2018
The Zinc-Metallothionein Redox System Reduces Oxidative Stress in Retinal Pigment Epithelial Cells
Rodríguez-Menéndez S, García M, Fernández B, Álvarez L, Fernández-Vega-Cueto A, Coca-Prados M, Pereiro R, González-Iglesias H. The Zinc-Metallothionein Redox System Reduces Oxidative Stress in Retinal Pigment Epithelial Cells. Nutrients 2018, 10: 1874. PMID: 30513827, PMCID: PMC6315569, DOI: 10.3390/nu10121874.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRetinal pigment epitheliumOxidative stressRetinal pigment epithelial cellsOxidative damagePre-treated cellsInduces oxidative stressPigment epithelial cellsNon-treated cellsReactive oxygen intermediatesΜM of zincPigment epitheliumRPE cellsZn-MTProtective mechanismEpithelial cellsFree radical generatorMT levelsAAPH treatmentOxygen intermediates
2013
Metallothioneins (MTs) in the human eye: a perspective article on the zinc–MT redox cycle
Gonzalez-Iglesias H, Alvarez L, García M, Petrash C, Sanz-Medel A, Coca-Prados M. Metallothioneins (MTs) in the human eye: a perspective article on the zinc–MT redox cycle. Metallomics 2013, 6: 201-208. PMID: 24419560, DOI: 10.1039/c3mt00298e.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCellular zinc homeostasisOxidative damageAntioxidant functionMT genesMultiple isoformsReactive oxygen speciesPotential oxidative damageDe novo synthesisZinc homeostasisAntioxidant defense mechanismsMain regulatorDefense mechanismsNovo synthesisProtein expressionOxygen speciesExogenous zincZn7-MTMetallothioneinOxidative stressMT complexZinc releaseStoichiometric transitionsZinc-MTPro-inflammatory cytokinesLevels of metallothionein
1993
Cloning of the Bovine Plasma Selenium-Dependent Glutathione Peroxidase (GP) cDNA from the Ocular Ciliary Epithelium: Expression of the Plasma and Cellular Forms within the Mammalian Eye1
Martín-Alonso J, Ghosh S, Coca-Prados M. Cloning of the Bovine Plasma Selenium-Dependent Glutathione Peroxidase (GP) cDNA from the Ocular Ciliary Epithelium: Expression of the Plasma and Cellular Forms within the Mammalian Eye1. The Journal Of Biochemistry 1993, 114: 284-291. PMID: 8262911, DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.jbchem.a124168.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOcular ciliary epitheliumGlutathione peroxidase cDNAMammalian eyeCorresponding amino acid sequencesDifferential gene expressionOpen reading frameAmino acid sequenceBovine glutathione peroxidasePeroxidase cDNAMolecular cloningOverall identityReading frameHuman GPxAcid sequenceGene expressionCellular formCiliary epitheliumFunctional roleAmino acidsTranscriptsOxidative damageGlutathione peroxidaseCloningOxidative stressExpression