Differential Effects of Caveolin-1 and -2 Knockdown on Aqueous Outflow and Altered Extracellular Matrix Turnover in Caveolin-Silenced Trabecular Meshwork Cells

Abstract

Caveolin-mediated endocytosis is one mechanism by which TM cells can alter the physiological catabolism of ECM in order to change the composition of the outflow channels in the TM to regulate aqueous outflow resistance. Dysregulation of CAV function could contribute to the pathological changes in ECM that are observed in glaucoma.