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JOURNAL OF OCULAR PHARMACOLOGY AND THERAPEUTICS
Volume 34, Issue 1-2, Pages 177-187Publisher
MARY ANN LIEBERT, INC
DOI: 10.1089/jop.2017.0024
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aquaporin; aquaporin inhibitors; macular degeneration; glaucoma; angiogenesis; aqueous humor dynamics
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Aquaporins (AQPs), a large family of membrane protein channels that facilitate transport of water and other small solutes, play important roles in physiological functions and human diseases. Up till now, 13 types of AQPs, numbered 0 through 12, have been identified in various mammalian tissues. Homologous genes for AQPs in amphibians, insects, and bacteria highlight the evolutionary conservation and, thus, the importance of these membrane channels. Many members of the AQP family are expressed in the eye. AQP1, which is a water-selective channel, is expressed in the anterior chamber (cornea, ciliary body, trabecular meshwork) and posterior chamber (retina and microvessels in choroid), controlling the fluid homeostasis in the eye. Mice knockout studies have indicated that AQP1 plays an important function in the eye by suggesting its role in aqueous humor dynamics and retina angiogenesis. This review will focus on the role of AQP1 as a novel target for ocular disorders such as glaucoma and age-related macular degeneration, and it will discuss challenges and advances in identifying modulators of AQP1 function that could be useful in clinical applications.
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