2003
Production, purification, and functional analysis of recombinant human and mouse 17β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type 7
Törn S, Nokelainen P, Kurkela R, Pulkka A, Menjivar M, Ghosh S, Coca-Prados M, Peltoketo H, Isomaa V, Vihko P. Production, purification, and functional analysis of recombinant human and mouse 17β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type 7. Biochemical And Biophysical Research Communications 2003, 305: 37-45. PMID: 12732193, DOI: 10.1016/s0006-291x(03)00694-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPeripheral tissuesType 7Primary open-angle glaucomaEarly-onset prostate cancerOpen-angle glaucomaSex steroid hormonesIntracrine regulatorAdrenal glandProstate cancerEstrogenic milieuPotent androgenInactive metabolitesEstrogenic metabolitesSteroid metabolismPotent estrogenSteroid hormonesCancer 1DihydrotestosteroneRecombinant humanTissue distributionHormoneTissueHuman tissuesPresent studyMetabolic role
1989
Receptor-mediated phosphoinositide hydrolysis in human ocular ciliary epithelial cells.
Wax M, Coca-Prados M. Receptor-mediated phosphoinositide hydrolysis in human ocular ciliary epithelial cells. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science 1989, 30: 1675-9. PMID: 2545648.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPI hydrolysisReceptor-mediated phosphoinositide hydrolysisEpithelial cellsSelective muscarinic antagonistsInositol phosphatesAccumulation of inositolHydrolysis of phosphoinositidesOcular ciliary epitheliumAFDX-116M3 subtypeMuscarinic antagonistMuscarinic receptorsPutative neurotransmittersEC50 valuesPharmacologic characteristicsCiliary epithelial cellsPeripheral tissuesSpecific antagonistPI breakdownPhosphoinositide hydrolysisArginine vasopressinNonpigmented layerOcular ciliary epithelial cellsCiliary epitheliumMicroCi/