2014
The Blood-Aqueous Barrier in Health and Disease
Coca-Prados M. The Blood-Aqueous Barrier in Health and Disease. Journal Of Glaucoma 2014, 23: s36-s38. PMID: 25275903, DOI: 10.1097/ijg.0000000000000107.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBiological TransportBlood-Aqueous BarrierCiliary BodyEpithelial CellsExfoliation SyndromeHumansTight JunctionsConceptsBlood-aqueous barrierTight junctionsInflammatory ocular diseasesBlood-borne moleculesInner wall endotheliumInflammatory cellsBarrier dysfunctionVascular leakagePharmacologic agentsAnterior segmentOcular diseasesSchlemm's canalIris vasculatureCiliary processesEndothelial cellsJunctional complexesGap junctionsParacellular transportPhysiological changesDiseaseEyesCanalCellsApical junctional complex
2012
The Stoichiometric Transition from Zn6Cu1-Metallothionein to Zn7-Metallothionein Underlies the Up-regulation of Metallothionein (MT) Expression QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS OF MT-METAL LOAD IN EYE CELLS*
Alvarez L, Gonzalez-Iglesias H, Garcia M, Ghosh S, Sanz-Medel A, Coca-Prados M. The Stoichiometric Transition from Zn6Cu1-Metallothionein to Zn7-Metallothionein Underlies the Up-regulation of Metallothionein (MT) Expression QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS OF MT-METAL LOAD IN EYE CELLS*. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 2012, 287: 28456-28469. PMID: 22722935, PMCID: PMC3436589, DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m112.365015.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInflammatory eye diseaseRetinal ganglion cellsPresence of TNFαCorneal epithelial cell lineInflammatory cytokinesProinflammatory cytokinesEpithelial cell lineSynthesis of metallothioneinGanglion cellsEye diseaseLevels of metallothioneinCorneal tissueCombination of zincEndothelial cellsCytokinesMT1 isoformsIL1αEffect of zincGene expressionCadaver eyesConcentration of metallothioneinEye cellsMicroarray-based analysisZinc exposureMT isoforms
2007
Molecular Analysis of Neurolysin Expression in the Rat and Bovine Ciliary Body
Bertazolli-Filho R, Coca-Prados M, Haddad A, Laicine EM. Molecular Analysis of Neurolysin Expression in the Rat and Bovine Ciliary Body. Current Eye Research 2007, 32: 751-756. PMID: 17882707, DOI: 10.1080/02713680701573381.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
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
2005
The Cross-Species A3 Adenosine-Receptor Antagonist MRS 1292 Inhibits Adenosine-Triggered Human Nonpigmented Ciliary Epithelial Cell Fluid Release and Reduces Mouse Intraocular Pressure
Yang H, Avila MY, Peterson-Yantorno K, Coca-Prados M, Stone RA, Jacobson KA, Civan MM. The Cross-Species A3 Adenosine-Receptor Antagonist MRS 1292 Inhibits Adenosine-Triggered Human Nonpigmented Ciliary Epithelial Cell Fluid Release and Reduces Mouse Intraocular Pressure. Current Eye Research 2005, 30: 747-754. PMID: 16146920, PMCID: PMC3471215, DOI: 10.1080/02713680590953147.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2004
Hyposmotic activation of ICl,swell in rabbit nonpigmented ciliary epithelial cells involves increased ClC-3 trafficking to the plasma membrane
Vessey JP, Shi C, Jollimore CA, Stevens KT, Coca-Prados M, Barnes S, Kelly ME. Hyposmotic activation of ICl,swell in rabbit nonpigmented ciliary epithelial cells involves increased ClC-3 trafficking to the plasma membrane. Biochemistry And Cell Biology 2004, 82: 708-718. PMID: 15674438, DOI: 10.1139/o04-107.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPlasma membraneHyposmotic stimulationFluorescent membrane dye FM1-43Membrane dye FM1-43Trafficking of channelsClC-3 channelsCiliary epithelial cellsPhosphoinositide-3 kinase inhibitor wortmanninRate of exocytosisClC-3 Cl(-) channelsEpithelial cellsVesicular traffickingDye FM1-43Membrane dynamicsNonpigmented ciliary epithelial cellsInhibitor wortmanninClC-3 antisenseImmunofluorescence microscopyTraffickingClC-3Regulatory volume decreaseFM1-43Cl- channelsMembraneCell swellingIdentification of Target Genes Regulated by FOXC1 Using Nickel Agarose–Based Chromatin Enrichment
Tamimi Y, Lines M, Coca-Prados M, Walter MA. Identification of Target Genes Regulated by FOXC1 Using Nickel Agarose–Based Chromatin Enrichment. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science 2004, 45: 3904-3913. PMID: 15505035, DOI: 10.1167/iovs.04-0628.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChromatin enrichmentIsolation of chromatinChromatin immunoprecipitation assaysTight electrostatic interactionUncharacterized genesChromatin complexesFOXC1 proteinNickel agaroseImmunoprecipitation assaysPoor quality sequencesTarget genesAntibody availabilityCellular eventsCell cycleHistidine residuesGenesFOXC1Biochemical analysisClonesPCR amplificationChromatinIndependent assaysOcular developmentProteinEpithelium cells
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 courseA3 adenosine and CB1 receptors activate a PKC‐sensitive Cl− current in human nonpigmented ciliary epithelial cells via a Gβγ‐coupled MAPK signaling pathway
Shi C, Szczesniak A, Mao L, Jollimore C, Coca‐Prados M, Hung O, Kelly ME. A3 adenosine and CB1 receptors activate a PKC‐sensitive Cl− current in human nonpigmented ciliary epithelial cells via a Gβγ‐coupled MAPK signaling pathway. British Journal Of Pharmacology 2003, 139: 475-486. PMID: 12788807, PMCID: PMC1573867, DOI: 10.1038/sj.bjp.0705266.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsCell Line, TransformedChloride ChannelsCiliaDose-Response Relationship, DrugEnzyme ActivationEnzyme InhibitorsEpithelial CellsGTP-Binding Protein beta SubunitsGTP-Binding Protein gamma SubunitsHumansMAP Kinase Signaling SystemProtein Kinase CReceptor, Adenosine A3Receptor, Cannabinoid, CB1ConceptsCB1 receptorsCl- currentSR 141716Receptor agonistNPCE cellsA3 adenosineWhole-cell patch-clamp recordingsCB1 receptor inverse agonistBasal Cl(-) currentCB1 receptor agonistA3 receptor agonistPatch-clamp recordingsHuman CB1 receptorReceptor-transfected cellsReceptor inverse agonistHuman nonpigmented ciliary epithelial cellsSignaling pathwaysAdenosine receptor antagonistNonpigmented ciliary epithelial cellsCiliary epithelial cell linePI3K inhibitorsMitogen-activated protein kinase kinase inhibitorBeta-adrenergic receptor kinaseProtein kinase kinase inhibitorEpithelial cell lineExpression of cell surface transmembrane carbonic anhydrase genes CA9 and CA12 in the human eye: overexpression of CA12 (CAXII) in glaucoma
Liao S, Ivanov S, Ivanova A, Ghosh S, Cote M, Keefe K, Coca-Prados M, Stanbridge E, Lerman M. Expression of cell surface transmembrane carbonic anhydrase genes CA9 and CA12 in the human eye: overexpression of CA12 (CAXII) in glaucoma. Journal Of Medical Genetics 2003, 40: 257. PMID: 12676895, PMCID: PMC1735430, DOI: 10.1136/jmg.40.4.257.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNon-pigmented ciliary epithelial cellsGlaucoma patientsEpithelium of corneaNPE cell linesNPE cellsAqueous humor productionCultured NPE cellsGlaucoma eyesIntraocular pressureAqueous humor secretionGlaucomatous eyesCAIX expressionCiliary epithelial cellsCAXII expressionEye donorsCA9 mRNANormal eyesPlasma membrane proteinsEmbryonic eye developmentFundamental physiological processesGlaucoma donorsGlaucomaCiliary epitheliumCAIXEpithelial cellsCRALBP transcriptional regulation in ciliary epithelial, retinal Müller and retinal pigment epithelial cells
Kennedy BN, Li C, Ortego J, Coca-Prados M, Sarthy VP, Crabb JW. CRALBP transcriptional regulation in ciliary epithelial, retinal Müller and retinal pigment epithelial cells. Experimental Eye Research 2003, 76: 257-260. PMID: 12565814, DOI: 10.1016/s0014-4835(02)00308-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTranscriptional regulationBinding Protein FunctionsCell-specific expressionPromoter analysisProtein functionRepressor elementEnhancer elementsPromoter constructsReporter activityRetinal pigment epithelial cellsPigment epithelial cellsCiliary epitheliumEpithelial cellsVisual cycleRPE cellsBPRegulationRetinal pigment epitheliumCellsMüller cellsGenesMutationsRLBP1 geneEpitheliumWildtype
2002
Protein tyrosine kinase and protein phosphatase signaling pathways regulate volume-sensitive chloride currents in a nonpigmented ciliary epithelial cell line.
Shi C, Barnes S, Coca-Prados M, Kelly ME. Protein tyrosine kinase and protein phosphatase signaling pathways regulate volume-sensitive chloride currents in a nonpigmented ciliary epithelial cell line. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science 2002, 43: 1525-32. PMID: 11980870.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsCell Line, TransformedChloride ChannelsCiliary BodyEnzyme ActivationEnzyme InhibitorsEpithelial CellsPatch-Clamp TechniquesPhosphatidylinositol 3-KinasesPhosphoinositide-3 Kinase InhibitorsPhosphoprotein PhosphatasesPhosphorylationProtein-Tyrosine KinasesRabbitsSignal TransductionConceptsProtein tyrosine kinasesProtein tyrosine kinase inhibitorTyrosine kinaseOkadaic acidPP-1Ciliary epithelial cellsHyposmotic stimulationC-Src tyrosine kinasePI3KProtein phosphatase inhibitorPKC inhibitorEpithelial cellsSrc tyrosine kinaseCiliary epithelial cell linePhosphatidylinositol-3 kinase inhibitorKinase inhibitorsProtein phosphatasePhosphatase inhibitorCl- currentEpithelial cell lineNonpigmented ciliary epithelial cellsCell swellingKinasePKC activatorTyrosine kinase inhibitors
2001
PGE2, Ca2+, and cAMP mediate ATP activation of Cl− channels in pigmented ciliary epithelial cells
Fleischhauer J, Mitchell C, Peterson-Yantorno K, Coca-Prados M, Civan M. PGE2, Ca2+, and cAMP mediate ATP activation of Cl− channels in pigmented ciliary epithelial cells. American Journal Of Physiology - Cell Physiology 2001, 281: c1614-c1623. PMID: 11600425, DOI: 10.1152/ajpcell.2001.281.5.c1614.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPigmented ciliary epithelial cellsCiliary epithelial cellsCl- channelsEpithelial cellsPE cellsCl- channel activityAction of nucleotidesProtein kinaseNonpigmented ciliary epithelial cellsSecond messengerCell sortingChannel activityATP activationElectronic cell sortingATPSequential cascadeChannel activationNucleotidesP2Y receptorsPatch clampingATP assayATP releaseCellsMicroM ATPCAMPMolecular 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
2000
Similarity of A3-adenosine and swelling-activated Cl− channels in nonpigmented ciliary epithelial cells
Carré D, Mitchell C, Peterson-Yantorno K, Coca-Prados M, Civan M. Similarity of A3-adenosine and swelling-activated Cl− channels in nonpigmented ciliary epithelial cells. American Journal Of Physiology - Cell Physiology 2000, 279: c440-c451. PMID: 10913011, DOI: 10.1152/ajpcell.2000.279.2.c440.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNa+/H+ and Cl–/HCO3–-antiporters of bovine pigmented ciliary epithelial cells
Counillon L, Touret N, Bidet M, Peterson-Yantorno K, Coca-Prados M, Stuart-Tilley A, Wilhelm S, Alper S, Civan M. Na+/H+ and Cl–/HCO3–-antiporters of bovine pigmented ciliary epithelial cells. Pflügers Archiv - European Journal Of Physiology 2000, 440: 667-678. PMID: 11007305, DOI: 10.1007/s004240000302.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAnion Transport ProteinsAntiportersCattleCell Line, TransformedChloride-Bicarbonate AntiportersCiliary BodyEpithelial CellsImmunohistochemistryMembrane ProteinsMicroscopy, FluorescenceMicroscopy, VideoModels, BiologicalPigmentationReverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain ReactionRNA, MessengerSLC4A ProteinsSodiumSodium-Hydrogen ExchangersConceptsAqueous humor formationCl-/HCO3Epithelial cell layerTranscriptase-polymerase chain reaction amplificationPE cellsCell layerHuman ciliary bodyAE2 Cl-/HCO3Medical therapyNHE-1 isoformCiliary epithelial cellsCiliary bodyAqueous humorCiliary epithelial bilayerPolymerase chain reaction amplificationChain reaction amplificationNHE-1Rabbit ciliary epitheliumCiliary epitheliumEpithelial cellsBovine pigmented ciliary epithelial cellsGap junctionsRegulatory volume increasePigmented ciliary epithelial cellsExternal Cl
1999
Hyposmotically activated chloride channels in cultured rabbit non‐pigmented ciliary epithelial cells
Shi C, Ryan J, French A, Coca‐Prados M, Kelly M. Hyposmotically activated chloride channels in cultured rabbit non‐pigmented ciliary epithelial cells. The Journal Of Physiology 1999, 521: 57-67. PMID: 10562334, PMCID: PMC2269649, DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7793.1999.00057.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH Keywords1-(5-Isoquinolinesulfonyl)-2-Methylpiperazine4,4'-Diisothiocyanostilbene-2,2'-Disulfonic Acid4-Acetamido-4'-isothiocyanatostilbene-2,2'-disulfonic AcidAnimalsCalciumCell LineChloride ChannelsCiliary BodyEnzyme InhibitorsEpithelial CellsNiflumic AcidOsmotic PressurePatch-Clamp TechniquesPhosphorylationProtein Kinase InhibitorsRabbitsSecond Messenger SystemsStilbenesConceptsNon-pigmented ciliary epithelial cellsWhole-cell currentsCiliary epithelial cellsWhole-cell patch-clamp recording techniquePatch-clamp recording techniquesEpithelial cellsTime courseSlower time courseDisulfonic acidSmall conductanceWhole-cell conductanceCl- current amplitudeExposure of cellsVoltage-sensitive blockCl- currentVoltage-independent blockNiflumic acidRecording techniquesDepolarized potentialsCurrent activationAmplitude of currentsOutward rectificationCell swellingNPCE cellsHyposmotic shockFunctional 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-PCRReceptorsA3 adenosine receptors regulate Cl−channels of nonpigmented ciliary epithelial cells
Mitchell C, Peterson-Yantorno K, Carré D, McGlinn A, Coca-Prados M, Stone R, Civan M. A3 adenosine receptors regulate Cl−channels of nonpigmented ciliary epithelial cells. American Journal Of Physiology 1999, 276: c659-c666. PMID: 10069993, DOI: 10.1152/ajpcell.1999.276.3.c659.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAgonist N6HCE cellsIB-MECAA3 receptorsAdenosine receptorsCiliary processesA2A agonist CGS 21680Rabbit ciliary processesCiliary epitheliumA1-selective agonist N6Specific adenosine receptorsAgonist CGS 21680NPE cellsCl- channelsNonpigmented ciliary epithelial cellsA3 adenosine receptorHuman NPE cellsCGS 21680Ciliary epithelial cellsReceptor subtypesIntracellular Ca2MicroM adenosineRabbit ciliary epitheliumRT-PCREpithelial cellsEffects of hypotonic swelling on the cellular distribution and expression of pICln in human nonpigmented ciliary epithelial cells
Sánchez-Torres J, Huang W, Civan M, Coca-Prados M. Effects of hypotonic swelling on the cellular distribution and expression of pICln in human nonpigmented ciliary epithelial cells. Current Eye Research 1999, 18: 408-416. PMID: 10435827, DOI: 10.1076/ceyr.18.6.408.5266.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOpen reading frameCiliary epithelial cellsPlasma membraneFusion proteinWestern blot analysisEpithelial cellsCellular distributionTag fusion proteinCandidate gene productsBlot analysisHuman nonpigmented ciliary epithelial cellsTotal cell extractsHypotonic treatmentHuman ciliary epithelial cellsMammalian cellsPolyclonal antibodiesReading frameGene productsNonpigmented ciliary epithelial cellsCultured ciliary epithelial cellsPerinuclear regionCellular localizationCell extractsCultured cellsProtein