Aquaporins (AQPs) are water channels in the cell membrane that regulate osmosis in response to rapid changes in intracellular and extracellular fluid concentration caused by extrinsic factors. While there are so many studies on the association of AQPs with muscular atrophy, sarcopenia, and Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD), the expression of AQP has not been verified in naturally aging mice or humans. Notably, due to the characteristics of AQPs, the difference in function cannot be evaluated without extrinsic factors such as acute water restriction. The purpose of this study was to investigate the changes in AQPs expression and function due to natural aging under acute water restriction conditions in aging mice. The expression of AQP4 was shown to decrease with aging similar to previous studies. However, for the first time, this study results confirmed that AQP1 expression increased in aging mice. In addition, the expression of Aqp1 decreased in the acute water restricted group compared to the control group after acute water restriction in aging mice. These results suggest that although the expression of AQP1 increases with aging, its function is reduced. We also confirmed that overexpression of Aqp1 can inhibit myotube differentiation and that knockdown can promote myotube differentiation through in vitro experiments. In conclusion, based on our results, we suggest that the AQP1 is an important factor in sarcopenia caused by natural aging accompanied by chronic dehydration.
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