Inhibition of 11β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type 1 lowers intraocular pressure in patients with ocular hypertension
Rauz S, Cheung C, Wood P, Coca-Prados M, Walker E, Murray P, Stewart P. Inhibition of 11β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type 1 lowers intraocular pressure in patients with ocular hypertension. QJM 2003, 96: 481-490. PMID: 12881590, DOI: 10.1093/qjmed/hcg085.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH Keywords11-beta-Hydroxysteroid Dehydrogenase Type 2AgedAqueous HumorCarbenoxoloneCortisoneDouble-Blind MethodEnzyme InhibitorsFemaleHumansHydrocortisoneHydroxysteroid DehydrogenasesIntraocular PressureMaleMineralocorticoid Receptor AntagonistsOcular HypertensionProspective StudiesReceptors, GlucocorticoidConceptsPrimary open-angle glaucomaIntraocular pressureCiliary body tissueOcular hypertensionHealthy volunteersCiliary epitheliumPlacebo-controlled studyOpen-angle glaucomaUrinary cortisol metabolitesAge-matched controlsHuman anterior segmentsDehydrogenase type 1Aqueous humor productionTopical inhibitorsBody tissuesPOAG patientsProspective studyClinical trialsMineralocorticoid receptorCBX administrationAnterior segmentNovel treatmentsPatientsGreater fallCortisone concentrationsSerum- 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 subunitsExpression 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 cells