کد مقاله کد نشریه سال انتشار مقاله انگلیسی نسخه تمام متن
9884425 1536794 2005 6 صفحه PDF دانلود رایگان
عنوان انگلیسی مقاله ISI
Finding of endocannabinoids in human eye tissues: Implications for glaucoma
موضوعات مرتبط
علوم زیستی و بیوفناوری بیوشیمی، ژنتیک و زیست شناسی مولکولی زیست شیمی
پیش نمایش صفحه اول مقاله
Finding of endocannabinoids in human eye tissues: Implications for glaucoma
چکیده انگلیسی
Cannabinoid CB1 receptors are involved in ocular physiology and may regulate intraocular pressure (IOP). However, endocannabinoid levels in human ocular tissues of cornea, iris, ciliary body, retina, and choroid from normal and glaucomatous donors have not been investigated. Anandamide (N-arachidonoylethanolamine; AEA), 2-arachidonoylglycerol (2-AG), and the anandamide congener, palmitoylethanolamide (PEA), were detected in all the human tissues examined. In eyes from patients with glaucoma, significantly decreased 2-AG and PEA levels were detected in the ciliary body, an important tissue in the regulation of IOP. The findings suggest that these endogenous compounds may have a role in this disease, particularly with respect to regulation of IOP.
ناشر
Database: Elsevier - ScienceDirect (ساینس دایرکت)
Journal: Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications - Volume 330, Issue 4, 20 May 2005, Pages 1062-1067
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