2021
Association of Rare CYP39A1 Variants With Exfoliation Syndrome Involving the Anterior Chamber of the Eye
Partnership T, Li Z, Wang Z, Lee M, Zenkel M, Peh E, Ozaki M, Topouzis F, Nakano S, Chan A, Chen S, Williams S, Orr A, Nakano M, Kobakhidze N, Zarnowski T, Popa-Cherecheanu A, Mizoguchi T, Manabe S, Hayashi K, Kazama S, Inoue K, Mori Y, Miyata K, Sugiyama K, Higashide T, Chihara E, Ideta R, Ishiko S, Yoshida A, Tokumo K, Kiuchi Y, Ohashi T, Sakurai T, Sugimoto T, Chuman H, Aihara M, Inatani M, Mori K, Ikeda Y, Ueno M, Gaston D, Rafuse P, Shuba L, Saunders J, Nicolela M, Chichua G, Tabagari S, Founti P, Sim K, Meah W, Soo H, Chen X, Chatzikyriakidou A, Keskini C, Pappas T, Anastasopoulos E, Lambropoulos A, Panagiotou E, Mikropoulos D, Kosior-Jarecka E, Cheong A, Li Y, Lukasik U, Nongpiur M, Husain R, Perera S, Álvarez L, García M, González-Iglesias H, Cueto A, Cueto L, Martinón-Torres F, Salas A, Oguz Ç, Tamcelik N, Atalay E, Batu B, Irkec M, Aktas D, Kasım B, Astakhov Y, Astakhov S, Akopov E, Giessl A, Mardin C, Hellerbrand C, Bailey J, Igo R, Haines J, Edward D, Heegaard S, Davila S, Tan P, Kang J, Pasquale L, Kruse F, Reis A, Carmichael T, Hauser M, Ramsay M, Mossböck G, Yildirim N, Tashiro K, Konstas A, Coca-Prados M, Foo J, Kinoshita S, Sotozono C, Kubota T, Dubina M, Ritch R, Wiggs J, Pasutto F, Schlötzer-Schrehardt U, Ho Y, Aung T, Tam W, Khor C. Association of Rare CYP39A1 Variants With Exfoliation Syndrome Involving the Anterior Chamber of the Eye. JAMA 2021, 325: 753-764. PMID: 33620406, PMCID: PMC7903258, DOI: 10.1001/jama.2021.0507.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsExfoliation syndromeValidation cohortDiscovery cohortAnterior chamberImpair protein functionFirst validation cohortSecond validation cohortSlit-lamp examinationCase-control studyAnterior segment structuresCauses of glaucomaCiliary body tissueSecondary outcomesPrimary outcomeLamp examinationSystemic disordersIrreversible blindnessMAIN OUTCOMEIndependent cohortExfoliation materialProtein-changing variantsSyndromeClinical implicationsCohortStudy participants
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 cyclaseCPAMD8 loss-of-function underlies non-dominant congenital glaucoma with variable anterior segment dysgenesis and abnormal extracellular matrix
Bonet-Fernández J, Aroca-Aguilar J, Corton M, Ramírez A, Alexandre-Moreno S, García-Antón M, Salazar J, Ferre-Fernández J, Atienzar-Aroca R, Villaverde C, Iancu I, Tamayo A, Méndez-Hernández C, Morales-Fernández L, Rojas B, Ayuso C, Coca-Prados M, Martinez-de-la-Casa J, García-Feijoo J, Escribano J. CPAMD8 loss-of-function underlies non-dominant congenital glaucoma with variable anterior segment dysgenesis and abnormal extracellular matrix. Human Genetics 2020, 139: 1209-1231. PMID: 32274568, DOI: 10.1007/s00439-020-02164-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAlpha-MacroglobulinsAnimalsAnterior ChamberCase-Control StudiesComplement C3CRISPR-Cas SystemsEmbryo, NonmammalianExtracellular MatrixEye AbnormalitiesFemaleGene EditingGene ExpressionGenes, RecessiveGlaucomaHigh-Throughput Nucleotide SequencingHumansLoss of Function MutationMaleMiddle AgedPedigreeTrabecular MeshworkTrabeculectomyTrypsin Inhibitor, Kazal PancreaticZebrafishConceptsZebrafish embryosAnterior segment dysgenesisExtracellular matrixPrimary congenital glaucomaNext-generation DNA sequencingGross developmental abnormalitiesFunction pathogenic mechanismQuantitative reverse transcription PCRAbnormal extracellular matrixCongenital glaucomaCRISPR/Mesenchyme-like cellsTrabecular meshwork cellsReverse transcription-PCRUnknown functionExtracellular matrix disorganizationDNA sequencingGenesGenetic alterationsEmbryosMeshwork cellsDevelopmental abnormalitiesTranscription-PCRAnterior chamber angleDisease Role
2019
The association study of lipid metabolism gene polymorphisms with AMD identifies a protective role for APOE‐E2 allele in the wet form in a Northern Spanish population
Fernández‐Vega B, García M, Olivares L, Álvarez L, González‐Fernández A, Artime E, Cueto A, Cobo T, Coca‐Prados M, Vega J, González‐Iglesias H. The association study of lipid metabolism gene polymorphisms with AMD identifies a protective role for APOE‐E2 allele in the wet form in a Northern Spanish population. Acta Ophthalmologica 2019, 98: e282-e291. PMID: 31654486, DOI: 10.1111/aos.14280.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAge-related macular degenerationWet age-related macular degenerationNorthern Spanish patientsLipid metabolism genesSpanish patientsSingle nucleotide polymorphismsProtective roleAMD casesNorthern Spanish populationApoE E2 alleleDry AMD casesCase-control studyAPOE ε2 alleleSpanish populationMetabolism gene polymorphismsABCA1 rs1883025Peripheral bloodHealthy controlsMacular degenerationAdditional association studiesGene polymorphismsLPL rs12678919APOE genePatientsCarrier genotype
2018
Identification of myocilin as a blood plasma protein and analysis of its role in leukocyte adhesion to endothelial cell monolayers
Aroca-Aguilar JD, Fernández-Navarro A, Ontañón J, Coca-Prados M, Escribano J. Identification of myocilin as a blood plasma protein and analysis of its role in leukocyte adhesion to endothelial cell monolayers. PLOS ONE 2018, 13: e0209364. PMID: 30557320, PMCID: PMC6296516, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0209364.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAged, 80 and overBlood ProteinsBlotting, WesternCell AdhesionCytoskeletal ProteinsEye ProteinsFemaleGlycoproteinsHealthy VolunteersHEK293 CellsHuman Umbilical Vein Endothelial CellsHumansLeukocytesLiverMaleMiddle AgedProteolysisReal-Time Polymerase Chain ReactionRNA, MessengerThymus GlandConceptsPresence of myocilinEndothelial cell monolayersWestern immunoblotNon-ocular tissuesCell monolayersLymphoid organsLymphoid tissueT lymphocytesLeukocyte adhesionMatricellular proteinPlasma proteinsHuman myocilinLeukocytesMyocilinSerum proteinsPutative roleQuantitative PCRBlood plasmaLiverBiological activityAnti-adhesive proteinImmunoblotVivo proteolytic processingNew biological propertiesTissueThe Zinc-Metallothionein Redox System Reduces Oxidative Stress in Retinal Pigment Epithelial Cells
Rodríguez-Menéndez S, García M, Fernández B, Álvarez L, Fernández-Vega-Cueto A, Coca-Prados M, Pereiro R, González-Iglesias H. The Zinc-Metallothionein Redox System Reduces Oxidative Stress in Retinal Pigment Epithelial Cells. Nutrients 2018, 10: 1874. PMID: 30513827, PMCID: PMC6315569, DOI: 10.3390/nu10121874.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRetinal pigment epitheliumOxidative stressRetinal pigment epithelial cellsOxidative damagePre-treated cellsInduces oxidative stressPigment epithelial cellsNon-treated cellsReactive oxygen intermediatesΜM of zincPigment epitheliumRPE cellsZn-MTProtective mechanismEpithelial cellsFree radical generatorMT levelsAAPH treatmentOxygen intermediates
2017
Quantitative study of zinc and metallothioneins in the human retina and RPE cells by mass spectrometry-based methodologies
Rodríguez-Menéndez S, Fernández B, García M, Álvarez L, Fernández M, Sanz-Medel A, Coca-Prados M, Pereiro R, González-Iglesias H. Quantitative study of zinc and metallothioneins in the human retina and RPE cells by mass spectrometry-based methodologies. Talanta 2017, 178: 222-230. PMID: 29136815, DOI: 10.1016/j.talanta.2017.09.024.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchGenetic association study of exfoliation syndrome identifies a protective rare variant at LOXL1 and five new susceptibility loci
Aung T, Ozaki M, Lee MC, Schlötzer-Schrehardt U, Thorleifsson G, Mizoguchi T, Igo RP, Haripriya A, Williams SE, Astakhov YS, Orr AC, Burdon KP, Nakano S, Mori K, Abu-Amero K, Hauser M, Li Z, Prakadeeswari G, Bailey JNC, Cherecheanu AP, Kang JH, Nelson S, Hayashi K, Manabe SI, Kazama S, Zarnowski T, Inoue K, Irkec M, Coca-Prados M, Sugiyama K, Järvelä I, Schlottmann P, Lerner SF, Lamari H, Nilgün Y, Bikbov M, Park KH, Cha SC, Yamashiro K, Zenteno JC, Jonas JB, Kumar RS, Perera SA, Chan ASY, Kobakhidze N, George R, Vijaya L, Do T, Edward DP, de Juan Marcos L, Pakravan M, Moghimi S, Ideta R, Bach-Holm D, Kappelgaard P, Wirostko B, Thomas S, Gaston D, Bedard K, Greer WL, Yang Z, Chen X, Huang L, Sang J, Jia H, Jia L, Qiao C, Zhang H, Liu X, Zhao B, Wang YX, Xu L, Leruez S, Reynier P, Chichua G, Tabagari S, Uebe S, Zenkel M, Berner D, Mossböck G, Weisschuh N, Hoja U, Welge-Luessen UC, Mardin C, Founti P, Chatzikyriakidou A, Pappas T, Anastasopoulos E, Lambropoulos A, Ghosh A, Shetty R, Porporato N, Saravanan V, Venkatesh R, Shivkumar C, Kalpana N, Sarangapani S, Kanavi MR, Beni AN, Yazdani S, lashay A, Naderifar H, Khatibi N, Fea A, Lavia C, Dallorto L, Rolle T, Frezzotti P, Paoli D, Salvi E, Manunta P, Mori Y, Miyata K, Higashide T, Chihara E, Ishiko S, Yoshida A, Yanagi M, Kiuchi Y, Ohashi T, Sakurai T, Sugimoto T, Chuman H, Aihara M, Inatani M, Miyake M, Gotoh N, Matsuda F, Yoshimura N, Ikeda Y, Ueno M, Sotozono C, Jeoung JW, Sagong M, Park KH, Ahn J, Cruz-Aguilar M, Ezzouhairi SM, Rafei A, Chong YF, Ng XY, Goh SR, Chen Y, Yong VHK, Khan MI, Olawoye OO, Ashaye AO, Ugbede I, Onakoya A, Kizor-Akaraiwe N, Teekhasaenee C, Suwan Y, Supakontanasan W, Okeke S, Uche NJ, Asimadu I, Ayub H, Akhtar F, Kosior-Jarecka E, Lukasik U, Lischinsky I, Castro V, Grossmann RP, Megevand GS, Roy S, Dervan E, Silke E, Rao A, Sahay P, Fornero P, Cuello O, Sivori D, Zompa T, Mills RA, Souzeau E, Mitchell P, Wang JJ, Hewitt AW, Coote M, Crowston JG, Astakhov SY, Akopov EL, Emelyanov A, Vysochinskaya V, Kazakbaeva G, Fayzrakhmanov R, Al-Obeidan SA, Owaidhah O, Aljasim LA, Chowbay B, Foo JN, Soh RQ, Sim KS, Xie Z, Cheong AWO, Mok SQ, Soo HM, Chen XY, Peh SQ, Heng KK, Husain R, Ho SL, Hillmer AM, Cheng CY, Escudero-Domínguez FA, González-Sarmiento R, Martinon-Torres F, Salas A, Pathanapitoon K, Hansapinyo L, Wanichwecharugruang B, Kitnarong N, Sakuntabhai A, Nguyn HX, Nguyn GTT, Nguyn TV, Zenz W, Binder A, Klobassa DS, Hibberd ML, Davila S, Herms S, Nöthen MM, Moebus S, Rautenbach RM, Ziskind A, Carmichael TR, Ramsay M, Álvarez L, García M, González-Iglesias H, Rodríguez-Calvo PP, Fernández-Vega Cueto L, Oguz Ç, Tamcelik N, Atalay E, Batu B, Aktas D, Kasım B, Wilson MR, Coleman AL, Liu Y, Challa P, Herndon L, Kuchtey RW, Kuchtey J, Curtin K, Chaya CJ, Crandall A, Zangwill LM, Wong TY, Nakano M, Kinoshita S, den Hollander AI, Vesti E, Fingert JH, Lee RK, Sit AJ, Shingleton BJ, Wang N, Cusi D, Qamar R, Kraft P, Pericak-Vance MA, Raychaudhuri S, Heegaard S, Kivelä T, Reis A, Kruse FE, Weinreb RN, Pasquale LR, Haines JL, Thorsteinsdottir U, Jonasson F, Allingham RR, Milea D, Ritch R, Kubota T, Tashiro K, Vithana EN, Micheal S, Topouzis F, Craig JE, Dubina M, Sundaresan P, Stefansson K, Wiggs JL, Pasutto F, Khor CC. Genetic association study of exfoliation syndrome identifies a protective rare variant at LOXL1 and five new susceptibility loci. Nature Genetics 2017, 49: 993-1004. PMID: 28553957, PMCID: PMC6685441, DOI: 10.1038/ng.3875.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAged, 80 and overAllelesAmino Acid OxidoreductasesAmino Acid SubstitutionAsian PeopleCalcium ChannelsCell AdhesionExfoliation SyndromeExtracellular MatrixEyeFemaleGene Expression ProfilingGenetic Predisposition to DiseaseGenome-Wide Association StudyHaplotypesHumansMaleMolecular ChaperonesMutation, MissensePoint MutationRNA, MessengerSpheroids, CellularConceptsGlobal genome-wide association studyAssociation studiesSusceptibility lociGenome-wide association studiesProtective rare variantsDisease-associated lociNew susceptibility lociFine-mapping analysisGenetic association studiesRare protective variantsLociProtective variantsRare variantsLOXL1VariantsWiggJapanese populationWhole-Exome Sequencing of Congenital Glaucoma Patients Reveals Hypermorphic Variants in GPATCH3, a New Gene Involved in Ocular and Craniofacial Development
Ferre-Fernández JJ, Aroca-Aguilar JD, Medina-Trillo C, Bonet-Fernández JM, Méndez-Hernández CD, Morales-Fernández L, Corton M, Cabañero-Valera MJ, Gut M, Tonda R, Ayuso C, Coca-Prados M, García-Feijoo J, Escribano J. Whole-Exome Sequencing of Congenital Glaucoma Patients Reveals Hypermorphic Variants in GPATCH3, a New Gene Involved in Ocular and Craniofacial Development. Scientific Reports 2017, 7: 46175. PMID: 28397860, PMCID: PMC5387416, DOI: 10.1038/srep46175.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsCarrier ProteinsChromosome SegregationEmbryo, NonmammalianExome SequencingEyeFaceFamilyFemaleGene Expression Regulation, DevelopmentalGene Knockdown TechniquesGlaucomaHumansMaleMiddle AgedMutationOrgan SpecificityPedigreePhenotypePromoter Regions, GeneticReceptors, CXCR4SkullSubcellular FractionsTranscriptional ActivationZebrafishConceptsNew genesZebrafish embryosCraniofacial developmentEarly zebrafish embryosNeural crest cell migrationCrest cell migrationNew disease genesMesenchymal-like cellsHigh genetic heterogeneityUnidentified functionTransient overexpressionProximal promoterDisease genesGene Pitx2Whole-exome sequencingGenesCell migrationGenetic heterogeneityExome sequencingSkeletal muscleRare variantsCraniofacial abnormalitiesEmbryosSequencingProteinMetallothionein polymorphisms in a Northern Spanish population with neovascular and dry forms of age-related macular degeneration
García M, Álvarez L, Fernández Á, González-Iglesias H, Escribano J, Fernández-Vega B, Villota E, Cueto L, Fernández-Vega Á, Coca-Prados M. Metallothionein polymorphisms in a Northern Spanish population with neovascular and dry forms of age-related macular degeneration. Ophthalmic Genetics 2017, 38: 451-458. PMID: 28635422, DOI: 10.1080/13816810.2017.1288825.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAged, 80 and overCase-Control StudiesFemaleGene FrequencyGenetic Association StudiesGenetic Predisposition to DiseaseGenotypeGenotyping TechniquesGeographic AtrophyHumansMaleMetallothioneinMiddle AgedPolymerase Chain ReactionPolymorphism, Single NucleotideSpainWet Macular DegenerationConceptsAge-related macular degenerationDry age-related macular degenerationSingle nucleotide polymorphismsMT genesMacular degenerationNorthern Spanish populationHaploView 4.0 softwareNorthern Spanish patientsCase-control studySpanish populationMetallothionein genePeripheral bloodHealthy controlsAMD subjectsAssociation studiesSpanish patientsGenesPotential associationSignificant associationNucleotide polymorphismsGenotype AGControl cases
2015
LOXL1 gene variants and their association with pseudoexfoliation glaucoma (XFG) in Spanish patients
Álvarez L, García M, González-Iglesias H, Escribano J, Rodríguez-Calvo PP, Fernández-Vega L, Coca-Prados M. LOXL1 gene variants and their association with pseudoexfoliation glaucoma (XFG) in Spanish patients. BMC Medical Genomics 2015, 16: 72. PMID: 26319397, PMCID: PMC4593192, DOI: 10.1186/s12881-015-0221-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCFH polymorphisms in a Northern Spanish population with neovascular and dry forms of age‐related macular degeneration
García M, Álvarez L, Nogacka AM, González-Iglesias H, Escribano J, Fernández-Vega B, Fernández-Vega Á, Fernández-Vega L, Coca-Prados M. CFH polymorphisms in a Northern Spanish population with neovascular and dry forms of age‐related macular degeneration. Acta Ophthalmologica 2015, 93: e658-e666. PMID: 26152901, DOI: 10.1111/aos.12790.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAge-related macular degenerationMacular degenerationSingle nucleotide polymorphismsRisk of AMDNorthern Spanish populationStrongest genetic risk factorHaploView 4.0 softwareNorthern Spanish patientsDifferent clinical formsCase-control studyComplement factor H (CFH) geneSpanish populationGenetic risk factorsRestriction fragment length polymorphismFactor H genePeripheral bloodClinical formsHealthy controlsRisk factorsSpanish patientsAllelic frequency analysisCFH polymorphismsCFH geneHaplotype CGGSignificant associationSensitive targeted multiple protein quantification based on elemental detection of Quantum Dots
Bustos A, Garcia-Cortes M, González-Iglesias H, Encinar J, Costa-Fernández JM, Coca-Prados M, Sanz-Medel A. Sensitive targeted multiple protein quantification based on elemental detection of Quantum Dots. Analytica Chimica Acta 2015, 879: 77-84. PMID: 26002480, DOI: 10.1016/j.aca.2015.03.015.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchA Renal-Like Organic Anion Transport System in the Ciliary Epithelium of the Bovine and Human Eye
Lee J, Shahidullah M, Hotchkiss A, Coca-Prados M, Delamere NA, Pelis RM. A Renal-Like Organic Anion Transport System in the Ciliary Epithelium of the Bovine and Human Eye. Molecular Pharmacology 2015, 87: 697-705. PMID: 25661037, PMCID: PMC6067639, DOI: 10.1124/mol.114.096578.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBiological Transport, ActiveCattleCiliary BodyDicarboxylic Acid TransportersHumansKidney CortexMultidrug Resistance-Associated ProteinsOrganic Anion Transport Protein 1Organic Anion TransportersOrganic Anion Transporters, Sodium-DependentOrganic Anion Transporters, Sodium-IndependentRetinal Pigment EpitheliumRNA, MessengerSymportersConceptsCiliary bodyAqueous humorPara-aminohippurateUssing chambersOcular tissuesReverse transcription-polymerase chain reactionOrganic anion transport systemHuman ocular tissuesBovine ciliary bodyHuman ciliary bodyPerfused eyePolymerase chain reactionBasolateral membraneEye preparationsTransporter expressionOrganic anion transportCiliary epitheliumAnion transport systemHuman eyeEpithelial cellsChain reactionBlood sideBlood directionEyesBarrier epithelia
2014
Quantitative selenium speciation by HPLC-ICP-MS(IDA) and simultaneous activity measurements in human vitreous humor
González de Vega R, Fernández-Sánchez ML, González Iglesias H, Coca Prados M, Sanz-Medel A. Quantitative selenium speciation by HPLC-ICP-MS(IDA) and simultaneous activity measurements in human vitreous humor. Analytical And Bioanalytical Chemistry 2014, 407: 2405-2413. PMID: 25344931, DOI: 10.1007/s00216-014-8241-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSize exclusion chromatographyMain selenium speciesQuantitative selenium speciationPlasma mass spectrometryQuantitative speciationSEC-ICPSelenium speciationSelenium speciesProtein complexesExclusion chromatographyExpected molecular weightSimultaneous activity measurementsMass spectrometryHPLC-ICPGPx proteinAntioxidant enzyme activitiesVitreous humor samplesICP-MSMolecular weightTotal Se concentrationEnzymatic activityPpb SeHuman vitreous humorEnzyme activityComplexesCharacterization of Vitamin D Production by Human Ocular Barrier CellsVitamin D Production by Human Ocular Barrier Cells
Alsalem JA, Patel D, Susarla R, Coca-Prados M, Bland R, Walker EA, Rauz S, Wallace GR. Characterization of Vitamin D Production by Human Ocular Barrier CellsVitamin D Production by Human Ocular Barrier Cells. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science 2014, 55: 2140-2147. PMID: 24576880, DOI: 10.1167/iovs.13-13019.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHuman scleral fibroblastsVitamin D3Vitamin D receptorBarrier epithelial cellsPrimary human scleral fibroblastsEnzyme immunoassayD productionUltraviolet B sunlightEpithelial cellsVitamin D productionRetinal pigment epithelial cell lineBarrier cellsExtrarenal synthesisHydroxyvitamin D3Epithelial cell lineImmune regulationCiliary bodyD receptorExpression of componentsSkin precursorsODM-2Scleral fibroblastsBarrier sitesCorneal endothelialBarrier functionQuantitative bioimaging of trace elements in the human lens by LA-ICP-MS
Konz I, Fernández B, Fernández ML, Pereiro R, González-Iglesias H, Coca-Prados M, Sanz-Medel A. Quantitative bioimaging of trace elements in the human lens by LA-ICP-MS. Analytical And Bioanalytical Chemistry 2014, 406: 2343-2348. PMID: 24500754, DOI: 10.1007/s00216-014-7617-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMatrix-matched laboratory standardsMass spectrometryIsotope dilution mass spectrometryPlasma mass spectrometryDilution mass spectrometryHuman eye lensesAnalysis of FeDepth profiling analysisQuantitative bioimagingThin gold filmMatrix effectsExternal calibrationID-ICPLaser ablation cellQuantification purposesLA-ICPStandard solutionsGold filmCuSpectrometryHomogeneous distributionAblation cellLaser ablationFeMSThe 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 ResearchConceptsBlood-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
2013
Comparative proteomic study in serum of patients with primary open-angle glaucoma and pseudoexfoliation glaucoma
González-Iglesias H, Álvarez L, García M, Escribano J, Rodríguez-Calvo PP, Fernández-Vega L, Coca-Prados M. Comparative proteomic study in serum of patients with primary open-angle glaucoma and pseudoexfoliation glaucoma. Journal Of Proteomics 2013, 98: 65-78. PMID: 24355480, DOI: 10.1016/j.jprot.2013.12.006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrimary open-angle glaucomaOpen-angle glaucomaPseudoexfoliation glaucomaGlaucoma patientsInflammatory-related processesSera of patientsForms of glaucomaLarge population studiesPanel of candidatesAge-related blindnessSerum proteinsFunctional pathway analysisClinical manifestationsDietary agentsInflammatory processGlaucoma biomarkersHealthy controlsEarly diagnosisGlaucomaPatientsMajor causeSerumPopulation studiesTwo-dimensional fluorescent difference gel electrophoresisGenetic linkage studiesMetallothioneins (MTs) in the human eye: a perspective article on the zinc–MT redox cycle
Gonzalez-Iglesias H, Alvarez L, García M, Petrash C, Sanz-Medel A, Coca-Prados M. Metallothioneins (MTs) in the human eye: a perspective article on the zinc–MT redox cycle. Metallomics 2013, 6: 201-208. PMID: 24419560, DOI: 10.1039/c3mt00298e.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCellular zinc homeostasisOxidative damageAntioxidant functionMT genesMultiple isoformsReactive oxygen speciesPotential oxidative damageDe novo synthesisZinc homeostasisAntioxidant defense mechanismsMain regulatorDefense mechanismsNovo synthesisProtein expressionOxygen speciesExogenous zincZn7-MTMetallothioneinOxidative stressMT complexZinc releaseStoichiometric transitionsZinc-MTPro-inflammatory cytokinesLevels of metallothionein