Short chain poly-(R)-3-hydroxybutyrate (cPHB) is a ubiquitous molecule that readily adheres to others, that is covalently added to proteins and that forms, with polyphosphate, ion channels. High levels of cPHB have been implicated in atherosclerosis and in diabetes. Here, we propose a hypothesis in which cPHB adheres to filaments in the extracellular matrix and this raises intraocular pressure. In a corollary, we propose that a positive feedback relationship between cPHB adherence to filaments, raised IOP and filament stretching constitutes a switch. (C) 2009 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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Univ Fed Rio de Janeiro, Inst Macromol Prof Eloisa Mano, BR-21941958 Rio De Janeiro, RJ, BrazilUniv Fed Rio de Janeiro, Inst Macromol Prof Eloisa Mano, BR-21941958 Rio De Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
Silvino, Alexandre Carneiro
da Silva, Josimar Cruz
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Univ Fed Rio de Janeiro, Inst Macromol Prof Eloisa Mano, BR-21941958 Rio De Janeiro, RJ, BrazilUniv Fed Rio de Janeiro, Inst Macromol Prof Eloisa Mano, BR-21941958 Rio De Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
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Univ Tokyo, Grad Sch Agr & Life Sci, Bunkyo Ku, Tokyo 1138657, JapanUniv Tokyo, Grad Sch Agr & Life Sci, Bunkyo Ku, Tokyo 1138657, Japan
Kabe, Taizo
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Tsuge, Takeharu
Kasuya, Ken-ichi
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Gunma Univ, Grad Sch Engn, Gunma 3768515, JapanUniv Tokyo, Grad Sch Agr & Life Sci, Bunkyo Ku, Tokyo 1138657, Japan
Kasuya, Ken-ichi
Takemura, Akio
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Univ Tokyo, Grad Sch Agr & Life Sci, Bunkyo Ku, Tokyo 1138657, JapanUniv Tokyo, Grad Sch Agr & Life Sci, Bunkyo Ku, Tokyo 1138657, Japan
Takemura, Akio
Hikima, Takaaki
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RIKEN Harima Inst SPring 8 Ctr, Res Infrastruct Grp, Mikazuki, Hyogo 6795148, JapanUniv Tokyo, Grad Sch Agr & Life Sci, Bunkyo Ku, Tokyo 1138657, Japan
Hikima, Takaaki
Takata, Masaki
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RIKEN Harima Inst, Struct Mat Sci Lab, SPring 8, Mikazuki, Hyogo 6795148, JapanUniv Tokyo, Grad Sch Agr & Life Sci, Bunkyo Ku, Tokyo 1138657, Japan
Takata, Masaki
Iwata, Tadahisa
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