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Pinguecula

A yellowish thickened lesion on the conjunctiva near the CORNEA representing a benign degenerative change in the CONJUNCTIVA caused by the leakage and deposition of certain blood proteins through the permeable capillaries near the LIMBUS.

Synonyms(1)

Synonym
Pinguecula

Research Excerpts

Overview

ExcerptReference
"The pinguecula is a degenerative lesion which is usually asymptomatic, except when it is associated with an inflammatory reaction."( Arellano, K; Arenas-Archila, E; Muñoz-Sarmiento, D, 2014)

Research

Studies (6)

TimeframeStudies, This Condition (%)All Conditions %
pre-19900 (0.00)23.3326
1990's0 (0.00)12.5806
2000's0 (0.00)18.1394
2010's6 (100.00)28.8240
2020's0 (0.00)9.53
DrugIndicatedRelationship StrengthStudiesTrials
mitomycin0low10
prednisolone0low10
prednisolone acetate0low10
betamethasone0low10
fluorometholone0low10
hematoxylin0low10

Protein Targets (182)

ProteinPotency MeasurementsInhibition MeasurementsActivation MeasurementsDrugs
pregnane X receptor1001
GLI family zinc finger 34004
AR protein5005
progesterone receptor5005
cytochrome P450 family 3 subfamily A polypeptide 44004
glucocorticoid receptor [Homo sapiens]5005
estrogen-related nuclear receptor alpha5005
farnesoid X nuclear receptor2002
pregnane X nuclear receptor3003
estrogen nuclear receptor alpha5005
vitamin D (1,25- dihydroxyvitamin D3) receptor2002
IDH12002
aryl hydrocarbon receptor3003
cytochrome P450, family 19, subfamily A, polypeptide 1, isoform CRA_a5005
nuclear receptor subfamily 1, group I, member 25005
thyroid hormone receptor beta isoform a1001
nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2 isoform 25005
galanin receptor type 30101
nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2 isoform 11001
ATP-binding cassette sub-family C member 30202
Multidrug resistance-associated protein 40202
Voltage-dependent calcium channel gamma-2 subunit3003
Bile salt export pump0303
Glucocorticoid receptor06112
Glycine receptor subunit alpha-10606
Glutamate receptor 23003
Glycine receptor subunit beta0606
Glycine receptor subunit alpha-20606
Glycine receptor subunit alpha-30606
Canalicular multispecific organic anion transporter 10202
ORF730011
RAR-related orphan receptor gamma3003
hypoxia-inducible factor 1, alpha subunit (basic helix-loop-helix transcription factor)2002
nuclear receptor subfamily 1, group I, member 32002
retinoic acid nuclear receptor alpha variant 13003
G2002
euchromatic histone-lysine N-methyltransferase 22002
Histone H2A.x2002
lysosomal alpha-glucosidase preproprotein2002
huntingtin isoform 21001
flap endonuclease 12002
peptidyl-prolyl cis-trans isomerase NIMA-interacting 12002
nuclear receptor ROR-gamma isoform 12002
DNA polymerase kappa isoform 12002
Nuclear receptor subfamily 1 group I member 20011
Interferon beta4004
HLA class I histocompatibility antigen, B alpha chain 2002
Neuronal acetylcholine receptor subunit alpha-41001
Neuronal acetylcholine receptor subunit beta-21001
Androgen receptor0303
TAR DNA-binding protein 431001
Inositol hexakisphosphate kinase 12002
Nuclear receptor subfamily 1 group I member 20011
cytochrome P450 2C9, partial2002
Chain A, MAJOR APURINIC/APYRIMIDINIC ENDONUCLEASE2002
Chain A, TYROSYL-DNA PHOSPHODIESTERASE1001
Chain E, Fibrin beta chain0101
Chain A, Putative fructose-1,6-bisphosphate aldolase1001
Chain A, HADH2 protein1001
Chain B, HADH2 protein1001
Chain A, JmjC domain-containing histone demethylation protein 3A1001
Chain A, 2-oxoglutarate Oxygenase1001
Chain A, ATP-DEPENDENT DNA HELICASE Q11001
Chain A, RNA-directed RNA polymerase NS50101
Luciferase1001
thioredoxin reductase1001
15-lipoxygenase, partial1001
WRN1001
Mcl-10101
phosphopantetheinyl transferase1001
MPI protein0101
USP1 protein, partial2002
Cyclin-dependent kinase 5, regulatory subunit 1 (p35)0001
PPM1D protein2002
TDP1 protein3003
Microtubule-associated protein tau1001
alkaline phosphatase, intestinal0011
thioredoxin glutathione reductase1001
apical membrane antigen 1, AMA11001
aldehyde dehydrogenase 1 family, member A11001
hypothetical protein, conserved1001
regulator of G-protein signaling 41001
67.9K protein2002
glucocerebrosidase1001
luciferase1001
bromodomain adjacent to zinc finger domain 2B1001
pyruvate kinase1001
glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase-6-phosphogluconolactonase0101
CDK50001
serine-protein kinase ATM isoform a1001
major prion protein preproprotein Prp precursor0101
alkaline phosphatase, tissue-nonspecific isozyme isoform 1 preproprotein0011
cellular tumor antigen p53 isoform a1001
15-hydroxyprostaglandin dehydrogenase [NAD(+)] isoform 11001
vitamin D3 receptor isoform VDRA1001
glucose-6-phosphate 1-dehydrogenase isoform b0101
intestinal alkaline phosphatase precursor0011
chromobox protein homolog 11001
DNA polymerase beta1001
mitogen-activated protein kinase 11001
serine/threonine-protein kinase PLK11001
DNA polymerase eta isoform 11001
DNA polymerase iota isoform a (long)3003
lethal(3)malignant brain tumor-like protein 1 isoform I1001
geminin2002
Vif0101
Tat0101
survival motor neuron protein isoform d1001
cytochrome P450 3A4 isoform 11001
histone acetyltransferase KAT2A isoform 11001
DNA dC->dU-editing enzyme APOBEC-3G isoform 10101
alkaline phosphatase, germ cell type preproprotein0011
endoribonuclease toxin MazF0011
DNA dC->dU-editing enzyme APOBEC-3F isoform a1001
Gamma-aminobutyric acid receptor subunit pi1001
Polyunsaturated fatty acid lipoxygenase ALOX15B1001
Rap guanine nucleotide exchange factor 31001
Integrin beta-31001
Integrin alpha-IIb1001
Pyruvate kinase PKM0101
Gamma-aminobutyric acid receptor subunit beta-11001
Gamma-aminobutyric acid receptor subunit delta1001
Gamma-aminobutyric acid receptor subunit gamma-21001
Gamma-aminobutyric acid receptor subunit alpha-51001
Gamma-aminobutyric acid receptor subunit alpha-31001
Endothelin receptor type B1001
Gamma-aminobutyric acid receptor subunit gamma-11001
Gamma-aminobutyric acid receptor subunit alpha-21001
Endothelin-1 receptor1001
Gamma-aminobutyric acid receptor subunit alpha-41001
Gamma-aminobutyric acid receptor subunit gamma-31001
Gamma-aminobutyric acid receptor subunit alpha-61001
Histamine H2 receptor1001
Gamma-aminobutyric acid receptor subunit alpha-11001
Gamma-aminobutyric acid receptor subunit beta-31001
Gamma-aminobutyric acid receptor subunit beta-21001
Inositol monophosphatase 11001
GABA theta subunit1001
Gamma-aminobutyric acid receptor subunit epsilon1001
phosphoglycerate kinase1001
hypothetical protein CAALFM_CR05890CA0001
H3 histone acetyltransferase0001
ATP-dependent phosphofructokinase1001
large T antigen0101
hypoxia-inducible factor 1 alpha subunit2002
Fumarate hydratase1001
caspase 7, apoptosis-related cysteine protease1001
estrogen receptor 2 (ER beta)1001
EWS/FLI fusion protein1001
retinoid X nuclear receptor alpha1001
cytochrome P450 2D62002
polyprotein1001
peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor delta1001
peroxisome proliferator activated receptor gamma1001
caspase-31001
thyroid hormone receptor beta isoform 21001
urokinase-type plasminogen activator precursor1001
plasminogen precursor1001
urokinase plasminogen activator surface receptor precursor1001
Cellular tumor antigen p532002
Indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase 10101
Spike glycoprotein1001
luciferase0001
v-jun sarcoma virus 17 oncogene homolog (avian)1001
Fatty acid-binding protein, liver0101
Estrogen receptor0202
Progesterone receptor0203
Glucocorticoid receptor0112
Glucocorticoid receptor0011
Corticosteroid-binding globulin0101
Mineralocorticoid receptor 0213
Androgen receptor0202
Cytochrome P450 2C9 0101
Glutamine synthetase0011
Histamine H1 receptor0011
Prostaglandin G/H synthase 20101
Nociceptin receptor0011
Cytochrome P450 2J20101
Estrogen receptor beta0202
ATPase family AAA domain-containing protein 51001
Ataxin-21001
transcriptional regulator ERG isoform 31001
[prepared from compound, protein, and bioassay information from National Library of Medicine (NLM), extracted Dec-2023]