.); (K.M.); (K.W.)
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- Department of Pathology and Host Defense, Faculty of Medicine, Kagawa University, Kagawa 761-0793, Japan; (Y.C.); (R.M.); (Y.M.); (K.M.); (K.W.)
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- Department of Pathology and Host Defense, Faculty of Medicine, Kagawa University, Kagawa 761-0793, Japan; (Y.C.); (R.M.); (Y.M.); (K.M.); (K.W.)
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- Department of Pathology and Host Defense, Faculty of Medicine, Kagawa University, Kagawa 761-0793, Japan; (Y.C.); (R.M.); (Y.M.); (K.M.); (K.W.)
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- Division of Research Instrument and Equipment, Research Facility Center, Kagawa University, Kagawa 761-0793, Japan;
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Faculty of Medicine, Kagawa University, Kagawa 761-0793, Japan; (G.T.); (N.U.); (K.Y.); (Y.O.)
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Faculty of Medicine, Kagawa University, Kagawa 761-0793, Japan; (G.T.); (N.U.); (K.Y.); (Y.O.)
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Faculty of Medicine, Kagawa University, Kagawa 761-0793, Japan; (G.T.); (N.U.); (K.Y.); (Y.O.)
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Faculty of Medicine, Kagawa University, Kagawa 761-0793, Japan; (G.T.); (N.U.); (K.Y.); (Y.O.)
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Takebayashi G, Chiba Y, Wakamatsu K, Murakami R, Miyai Y, Matsumoto K, Uemura N, Yanase K, Shirakami G, Ogino Y, Ueno M. E-Cadherin Is Expressed in Epithelial Cells of the Choroid Plexus in Human and Mouse Brains. Curr Issues Mol Biol 2023; 45:7813-7826. [PMID: 37886936 PMCID: PMC10605538 DOI: 10.3390/cimb45100492] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/29/2023] [Revised: 09/18/2023] [Accepted: 09/23/2023] [Indexed: 10/28/2023] Open
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Evidence showing the functional significance of the choroid plexus is accumulating. Epithelial cells with tight and adherens junctions of the choroid plexus play important roles in cerebrospinal fluid production and circadian rhythm formation. Although specific types of cadherin expressed in adherens junctions of choroid plexus epithelium (CPE) have been examined, they remained uncertain. Recent mass spectrometry and immunolocalization analysis revealed that non-epithelial cadherins, P- and N-cadherins, are expressed in the lateral membrane of CPE, whereas E-cadherin expression has not been confirmed in CPE of humans or mice. In this study, we examined E-cadherin expression in CPE of mice and humans by RT-PCR, immunohistochemical-, and Western blotting analyses. We confirmed, by using RT-PCR analysis, the mRNA expression of E-cadherin in the choroid plexus of mice. The immunohistochemical expression of E-cadherin was noted in the lateral membrane of CPE of mice and humans. We further confirmed, in Western blotting, the specific immunoreactivity for E-cadherin. Immunohistochemically, the expression of E- and N-cadherins or vimentin was unevenly distributed in some CPE, whereas that of E- and P-cadherins or β-catenin frequently co-existed in other CPE. These findings indicate that E-cadherin is expressed in the lateral membrane of CPE, possibly correlated with the expression of other cadherins and cytoplasmic proteins.
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- Genta Takebayashi
- Department of Pathology and Host Defense, Faculty of Medicine, Kagawa University, 1750-1 Ikenobe, Miki-cho, Kita-gun, Takamatsu 761-0793, Kagawa, Japan; (G.T.); (Y.C.); (K.W.); (R.M.); (Y.M.); (K.M.)
- Department of Anesthesiology, Faculty of Medicine, Kagawa University, 1750-1 Ikenobe, Miki-cho, Kita-gun, Takamatsu 761-0793, Kagawa, Japan; (N.U.); (K.Y.); (G.S.); (Y.O.)
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- Department of Pathology and Host Defense, Faculty of Medicine, Kagawa University, 1750-1 Ikenobe, Miki-cho, Kita-gun, Takamatsu 761-0793, Kagawa, Japan; (G.T.); (Y.C.); (K.W.); (R.M.); (Y.M.); (K.M.)
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- Department of Pathology and Host Defense, Faculty of Medicine, Kagawa University, 1750-1 Ikenobe, Miki-cho, Kita-gun, Takamatsu 761-0793, Kagawa, Japan; (G.T.); (Y.C.); (K.W.); (R.M.); (Y.M.); (K.M.)
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- Department of Pathology and Host Defense, Faculty of Medicine, Kagawa University, 1750-1 Ikenobe, Miki-cho, Kita-gun, Takamatsu 761-0793, Kagawa, Japan; (G.T.); (Y.C.); (K.W.); (R.M.); (Y.M.); (K.M.)
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- Department of Pathology and Host Defense, Faculty of Medicine, Kagawa University, 1750-1 Ikenobe, Miki-cho, Kita-gun, Takamatsu 761-0793, Kagawa, Japan; (G.T.); (Y.C.); (K.W.); (R.M.); (Y.M.); (K.M.)
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- Department of Pathology and Host Defense, Faculty of Medicine, Kagawa University, 1750-1 Ikenobe, Miki-cho, Kita-gun, Takamatsu 761-0793, Kagawa, Japan; (G.T.); (Y.C.); (K.W.); (R.M.); (Y.M.); (K.M.)
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Faculty of Medicine, Kagawa University, 1750-1 Ikenobe, Miki-cho, Kita-gun, Takamatsu 761-0793, Kagawa, Japan; (N.U.); (K.Y.); (G.S.); (Y.O.)
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Faculty of Medicine, Kagawa University, 1750-1 Ikenobe, Miki-cho, Kita-gun, Takamatsu 761-0793, Kagawa, Japan; (N.U.); (K.Y.); (G.S.); (Y.O.)
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Faculty of Medicine, Kagawa University, 1750-1 Ikenobe, Miki-cho, Kita-gun, Takamatsu 761-0793, Kagawa, Japan; (N.U.); (K.Y.); (G.S.); (Y.O.)
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Faculty of Medicine, Kagawa University, 1750-1 Ikenobe, Miki-cho, Kita-gun, Takamatsu 761-0793, Kagawa, Japan; (N.U.); (K.Y.); (G.S.); (Y.O.)
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- Department of Pathology and Host Defense, Faculty of Medicine, Kagawa University, 1750-1 Ikenobe, Miki-cho, Kita-gun, Takamatsu 761-0793, Kagawa, Japan; (G.T.); (Y.C.); (K.W.); (R.M.); (Y.M.); (K.M.)
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Ueno M, Chiba Y, Murakami R, Miyai Y, Matsumoto K, Wakamatsu K, Takebayashi G, Uemura N, Yanase K. Distribution of Monocarboxylate Transporters in Brain and Choroid Plexus Epithelium. Pharmaceutics 2023; 15:2062. [PMID: 37631275 PMCID: PMC10458808 DOI: 10.3390/pharmaceutics15082062] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/31/2023] [Revised: 07/26/2023] [Accepted: 07/28/2023] [Indexed: 08/27/2023] Open
Abstract
The choroid plexus (CP) plays central roles in regulating the microenvironment of the central nervous system by secreting the majority of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) and controlling its composition. A monolayer of epithelial cells of CP plays a significant role in forming the blood-CSF barrier to restrict the movement of substances between the blood and ventricles. CP epithelial cells are equipped with transporters for glucose and lactate that are used as energy sources. There are many review papers on glucose transporters in CP epithelial cells. On the other hand, distribution of monocarboxylate transporters (MCTs) in CP epithelial cells has received less attention compared with glucose transporters. Some MCTs are known to transport lactate, pyruvate, and ketone bodies, whereas others transport thyroid hormones. Since CP epithelial cells have significant carrier functions as well as the barrier function, a decline in the expression and function of these transporters leads to a poor supply of thyroid hormones as well as lactate and can contribute to the process of age-associated brain impairment and pathophysiology of neurodegenerative diseases. In this review paper, recent findings regarding the distribution and significance of MCTs in the brain, especially in CP epithelial cells, are summarized.
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Affiliation(s)
- Masaki Ueno
- Department of Pathology and Host Defense, Faculty of Medicine, Kagawa University, Takamatsu 761-0793, Kagawa, Japan; (Y.C.); (R.M.); (Y.M.); (K.M.); (K.W.)
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- Department of Pathology and Host Defense, Faculty of Medicine, Kagawa University, Takamatsu 761-0793, Kagawa, Japan; (Y.C.); (R.M.); (Y.M.); (K.M.); (K.W.)
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- Department of Pathology and Host Defense, Faculty of Medicine, Kagawa University, Takamatsu 761-0793, Kagawa, Japan; (Y.C.); (R.M.); (Y.M.); (K.M.); (K.W.)
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- Department of Pathology and Host Defense, Faculty of Medicine, Kagawa University, Takamatsu 761-0793, Kagawa, Japan; (Y.C.); (R.M.); (Y.M.); (K.M.); (K.W.)
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- Department of Pathology and Host Defense, Faculty of Medicine, Kagawa University, Takamatsu 761-0793, Kagawa, Japan; (Y.C.); (R.M.); (Y.M.); (K.M.); (K.W.)
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- Department of Pathology and Host Defense, Faculty of Medicine, Kagawa University, Takamatsu 761-0793, Kagawa, Japan; (Y.C.); (R.M.); (Y.M.); (K.M.); (K.W.)
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Faculty of Medicine, Kagawa University, Takamatsu 761-0793, Kagawa, Japan; (G.T.); (N.U.); (K.Y.)
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Faculty of Medicine, Kagawa University, Takamatsu 761-0793, Kagawa, Japan; (G.T.); (N.U.); (K.Y.)
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Faculty of Medicine, Kagawa University, Takamatsu 761-0793, Kagawa, Japan; (G.T.); (N.U.); (K.Y.)
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