Review Article
The Neuroepithelium Disruption Could Generate Autoantibodies against AQP4 and Cause Neuromyelitis Optica and Hydrocephalus
Table 1
Expression of aquaporins in ocular tissue (Patil et al. 1997 and Tran et al. 2014) [
17,
18].
| Ocular tissue | AQP1 | AQP3 | AQP4 | AQP5 | AQP7 | AQP9 |
| Cornea | D | D | ND | D | D | ND | Iris | D | ND | D | D | ā | ND | Lens | D | ND | D | D | D | ND | Trabecular meshwork | D | ND | ND | ND | D | ND | Ciliary | D | ND | D | ND | D | D | Retina | D | ND | D | ND | D | D | Choroid | D | ND | ND | ND | ND | ā | Optic nerve | ND | ND | D | ND | ND | D |
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AQP = aquaporin, D = detected, and ND = not detected.
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