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lüll Tumor necrosis factor-alpha converting enzyme: Implications for ocular inflammatory diseases Ramana KVInt J Biochem Cell Biol 2010[Jul]; 42 (7): 1076-9Tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha) converting enzyme (TACE), a member of the family of metalloproteinase disintegrin proteins, is responsible for the conversion of inactive TNF-alpha precursor form to active mature form. TNF-alpha is a pleiotropic cytokine that contributes to cellular immunity and inflammatory response in wide range of inflammatory pathologies. Although a large number of studies indicate the use of TACE inhibitors, which prevents processing of TNF-alpha as potential therapeutic drugs for the treatment of inflammatory diseases including rheumatoid arthritis, Crohn's disease and cancer, very few studies indicate its use in ocular pathologies. It is still not clearly understood how the TACE-mediated shedding of cytokines and growth factors in various ocular tissues plays a critical role in the cytotoxic signals causing tissue dysfunction and damage leading to blindness. Regulation of TACE activity is likely to have wide implications for ocular immunology and inflammatory diseases. Specifically, since anti-TNF-alpha therapies have been used to prevent ocular inflammatory complications, the use of TACE inhibitors could be a novel therapeutic approach for ocular inflammatory diseases especially uveitis.|ADAM Proteins/chemistry/*metabolism[MESH]|ADAM17 Protein[MESH]|Animals[MESH]|Enzyme Activation[MESH]|Eye/*enzymology/*pathology[MESH]|Humans[MESH]|Inflammation/*enzymology/pathology[MESH] |