ArticleMolecular vision2012
Identification of GABA receptors in chick cornea.
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- A hydrophobic area of the GABA ρ₁ receptor containing phenylalanine 124 influences both receptor activation and deactivation.Journal of molecular neuroscience : MN · 2015Article
- Inhibition of form-deprivation myopia by a GABAAOr receptor antagonist, (1,2,5,6-tetrahydropyridin-4-yl) methylphosphinic acid (TPMPA), in guinea pigs.Graefe's archive for clinical and experimental ophthalmology = Albrecht von Graefes Archiv fur klinische und experimentelle Ophthalmologie · 2014Article
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Abstract
purposeThe cornea has an important role in vision, is highly innervated and many neurotransmitter receptors are present, e.g., muscarine, melatonin, and dopamine receptors. γ-aminobutyric acid (GABA) is the most important inhibitory neurotransmitter in the retina and central nervous system, but it is unknown whether GABA receptors are present in cornea. The aim of this study was to determine if GABA receptors are located in chick cornea.
methodsCorneal tissues were collected from 25, 12-day-old chicks. Real time PCR, western blot, and immunohistochemistry were used to determine whether alpha(1) GABA(A), GABA(B), and rho(1) GABA(C) receptors were expressed and located in chick cornea.
resultsCorneal tissue was positive for alpha(1) GABA(A) and rho(1) GABA(C) receptor mRNA (PCR) and protein (western blot) expression but was negative for GABA(B) receptor mRNA and protein. Alpha(1) GABA(A) and rho(1) GABA(C) receptor protein labeling was observed in the corneal epithelium using immunohistochemistry.
conclusionsThese investigations clearly show that chick cornea possesses alpha(1) GABA(A), and rho(1) GABA(C) receptors, but not GABA(B) receptors. The purpose of the alpha(1) GABA(A) and rho(1) GABA(C) receptors in cornea is a fascinating unexplored question.
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