Abstract:
:The aquaporins (AQPs) are a family of more than 10 homologous water transporting proteins expressed in many mammalian epithelia and endothelia. At least five AQPs are expressed in the eye: AQP0 (MIP) in lens fiber, AQP1 in cornea endothelium, ciliary and lens epithelia and trabecular meshwork, AQP3 in conjunctiva, AQP4 in ciliary epithelium and retinal Müller cells, and AQP5 in corneal and lacrimal gland epithelia. This cell-specific expression pattern suggests involvement of AQPs in corneal and lens transparency, intraocular pressure (IOP) regulation, retinal signal transduction, and tear secretion. Indeed, humans with mutant AQP0 develop cataracts. Mice lacking AQP1 have reduced IOP and impaired corneal transparency after swelling, and mice lacking AQP4 have reduced light-evoked potentials by electroretinography. There is evidence for impaired cellular processing of AQP5 in lacrimal glands of humans with Sjogren's syndrome. AQPs facilitate fluid secretion and absorption in the eye, and hence are involved in the regulation of pressure, volume and tissue hydration. Pharmacological alteration of AQP function may provide a new approach for therapy of glaucoma, corneal edema, and other diseases of the eye associated with abnormalities in IOP or tissue hydration.
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Exp Eye Resjournal_title
Experimental eye researchauthors
Verkman ASdoi
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2003-02-01 00:00:00pages
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杂志文章,评审abstract::Elevated intraocular pressure (IOP) is thought to create distortion or stretching of the juxtacanalicular and Schlemm's canal cells and their extracellular matrix (ECM) leading to a cascade of events that restore IOP to normal levels, a process termed IOP homeostasis. The ECM of the trabecular meshwork (TM) is intrica...
journal_title:Experimental eye research
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
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journal_title:Experimental eye research
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doi:10.1016/s0014-4835(89)80022-3
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journal_title:Experimental eye research
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1006/exer.1998.0495
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journal_title:Experimental eye research
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journal_title:Experimental eye research
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doi:10.1016/s0014-4835(86)80023-9
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journal_title:Experimental eye research
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1006/exer.1996.0220
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pub_type: 杂志文章
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journal_title:Experimental eye research
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/s0014-4835(86)80074-4
更新日期:1986-09-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Experimental eye research
pub_type: 杂志文章
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journal_title:Experimental eye research
pub_type: 杂志文章
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更新日期:2014-03-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Experimental eye research
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/0014-4835(83)90135-5
更新日期:1983-12-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Experimental eye research
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/s0014-4835(86)80088-4
更新日期:1986-08-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Experimental eye research
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.exer.2018.05.032
更新日期:2018-09-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Experimental eye research
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/0014-4835(92)90008-g
更新日期:1992-12-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Experimental eye research
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/0014-4835(90)90128-h
更新日期:1990-06-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Experimental eye research
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/0014-4835(86)90025-4
更新日期:1986-04-01 00:00:00
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更新日期:2020-04-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Experimental eye research
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1006/exer.1998.0512
更新日期:1998-08-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Experimental eye research
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.exer.2009.09.008
更新日期:2010-01-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章
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更新日期:2020-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Experimental eye research
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/0014-4835(90)90054-x
更新日期:1990-12-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Experimental eye research
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1006/exer.1996.0234
更新日期:1997-04-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Experimental eye research
pub_type: 杂志文章
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更新日期:2012-03-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Experimental eye research
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1006/exer.1997.0331
更新日期:1997-09-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Experimental eye research
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.exer.2019.107898
更新日期:2020-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Experimental eye research
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1016/j.exer.2003.09.023
更新日期:2004-03-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Experimental eye research
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1006/exer.1994.1026
更新日期:1994-03-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Experimental eye research
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.exer.2014.05.002
更新日期:2014-07-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Experimental eye research
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.exer.2010.10.003
更新日期:2010-12-01 00:00:00