2018
The 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 ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAmidinesAntioxidantsCell LineHumansHydrogen PeroxideMetallothioneinOxidantsOxidation-ReductionOxidative StressRetinal Pigment EpitheliumZincConceptsRetinal 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 Research
2015
A 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
Characterization 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 function