2015
A Renal-Like Organic Anion Transport System in the Ciliary Epithelium of the Bovine and Human Eye
Lee J, Shahidullah M, Hotchkiss A, Coca-Prados M, Delamere NA, Pelis RM. A Renal-Like Organic Anion Transport System in the Ciliary Epithelium of the Bovine and Human Eye. Molecular Pharmacology 2015, 87: 697-705. PMID: 25661037, PMCID: PMC6067639, DOI: 10.1124/mol.114.096578.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBiological Transport, ActiveCattleCiliary BodyDicarboxylic Acid TransportersHumansKidney CortexMultidrug Resistance-Associated ProteinsOrganic Anion Transport Protein 1Organic Anion TransportersOrganic Anion Transporters, Sodium-DependentOrganic Anion Transporters, Sodium-IndependentRetinal Pigment EpitheliumRNA, MessengerSymportersConceptsCiliary bodyAqueous humorPara-aminohippurateUssing chambersOcular tissuesReverse transcription-polymerase chain reactionOrganic anion transport systemHuman ocular tissuesBovine ciliary bodyHuman ciliary bodyPerfused eyePolymerase chain reactionBasolateral membraneEye preparationsTransporter expressionOrganic anion transportCiliary epitheliumAnion transport systemHuman eyeEpithelial cellsChain reactionBlood sideBlood directionEyesBarrier epithelia
2014
The Blood-Aqueous Barrier in Health and Disease
Coca-Prados M. The Blood-Aqueous Barrier in Health and Disease. Journal Of Glaucoma 2014, 23: s36-s38. PMID: 25275903, DOI: 10.1097/ijg.0000000000000107.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBlood-aqueous barrierTight junctionsInflammatory ocular diseasesBlood-borne moleculesInner wall endotheliumInflammatory cellsBarrier dysfunctionVascular leakagePharmacologic agentsAnterior segmentOcular diseasesSchlemm's canalIris vasculatureCiliary processesEndothelial cellsJunctional complexesGap junctionsParacellular transportPhysiological changesDiseaseEyesCanalCellsApical junctional complex
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
2007
New perspectives in aqueous humor secretion and in glaucoma: The ciliary body as a multifunctional neuroendocrine gland
Coca-Prados M, Escribano J. New perspectives in aqueous humor secretion and in glaucoma: The ciliary body as a multifunctional neuroendocrine gland. Progress In Retinal And Eye Research 2007, 26: 239-262. PMID: 17321191, DOI: 10.1016/j.preteyeres.2007.01.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIntraocular pressureCiliary bodyAqueous humor secretionAqueous humorCiliary epitheliumGlaucoma-associated genesImmune privilege statusDevelopment of glaucomaGlutamate-metabolizing enzymesPathophysiology of glaucomaAnti-angiogenic factorsSteroid-converting enzymesDiurnal circadian rhythmCiliary blood flowOcular ciliary bodyAnterior segmentBlood flowMultifactorial eventGlaucomaNeuroendocrine systemOutflow pathwayEndocrine communicationEndocrine systemEndocrine peptidesRegulatory peptidesMolecular Analysis of Neurolysin Expression in the Rat and Bovine Ciliary Body
Bertazolli-Filho R, Coca-Prados M, Haddad A, Laicine EM. Molecular Analysis of Neurolysin Expression in the Rat and Bovine Ciliary Body. Current Eye Research 2007, 32: 751-756. PMID: 17882707, DOI: 10.1080/02713680701573381.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2006
Somatostatin modulates PI3K-Akt, eNOS and NHE activity in the ciliary epithelium
Ghosh S, Choritz L, Geibel J, Coca-Prados M. Somatostatin modulates PI3K-Akt, eNOS and NHE activity in the ciliary epithelium. Molecular And Cellular Endocrinology 2006, 253: 63-75. PMID: 16764985, DOI: 10.1016/j.mce.2006.05.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsP-Akt Ser473Ciliary epitheliumIntracellular cyclic GMP productionInvolvement of somatostatinDose-dependent attenuationReceptor mRNA expressionCyclic GMP productionSST-like immunoreactivityLack of responseOcular ciliary epitheliumAqueous humorSomatostatinNHE activityExchanger activityMRNA expressionCiliary processesNeuroendocrine cellsPC2 antibodyPI3K-AktMultiple intracellularGMP productionConvertases PC1Increases phosphorylationTissue extractsEpithelium
2005
Retinoid processing proteins in the ocular ciliary epithelium.
Salvador-Silva M, Ghosh S, Bertazolli-Filho R, Boatright JH, Nickerson JM, Garwin GG, Saari JC, Coca-Prados M. Retinoid processing proteins in the ocular ciliary epithelium. Molecular Vision 2005, 11: 356-65. PMID: 15928609.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAcyltransferasesAlcohol OxidoreductasesAnimalsATP-Binding Cassette TransportersBlotting, WesternCarrier ProteinsCattleCells, CulturedChromatography, High Pressure LiquidCiliary BodyCis-trans-IsomerasesEye ProteinsFluorescent Antibody Technique, IndirectGene Expression RegulationHumansImmunohistochemistryPigment Epithelium of EyeProtein TransportRabbitsRetinoidsRetinol-Binding ProteinsRetinol-Binding Proteins, CellularReverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain ReactionRNA, MessengerThe Cross-Species A3 Adenosine-Receptor Antagonist MRS 1292 Inhibits Adenosine-Triggered Human Nonpigmented Ciliary Epithelial Cell Fluid Release and Reduces Mouse Intraocular Pressure
Yang H, Avila MY, Peterson-Yantorno K, Coca-Prados M, Stone RA, Jacobson KA, Civan MM. The Cross-Species A3 Adenosine-Receptor Antagonist MRS 1292 Inhibits Adenosine-Triggered Human Nonpigmented Ciliary Epithelial Cell Fluid Release and Reduces Mouse Intraocular Pressure. Current Eye Research 2005, 30: 747-754. PMID: 16146920, PMCID: PMC3471215, DOI: 10.1080/02713680590953147.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2004
Hyposmotic activation of ICl,swell in rabbit nonpigmented ciliary epithelial cells involves increased ClC-3 trafficking to the plasma membrane
Vessey JP, Shi C, Jollimore CA, Stevens KT, Coca-Prados M, Barnes S, Kelly ME. Hyposmotic activation of ICl,swell in rabbit nonpigmented ciliary epithelial cells involves increased ClC-3 trafficking to the plasma membrane. Biochemistry And Cell Biology 2004, 82: 708-718. PMID: 15674438, DOI: 10.1139/o04-107.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPlasma membraneHyposmotic stimulationFluorescent membrane dye FM1-43Membrane dye FM1-43Trafficking of channelsClC-3 channelsCiliary epithelial cellsPhosphoinositide-3 kinase inhibitor wortmanninRate of exocytosisClC-3 Cl(-) channelsEpithelial cellsVesicular traffickingDye FM1-43Membrane dynamicsNonpigmented ciliary epithelial cellsInhibitor wortmanninClC-3 antisenseImmunofluorescence microscopyTraffickingClC-3Regulatory volume decreaseFM1-43Cl- channelsMembraneCell swellingThe bovine iris–ciliary epithelium expresses components of rod phototransduction
Ghosh S, Salvador-Silva M, Coca-Prados M. The bovine iris–ciliary epithelium expresses components of rod phototransduction. Neuroscience Letters 2004, 370: 7-12. PMID: 15489008, DOI: 10.1016/j.neulet.2004.07.026.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAnimals, NewbornArrestinBlotting, NorthernBlotting, WesternCattleCiliary BodyEpitheliumEye ProteinsG-Protein-Coupled Receptor Kinase 1Gene ExpressionIrisLight Signal TransductionNeuronsPromoter Regions, GeneticProtein KinasesRetinal Rod Photoreceptor CellsReverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain ReactionRhodopsinRNA, MessengerTransfectionConceptsCiliary epitheliumIris cellsBasal activityCommon embryonic originOcular ciliary epitheliumNeural retinaWestern blotRT-PCR amplificationRetinaEpitheliumSignificant stimulationBovine irisEmbryonic originStimulationBlotRod phototransductionTransient transfectionNorthern blotRhodopsin kinasePromoter activityDistal promoter elementLow levelsIrisReporter constructsLower vertebratesIdentification of Target Genes Regulated by FOXC1 Using Nickel Agarose–Based Chromatin Enrichment
Tamimi Y, Lines M, Coca-Prados M, Walter MA. Identification of Target Genes Regulated by FOXC1 Using Nickel Agarose–Based Chromatin Enrichment. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science 2004, 45: 3904-3913. PMID: 15505035, DOI: 10.1167/iovs.04-0628.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChromatin enrichmentIsolation of chromatinChromatin immunoprecipitation assaysTight electrostatic interactionUncharacterized genesChromatin complexesFOXC1 proteinNickel agaroseImmunoprecipitation assaysPoor quality sequencesTarget genesAntibody availabilityCellular eventsCell cycleHistidine residuesGenesFOXC1Biochemical analysisClonesPCR amplificationChromatinIndependent assaysOcular developmentProteinEpithelium cellsInhibition of NHE-1 Na+/H+ exchanger by natriuretic peptides in ocular nonpigmented ciliary epithelium
Fidzinski P, Salvador-Silva M, Choritz L, Geibel J, Coca-Prados M. Inhibition of NHE-1 Na+/H+ exchanger by natriuretic peptides in ocular nonpigmented ciliary epithelium. American Journal Of Physiology - Cell Physiology 2004, 287: c655-c663. PMID: 15140751, DOI: 10.1152/ajpcell.00552.2003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsC-type natriuretic peptideAtrial natriuretic peptideBrain natriuretic peptideNatriuretic peptideIntraocular pressureCiliary epitheliumNHE activityNatriuretic peptides atrial natriuretic peptideInhibitory effectType B receptorsNHE-1 activityNonpigmented ciliary epitheliumCell layerGap junction blockersDose-dependent mannerInhibitors of NHEOcular ciliary epitheliumRate of intracellularHypotensive effectJunction blockersTrabecular meshworkMammalian eyeExchanger activityB receptorNHE-1
2003
Serum- and Glucocorticoid-Regulated Kinase Isoform-1 and Epithelial Sodium Channel Subunits in Human Ocular Ciliary Epithelium
Rauz S, Walker EA, Hughes SV, Coca-Prados M, Hewison M, Murray PI, Stewart PM. Serum- and Glucocorticoid-Regulated Kinase Isoform-1 and Epithelial Sodium Channel Subunits in Human Ocular Ciliary Epithelium. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science 2003, 44: 1643-1651. PMID: 12657604, DOI: 10.1167/iovs.02-0514.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAldosteroneBlotting, NorthernCell LineCiliary BodyDexamethasoneDose-Response Relationship, DrugDrug CombinationsEpithelial Sodium ChannelsGene Expression RegulationGlucocorticoidsHormone AntagonistsHumansImmediate-Early ProteinsIn Situ HybridizationIsoenzymesMifepristoneMineralocorticoid Receptor AntagonistsNuclear ProteinsPigment Epithelium of EyeProtein Serine-Threonine KinasesReceptors, GlucocorticoidReverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain ReactionRNA, MessengerSodium ChannelsSpironolactoneConceptsExpression of SGK1Human ocular ciliary epitheliumODM-2 cellsOcular ciliary epitheliumSodium transportCiliary epitheliumENaC subunitsNPE cell linesEpithelial sodium channel (ENaC) subunitsAqueous humor productionSodium channel subunitsExpression of ENaCRadioligand-binding assaysDose-dependent inductionIsoform 1Epithelial sodium channelCorticosteroid regulationHuman ocularAldosteroneCiliary epithelial bilayerRU26752DexamethasoneRT-PCR analysisSodium channelsChannel subunitsExpression of cell surface transmembrane carbonic anhydrase genes CA9 and CA12 in the human eye: overexpression of CA12 (CAXII) in glaucoma
Liao S, Ivanov S, Ivanova A, Ghosh S, Cote M, Keefe K, Coca-Prados M, Stanbridge E, Lerman M. Expression of cell surface transmembrane carbonic anhydrase genes CA9 and CA12 in the human eye: overexpression of CA12 (CAXII) in glaucoma. Journal Of Medical Genetics 2003, 40: 257. PMID: 12676895, PMCID: PMC1735430, DOI: 10.1136/jmg.40.4.257.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNon-pigmented ciliary epithelial cellsGlaucoma patientsEpithelium of corneaNPE cell linesNPE cellsAqueous humor productionCultured NPE cellsGlaucoma eyesIntraocular pressureAqueous humor secretionGlaucomatous eyesCAIX expressionCiliary epithelial cellsCAXII expressionEye donorsCA9 mRNANormal eyesPlasma membrane proteinsEmbryonic eye developmentFundamental physiological processesGlaucoma donorsGlaucomaCiliary epitheliumCAIXEpithelial cellsCRALBP transcriptional regulation in ciliary epithelial, retinal Müller and retinal pigment epithelial cells
Kennedy BN, Li C, Ortego J, Coca-Prados M, Sarthy VP, Crabb JW. CRALBP transcriptional regulation in ciliary epithelial, retinal Müller and retinal pigment epithelial cells. Experimental Eye Research 2003, 76: 257-260. PMID: 12565814, DOI: 10.1016/s0014-4835(02)00308-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTranscriptional regulationBinding Protein FunctionsCell-specific expressionPromoter analysisProtein functionRepressor elementEnhancer elementsPromoter constructsReporter activityRetinal pigment epithelial cellsPigment epithelial cellsCiliary epitheliumEpithelial cellsVisual cycleRPE cellsBPRegulationRetinal pigment epitheliumCellsMüller cellsGenesMutationsRLBP1 geneEpitheliumWildtype
2002
Differential regulation of gene expression of neurotensin and prohormone convertases PC1 and PC2 in the bovine ocular ciliary epithelium: possible implications on neurotensin processing
Ortego J, Wollmann G, Coca-Prados M. Differential regulation of gene expression of neurotensin and prohormone convertases PC1 and PC2 in the bovine ocular ciliary epithelium: possible implications on neurotensin processing. Neuroscience Letters 2002, 333: 49-53. PMID: 12401558, DOI: 10.1016/s0304-3940(02)00028-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBioinformatics and reanalysis of subtracted expressed sequence tags from the human ciliary body: Identification of novel biological functions.
Escribano J, Coca-Prados M. Bioinformatics and reanalysis of subtracted expressed sequence tags from the human ciliary body: Identification of novel biological functions. Molecular Vision 2002, 8: 315-32. PMID: 12355061.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsCiliary BodyComputational BiologyExpressed Sequence TagsEye ProteinsGene ExpressionHumansSequence Analysis, DNAConceptsSequence tagsUnidentified sequencesBLAST serviceDNA sequence comparisonsCell cycle regulationNon-coding regionsNon-redundant databaseBLAST search programNovel biological functionNovel candidate genesNovel physiological functionHuman Genome ProjectIndependent ESTsCircadian rhythm controlSubtractive hybridizationCellular signalingCycle regulationSequence comparisonAdditional genesDNA sequencesCytoskeleton structurePDB sequencesGenome ProjectCandidate genesBiological functionsRenin-angiotensin system expression and secretory function in cultured human ciliary body non-pigmented epithelium
Cullinane A, Leung P, Ortego J, Coca-Prados M, Harvey B. Renin-angiotensin system expression and secretory function in cultured human ciliary body non-pigmented epithelium. British Journal Of Ophthalmology 2002, 86: 676. PMID: 12034692, PMCID: PMC1771149, DOI: 10.1136/bjo.86.6.676.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAngiotensin IICalciumCell SizeCells, CulturedCiliary BodyElectrophysiologyHumansLarge-Conductance Calcium-Activated Potassium ChannelsPatch-Clamp TechniquesPigment Epithelium of EyePotassium Channels, Calcium-ActivatedReceptors, AngiotensinRenin-Angiotensin SystemReverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain ReactionSignal TransductionConceptsHNPE cellsAngiotensin IINon-pigmented epitheliumSecretory functionAddition of AIIRenin-angiotensin system componentsRenin-angiotensin system expressionIon channel activityPotassium ion channel activityActive BK channelsExpression of angiotensinogenAqueous humor dynamicsTreatment of glaucomaChannel activitySingle-channel patch-clamp techniquesPatch-clamp techniqueBK channel activationLarge-conductance potassium channelsHuman ciliary bodyPolymerase chain reaction analysisReceptor antagonistCurrent armamentariumCiliary bodyChain reaction analysisRAS expressionProtein tyrosine kinase and protein phosphatase signaling pathways regulate volume-sensitive chloride currents in a nonpigmented ciliary epithelial cell line.
Shi C, Barnes S, Coca-Prados M, Kelly ME. Protein tyrosine kinase and protein phosphatase signaling pathways regulate volume-sensitive chloride currents in a nonpigmented ciliary epithelial cell line. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science 2002, 43: 1525-32. PMID: 11980870.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsCell Line, TransformedChloride ChannelsCiliary BodyEnzyme ActivationEnzyme InhibitorsEpithelial CellsPatch-Clamp TechniquesPhosphatidylinositol 3-KinasesPhosphoinositide-3 Kinase InhibitorsPhosphoprotein PhosphatasesPhosphorylationProtein-Tyrosine KinasesRabbitsSignal TransductionConceptsProtein tyrosine kinasesProtein tyrosine kinase inhibitorTyrosine kinaseOkadaic acidPP-1Ciliary epithelial cellsHyposmotic stimulationC-Src tyrosine kinasePI3KProtein phosphatase inhibitorPKC inhibitorEpithelial cellsSrc tyrosine kinaseCiliary epithelial cell linePhosphatidylinositol-3 kinase inhibitorKinase inhibitorsProtein phosphatasePhosphatase inhibitorCl- currentEpithelial cell lineNonpigmented ciliary epithelial cellsCell swellingKinasePKC activatorTyrosine kinase inhibitorsAdult-Onset Primary Open-Angle Glaucoma Caused by Mutations in Optineurin
Rezaie T, Child A, Hitchings R, Brice G, Miller L, Coca-Prados M, Héon E, Krupin T, Ritch R, Kreutzer D, Crick RP, Sarfarazi M. Adult-Onset Primary Open-Angle Glaucoma Caused by Mutations in Optineurin. Science 2002, 295: 1077-1079. PMID: 11834836, DOI: 10.1126/science.1066901.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAlternative SplicingAmino Acid SequenceBrainCell Cycle ProteinsChromosome MappingChromosomes, Human, Pair 10Ciliary BodyExonsEye ProteinsFemaleGlaucoma, Open-AngleGolgi ApparatusHeterozygoteHumansIntraocular PressureMaleMembrane Transport ProteinsMiddle AgedMutationMutation, MissenseNerve Tissue ProteinsOcular HypertensionPedigreePolymorphism, Single-Stranded ConformationalRetinaTrabecular MeshworkTranscription Factor TFIIIAZinc FingersConceptsPrimary open-angle glaucomaHereditary primary open-angle glaucomaNormal intraocular pressureOpen-angle glaucomaAdult-onset primary open-angle glaucomaNeuroprotective roleIntraocular pressureAngle glaucomaTumor necrosisLeading causeTrabecular meshworkOPTN geneCiliary epitheliumCausative genesGlaucomaChromosome 10p14OptineurinSequence alterationsNecrosisRetinaIndividualsBrainEpithelium