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
2003
Sex steroid hormone metabolism takes place in human ocular cells
Coca-Prados M, Ghosh S, Wang Y, Escribano J, Herrala A, Vihko P. Sex steroid hormone metabolism takes place in human ocular cells. The Journal Of Steroid Biochemistry And Molecular Biology 2003, 86: 207-216. PMID: 14568574, DOI: 10.1016/j.jsbmb.2003.08.001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSex steroid hormone metabolismCiliary epitheliumHuman ocular cellsSex steroid hormonesHuman ciliary epithelial cellsSteroid hormone metabolismAndrogen agonistsCiliary epithelial cellsEstrogenic milieuOcular diseasesOcular cellsSteroid hormonesMRNA expressionImportant mediatorOxidative enzymatic activityHuman ciliary epitheliumGene expressionEpithelial cellsHormone metabolismHormone-responsive genesSecretory epitheliumEpitheliumH time courseCell linesTime course
1998
Expression of pICln mRNA in cultured bovine lens epithelial cells: response to changes in cell volume
Reeves R, Sanchez-Torres J, Coca-Prados M, Cammarata P. Expression of pICln mRNA in cultured bovine lens epithelial cells: response to changes in cell volume. Current Eye Research 1998, 17: 861-869. PMID: 9746432, DOI: 10.1076/ceyr.17.9.861.5140.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBovine lens epithelial cellsCultured bovine lens epithelial cellsLens epithelial cellsHypertonic mediumChannel regulatory proteinRapid cellular swellingEpithelial cellsNorthern blot analysisTranscriptional regulationMyo-inositol effluxRegulatory proteinsMRNA expressionAnion channelCellular shrinkageCell volume changesCell volumeBlot analysisCell volume reductionExpression levelsMRNAChloride movementExpressionCellsMedium conditionsCellular swelling
1992
Isolation of a cDNA encoding a glutathione S-transferase (GST) class-π from the bovine ocular ciliary epithelium
Hernando N, Martin-Alonso J, Ghosh S, Coca-Prados M. Isolation of a cDNA encoding a glutathione S-transferase (GST) class-π from the bovine ocular ciliary epithelium. Experimental Eye Research 1992, 55: 711-718. PMID: 1478280, DOI: 10.1016/0014-4835(92)90175-r.Peer-Reviewed Original Research