Inhibition of 11β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type 1 lowers intraocular pressure in patients with ocular hypertension
Rauz S, Cheung C, Wood P, Coca-Prados M, Walker E, Murray P, Stewart P. Inhibition of 11β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type 1 lowers intraocular pressure in patients with ocular hypertension. QJM 2003, 96: 481-490. PMID: 12881590, DOI: 10.1093/qjmed/hcg085.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH Keywords11-beta-Hydroxysteroid Dehydrogenase Type 2AgedAqueous HumorCarbenoxoloneCortisoneDouble-Blind MethodEnzyme InhibitorsFemaleHumansHydrocortisoneHydroxysteroid DehydrogenasesIntraocular PressureMaleMineralocorticoid Receptor AntagonistsOcular HypertensionProspective StudiesReceptors, GlucocorticoidConceptsPrimary open-angle glaucomaIntraocular pressureCiliary body tissueOcular hypertensionHealthy volunteersCiliary epitheliumPlacebo-controlled studyOpen-angle glaucomaUrinary cortisol metabolitesAge-matched controlsHuman anterior segmentsDehydrogenase type 1Aqueous humor productionTopical inhibitorsBody tissuesPOAG patientsProspective studyClinical trialsMineralocorticoid receptorCBX administrationAnterior segmentNovel treatmentsPatientsGreater fallCortisone concentrationsSerum- 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 subunits