2016
Metallothionein polymorphisms in a Northern Spanish population with Age‐Related Macular Degeneration (AMD)
Garcia M, Álvarez L, Fernandez Á, Gonzalez‐Iglesias H, Escribano J, Fernandez‐Vega B, Fernandez‐Vega Á, Villota E, Fernandez‐Vega L, Coca‐Prados M. Metallothionein polymorphisms in a Northern Spanish population with Age‐Related Macular Degeneration (AMD). Acta Ophthalmologica 2016, 94 DOI: 10.1111/j.1755-3768.2016.0531.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAge-related macular degenerationSingle nucleotide polymorphismsMacular degenerationSignificant associationNorthern Spanish populationDry AMD casesHaploView 4.0 softwareNorthern Spanish patientsCase-control studySpanish populationUnique significant associationsPeripheral bloodHealthy controlsAMD subjectsMT2A geneSpanish patientsAllelic frequency analysisAMD casesConferring protectionPotential associationAllele GRs28366003Potential roleSignificant differencesMT genes
2013
MRP4 and MRP5 in the ciliary epithelium of the eye and their potential role in regulating extracellular cAMP levels
Hotchkiss A, Pasumarthi K, Coca‐Prados M, Pelis R. MRP4 and MRP5 in the ciliary epithelium of the eye and their potential role in regulating extracellular cAMP levels. The FASEB Journal 2013, 27: 732.3-732.3. DOI: 10.1096/fasebj.27.1_supplement.732.3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMultidrug resistance-associated proteinCAMP levelsExtracellular cAMP levelsCiliary epitheliumAqueous humor dynamicsResistance-associated proteinCiliary epithelial cell lineHuman ciliary bodyCE cellsEpithelial cell lineMRP inhibitorsCiliary bodyAdrenergic stimulationIntracellular cAMPIntracellular accumulationPotential roleCell linesIndomethacinFurosemideMRP4Cyclic nucleotidesMRP5EpitheliumIbuprofenCells