USE OF CIS-EPOXYEICOSATRIENOIC ACIDS AND INHIBITORS OF SOLUBLE EPOXIDE HYDROLASE TO ALLEVIATE EYE DISORDERS

摘要

The invention provides methods for alleviating eye disorders due to increased intraocular pressure ("IOP") or inflammation by administering to the eye or eyes of an individual in need thereof a cis-epoxyeicosatrienoic acid, an inhibitor of soluble epoxide hydrolase (sEH), or both. The invention further provides for reducing IOP or inflammation by methods in which the sEH inhibitor or EETs, or both, are administered systemically. In some embodiments, the methods comprise administering to the individual a nucleic acid encoding an inhibitor of sEH.