2009
Localization of Multidrug Resistance-Associated Protein 2 in the Nonpigmented Ciliary Epithelium of the Eye
Pelis RM, Shahidullah M, Ghosh S, Coca-Prados M, Wright SH, Delamere NA. Localization of Multidrug Resistance-Associated Protein 2 in the Nonpigmented Ciliary Epithelium of the Eye. Journal Of Pharmacology And Experimental Therapeutics 2009, 329: 479-485. PMID: 19201990, PMCID: PMC2672870, DOI: 10.1124/jpet.108.149625.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNonpigmented epitheliumMicroM MK571Ciliary bodyMultidrug resistance associated protein 2Therapeutic drugsMrp2 proteinIntracellular accumulationBlood-aqueous barrierNonpigmented ciliary epitheliumProtein 2Human ciliary bodyMicroM indomethacinMRP inhibitorsIntraocular tissuesAqueous humorApical membraneMRP2 mRNAWestern blotMultidrug resistanceCiliary epitheliumMicroM cyclosporinPorcine eyesMRP2Cell layerNative human
2003
Sex steroid hormone metabolism takes place in human ocular cells
Coca-Prados M, Ghosh S, Wang Y, Escribano J, Herrala A, Vihko P. Sex steroid hormone metabolism takes place in human ocular cells. The Journal Of Steroid Biochemistry And Molecular Biology 2003, 86: 207-216. PMID: 14568574, DOI: 10.1016/j.jsbmb.2003.08.001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSex steroid hormone metabolismCiliary epitheliumHuman ocular cellsSex steroid hormonesHuman ciliary epithelial cellsSteroid hormone metabolismAndrogen agonistsCiliary epithelial cellsEstrogenic milieuOcular diseasesOcular cellsSteroid hormonesMRNA expressionImportant mediatorOxidative enzymatic activityHuman ciliary epitheliumGene expressionEpithelial cellsHormone metabolismHormone-responsive genesSecretory epitheliumEpitheliumH time courseCell linesTime course