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
1986
Growth of non-pigmented ciliary epithelial cells in serum-free hormone-supplemented media
Coca-Prados M, Chatt G. Growth of non-pigmented ciliary epithelial cells in serum-free hormone-supplemented media. Experimental Eye Research 1986, 43: 617-629. PMID: 3792464, DOI: 10.1016/s0014-4835(86)80028-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNPE cellsClathrin-coated vesiclesCiliary epithelial cellsNerve growth factorEpithelial cellsNon-pigmented ciliary epithelial cellsCellular polarityGrowth factorCellular junctionsPrimary culturesCoated pitsArtificial substratesTransport activityCulture mediumMicrofilament bundlesCell growthSerum-free hormone-supplemented mediumJunctional complexesIntermediate filamentsCell proliferationAdjacent cellsCellsSerum-free culture medium
1983
Ciliary epithelia of the mammalian eye in cultured explants
Kondo K, Coca-Prados M, Sears M. Ciliary epithelia of the mammalian eye in cultured explants. Cell And Tissue Research 1983, 233: 629-638. PMID: 6627352, DOI: 10.1007/bf00212230.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPigment granulesCultured explantsDulbecco's Modified Eagle's MediumFocal junctionsColumnar cellsFetal bovine serumJunctional complexesCuboidal cellsMammalian eyeCiliary epitheliumChannel-like structuresEpithelial cellsPlastic culture dishesNonpigmented cellsExplantsCellsBovine serumUltrastructural characteristicsOutermost layerPlastic dishesModified Eagle MediumPigmented epitheliumBasement membraneEagle's mediumCulture dishes