2020
Role of GUCA1C in Primary Congenital Glaucoma and in the Retina: Functional Evaluation in Zebrafish
Morales-Cámara S, Alexandre-Moreno S, Bonet-Fernández J, Atienzar-Aroca R, Aroca-Aguilar J, Ferre-Fernández J, Méndez C, Morales L, Fernández-Sánchez L, Cuenca N, Coca-Prados M, Martínez-de-la-Casa J, Garcia-Feijoo J, Escribano J. Role of GUCA1C in Primary Congenital Glaucoma and in the Retina: Functional Evaluation in Zebrafish. Genes 2020, 11: 550. PMID: 32422965, PMCID: PMC7288452, DOI: 10.3390/genes11050550.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAmino Acid SequenceAnimalsApoptosisBase SequenceCRISPR-Cas SystemsFemaleGene EditingGene Knockout TechniquesGlaucomaGliosisGuanylate Cyclase-Activating ProteinsHigh-Throughput Nucleotide SequencingHumansMaleMiddle AgedPedigreeRetinaReverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain ReactionSequence AlignmentSequence Homology, Amino AcidZebrafishZebrafish ProteinsConceptsPrimary congenital glaucomaCongenital glaucomaRetinal ganglion cell layerRetinal ganglion cell apoptosisCiliary epitheliumGlial fibrillary acidic proteinWhole-exome sequencing analysisGanglion cell layerGanglion cell apoptosisHuman ocular ciliary epitheliumFibrillary acidic proteinOcular anterior segmentIntraocular pressure regulationOcular ciliary epitheliumNon-pigmented ciliary epitheliumAutosomal recessive fashionOptical neuropathyOcular effectsRetinal damageMüller cellsAnterior segmentPressure regulationAcidic proteinKnockout animalsGuanylate cyclase
2010
Neuroendocrine Properties of the Ciliary Epithelium
Coca-Prados M. Neuroendocrine Properties of the Ciliary Epithelium. 2010, 107-112. DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-12-374203-2.00088-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCiliary epitheliumAqueous humorOcular hypotensive actionSame embryological originRetinal pigment epitheliumEye aqueous humorOcular ciliary epitheliumHypotensive actionAqueous humor secretionAnterior segmentEndocrine factorsPigment epitheliumNeuroendocrine propertiesEndocrine systemEmbryological originNeuroepithelial cellsEpitheliumAvascular tissueNeuropeptidesBioactive peptidesCellsCell communicationRetinaHormoneSecretion
2008
Chapter 5 Functional Modulators Linking Inflow with Outflow of Aqueous Humor
Coca‐Prados M, Ghosh S. Chapter 5 Functional Modulators Linking Inflow with Outflow of Aqueous Humor. Current Topics In Membranes 2008, 62: 123-160. DOI: 10.1016/s1063-5823(08)00405-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCiliary epitheliumAqueous humorHuman ocular ciliary epitheliumMultiple neuroendocrine factorsTrabecular meshwork cellsOcular ciliary epitheliumImmune homeostasisMain cell typesEndocrine loopVasoactive peptidesAnterior segmentCircuitry mechanismsEndocrine factorsNeuroendocrine factorsSteroid hormonesOutflow pathwayNeuroendocrine circuitryMeshwork cellsRegulatory peptidesFunctional modulatorsAqHAvascular tissueCircadian rhythmTissueCell types
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
2004
The bovine iris–ciliary epithelium expresses components of rod phototransduction
Ghosh S, Salvador-Silva M, Coca-Prados M. The bovine iris–ciliary epithelium expresses components of rod phototransduction. Neuroscience Letters 2004, 370: 7-12. PMID: 15489008, DOI: 10.1016/j.neulet.2004.07.026.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAnimals, NewbornArrestinBlotting, NorthernBlotting, WesternCattleCiliary BodyEpitheliumEye ProteinsGene ExpressionG-Protein-Coupled Receptor Kinase 1IrisLight Signal TransductionNeuronsPromoter Regions, GeneticProtein KinasesRetinal Rod Photoreceptor CellsReverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain ReactionRhodopsinRNA, MessengerTransfectionConceptsCiliary epitheliumIris cellsBasal activityCommon embryonic originOcular ciliary epitheliumNeural retinaWestern blotRT-PCR amplificationRetinaEpitheliumSignificant stimulationBovine irisEmbryonic originStimulationBlotRod phototransductionTransient transfectionNorthern blotRhodopsin kinasePromoter activityDistal promoter elementLow levelsIrisReporter constructsLower vertebratesInhibition of NHE-1 Na+/H+ exchanger by natriuretic peptides in ocular nonpigmented ciliary epithelium
Fidzinski P, Salvador-Silva M, Choritz L, Geibel J, Coca-Prados M. Inhibition of NHE-1 Na+/H+ exchanger by natriuretic peptides in ocular nonpigmented ciliary epithelium. American Journal Of Physiology - Cell Physiology 2004, 287: c655-c663. PMID: 15140751, DOI: 10.1152/ajpcell.00552.2003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsC-type natriuretic peptideAtrial natriuretic peptideBrain natriuretic peptideNatriuretic peptideIntraocular pressureCiliary epitheliumNHE activityNatriuretic peptides atrial natriuretic peptideInhibitory effectType B receptorsNHE-1 activityNonpigmented ciliary epitheliumCell layerGap junction blockersDose-dependent mannerInhibitors of NHEOcular ciliary epitheliumRate of intracellularHypotensive effectJunction blockersTrabecular meshworkMammalian eyeExchanger activityB receptorNHE-1
2003
Serum- 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
2001
Molecular Evidence That Human Ocular Ciliary Epithelium Expresses Components Involved in Phototransduction
Bertazolli-Filho R, Ghosh S, Huang W, Wollmann G, Coca-Prados M. Molecular Evidence That Human Ocular Ciliary Epithelium Expresses Components Involved in Phototransduction. Biochemical And Biophysical Research Communications 2001, 284: 317-325. PMID: 11394879, DOI: 10.1006/bbrc.2001.4970.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAntibodies, MonoclonalArrestinBlotting, WesternCalcium-Binding ProteinsCattleCell LineCiliary BodyCyclic Nucleotide-Gated Cation ChannelsEpithelial CellsEye ProteinsFluorescent Antibody Technique, IndirectG-Protein-Coupled Receptor Kinase 1HippocalcinHumansImmunoblottingImmunohistochemistryIon ChannelsLight Signal TransductionLipoproteinsNerve Tissue ProteinsPhosphoric Diester HydrolasesProtein KinasesProtein SubunitsRecoverinRetinaReverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain ReactionRhodopsinRNA, MessengerSequence Analysis, DNATransducinConceptsHuman ocular ciliary epitheliumCiliary epitheliumOcular ciliary epitheliumNPE cellsCiliary epithelial cell linePars plicata regionIntact ciliary epitheliumWestern blot analysisCultured NPE cellsEpithelial cell lineExpression of rhodopsinIndirect immunofluorescenceVisual arrestinHuman retinaMonoclonal antibodiesHuman ciliary epitheliumThree- to fourfoldEpitheliumRT-PCRPhotoreceptor cellsRhodopsin mRNABlot analysisCell linesRetinaRhodopsin kinase
1999
Functional Expression of Components of the Natriuretic Peptide System in Human Ocular Nonpigmented Ciliary Epithelial Cells
Ortego J, Coca-Prados M. Functional Expression of Components of the Natriuretic Peptide System in Human Ocular Nonpigmented Ciliary Epithelial Cells. Biochemical And Biophysical Research Communications 1999, 258: 21-28. PMID: 10222228, DOI: 10.1006/bbrc.1999.0573.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNatriuretic peptide systemNPR-B receptorNPR-C receptorCiliary epithelial cellsReceptor mRNACiliary epitheliumEpithelial cellsNPE cellsCGMP responseAutocrine/paracrine modulatorPeptide systemHuman ocular ciliary epitheliumNonpigmented ciliary epithelial cellsOcular ciliary epitheliumCultured NPE cellsLong-term downregulationC-ANP4Paracrine modulatorEye pressureBNPActivation of PKCBasal levelsInhibitory effectRT-PCRReceptors
1997
Molecular Characterization and Differential Gene Induction of the Neuroendocrine‐Specific Genes Neurotensin, Neurotensin Receptor, PC1, PC2, and 7B2 in the Human Ocular Ciliary Epithelium
Ortego J, Coca‐Prados M. Molecular Characterization and Differential Gene Induction of the Neuroendocrine‐Specific Genes Neurotensin, Neurotensin Receptor, PC1, PC2, and 7B2 in the Human Ocular Ciliary Epithelium. Journal Of Neurochemistry 1997, 69: 1829-1839. PMID: 9349525, DOI: 10.1046/j.1471-4159.1997.69051829.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAspartic Acid EndopeptidasesCell LineCiliary BodyColforsinDexamethasoneDNA PrimersEnzyme InductionEpithelial CellsFurinGene Expression RegulationHumansIsoproterenolModels, BiologicalNerve Growth FactorsNeurosecretory SystemsNeurotensinPolymerase Chain ReactionProprotein Convertase 2Proprotein ConvertasesReceptors, NeurotensinSubtilisinsTetradecanoylphorbol AcetateTimololTranscriptional ActivationUp-RegulationConceptsOcular ciliary epitheliumDifferential gene inductionImportant physiological functionsHuman ocular ciliary epitheliumHuman cell linesTransduction pathwaysGene inductionGene expressionCiliary epitheliumBeta2-adrenergic receptorMolecular characterizationPhysiological functionsCell extractsODM-2Human ciliary epitheliumNeuroepithelial cellsSame inducersPhorbol esterCell linesNeuroendocrine tissuesExpressionGrowth factorParacrine mechanismsPC2 expressionNerve growth factor
1996
Gene expression of the neurotrophic pigment epithelium-derived factor in the human ciliary epithelium. Synthesis and secretion into the aqueous humor.
Ortego J, Escribano J, Becerra S, Coca-Prados M. Gene expression of the neurotrophic pigment epithelium-derived factor in the human ciliary epithelium. Synthesis and secretion into the aqueous humor. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science 1996, 37: 2759-67. PMID: 8977492.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAqueous HumorBlotting, NorthernCattleCell LineCells, CulturedChromatography, AffinityCiliary BodyDNA PrimersEye ProteinsFluorescent Antibody Technique, IndirectGene ExpressionHumansImmunoenzyme TechniquesNerve Growth FactorsPigment Epithelium of EyePolymerase Chain ReactionProtein BiosynthesisProteinsRabbitsSerpinsTranscription, GeneticConceptsPigment epithelium-derived factorEpithelium-derived factorPolymerase chain reactionCiliary epitheliumCiliary bodyOcular tissuesBlot analysisHuman ciliary epitheliumNeuronal survival activityHuman ocular ciliary epitheliumRetinal pigment epitheliumNorthern blot analysisCell linesBovine ocular tissuesPars plicata regionOcular ciliary bodyOcular ciliary epitheliumWestern blot analysisFactor antibodyPEDF expressionTrophic factorsPigment epitheliumPEDF proteinPEDF transcriptAqueous humorIdentification of a Neuropeptide and Neuropeptide‐Processing Enzymes in Aqueous Humor Confers Neuroendocrine Features to the Human Ocular Ciliary Epithelium
Ortego J, Escribano J, Crabb J, Coca‐Prados M. Identification of a Neuropeptide and Neuropeptide‐Processing Enzymes in Aqueous Humor Confers Neuroendocrine Features to the Human Ocular Ciliary Epithelium. Journal Of Neurochemistry 1996, 66: 787-796. PMID: 8592153, DOI: 10.1046/j.1471-4159.1996.66020787.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAnimalsAqueous HumorBase SequenceCarboxypeptidase HCarboxypeptidasesCell LineChild, PreschoolChromograninsCiliary BodyEpithelial CellsEpitheliumFluorescent Antibody Technique, IndirectHumansMixed Function OxygenasesMolecular Sequence DataMultienzyme ComplexesNeurosecretory SystemsProteinsRatsConceptsNeuropeptide processing enzymesCarboxypeptidase ECiliary epithelial cellsOcular ciliary epitheliumSecretogranin IICell-cell communicationEpithelial cellsHuman ocular ciliary epitheliumCDNA clonesCell signalingNonpigmented ciliary epithelial cellsCultured ciliary epithelial cellsProcessing enzymesMolecular markersPeptidylglycine alphaPhorbol esterSpecialized groupSpecific probesMammalian eyeNeuroendocrine tissuesEnzymeCiliary epitheliumKey functionsCellsPolymerase chain reaction
1994
Isolation of cDNA clones encoding the 80-kd subunit protein of the human autoantigen Ku (p70/p80) by antisera raised against ciliary processes of human eye donors.
Hong T, Escribano J, Coca-Prados M. Isolation of cDNA clones encoding the 80-kd subunit protein of the human autoantigen Ku (p70/p80) by antisera raised against ciliary processes of human eye donors. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science 1994, 35: 4023-30. PMID: 7960584.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAntigens, NuclearAutoantigensBlotting, WesternCell LineCiliary BodyClone CellsDNA HelicasesDNA, ComplementaryDNA-Binding ProteinsFluorescent Antibody TechniqueHumansImmunoglobulin GKu AutoantigenMaleMiceMice, Inbred BALB CMiddle AgedMolecular WeightNuclear ProteinsPigment Epithelium of EyeRNA, MessengerTissue DonorsConceptsHuman eye donorsPolymyositis overlap syndromeScleroderma-polymyositis overlap syndromeODM-2 cellsHuman ciliary processesCiliary processesOverlap syndromeEye donorsCiliary epitheliumSpecies-specific immune responseAnti-Ku antibodiesVariety of antigensCell linesEpithelium cell linePlaque-purified clonesCiliary epithelial cell lineOcular ciliary epitheliumWestern blot analysisSubunit proteinsEpithelial cell lineCiliary epithelial cellsImmune responseOcular tissues
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
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
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/