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		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
Optic nerve	ND	ND	D	ND	ND	D

AQP = aquaporin, D = detected, and ND = not detected.