Group II PLA(2) content of tears in normal subjects.

abstract：:In vivo conjunctival epithelial healing in albino rabbits was investigated by light microscopy following both n-heptanol and trephined conjunctival wounding. Reepithelialization occurred faster following n-heptanol treatment (3 days) versus trephination (6-7 days). No goblet cells were present in the migrating epithel...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Geggel HS,Friend J,Thoft RA

更新日期：1984-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To investigate thickness profile changes of the corneal epithelium and Bowman's layer at the vertical and horizontal meridians with overnight myopia orthokeratology (OK) lenses. METHODS:Twenty subjects (age range: 19-33 years) wore reverse-geometry rigid gas-permeable OK lenses in both eyes for 30 days. Before...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Lian Y,Shen M,Jiang J,Mao X,Lu P,Zhu D,Chen Q,Wang J,Lu F

更新日期：2013-01-23 00:00:00

abstract：Purpose:Retinal damage in ocular toxoplasmosis reflects Toxoplasma gondii-induced cell lysis and reactive inflammation. Human retinal histopathology demonstrates the presence of neutrophils, but activities of this leukocyte subset are unstudied. We conducted in vitro experiments to evaluate roles for neutrophils as ret...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Ashander LM,Lie S,Ma Y,Rochet E,Washington JM,Furtado JM,Appukuttan B,Smith JR

更新日期：2019-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：Purpose:We investigated the accumulation of amyloid β (Aβ1-40, Aβ1-42, Aβ1-43) in the lens epithelium of patients with opacification of five different types (cortical cataract [COR]; nuclear cataract [NUC]; posterior subcapsular cataract [PSC]; retrodots [RD]; and water clefts [WC]). Methods:Samples were collected fro...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Nagai N,Mano Y,Otake H,Shibata T,Kubo E,Sasaki H

更新日期：2017-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：Purpose:To develop and use a custom virtual fields method (VFM) to assess the biomechanical properties of human prelamina and lamina cribrosa (LC) in vivo. Methods:Clinical data of 20 healthy, 20 ocular hypertensive (OHT), 20 primary open-angle glaucoma, and 16 primary angle-closure glaucoma eyes were analyzed. For ea...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Zhang L,Beotra MR,Baskaran M,Tun TA,Wang X,Perera SA,Strouthidis NG,Aung T,Boote C,Girard MJA

更新日期：2020-03-09 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The ubiquitous pituitary adenylate cyclase-activating peptide (PACAP) has a disparate array of functions in development (e.g., proliferation and apoptosis). Among three types of PACAP receptor (VPAC1, VPAC2, and PAC1), PAC1 is subject to alternative splicing that generates isoforms. Although the literature docu...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Lakk M,Szabó B,Völgyi B,Gábriel R,Dénes V

更新日期：2012-11-27 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To evaluate the efficacy of coulomb-controlled iontophoresis (CCI) for delivery of riboflavin prior to corneal collagen cross-linking (CXL). METHODS:The eyes of 20 8-week-old Lewis rats, subject to epithelium-ON (epi-ON, n = 20 eyes) or epithelium-OFF (epi-OFF, n = 20 eyes) conditions, were used to evaluate th...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Arboleda A,Kowalczuk L,Savoldelli M,Klein C,Ladraa S,Naud MC,Aguilar MC,Parel JM,Behar-Cohen F

更新日期：2014-04-28 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To identify the genetic cause in five families with autosomal recessive retinitis pigmentosa, a genetic disorder involving retinal degeneration and visual loss with high genetic heterogeneity. METHODS:We performed whole-genome single nucleotide polymorphism genotyping on 35 members from the five families to ma...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Wang NH,Chen SJ,Yang CF,Chen HW,Chuang HP,Lu YH,Chen CH,Wu JY,Niu DM,Chen YT

更新日期：2016-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Neuropeptide Y (NPY) is a recently discovered, amidated 36 amino acid residue neuropeptide present in many but not all sympathetic noradrenergic neurons. In the guinea-pig eye, NPY immunoreactive fibers were found to have the same distribution as noradrenergic fibers except that there were fewer at the iris dilator, i...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Bruun A,Ehinger B,Sundler F,Tornqvist K,Uddman R

更新日期：1984-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Early Treatment Diabetic Retinopathy Study (ETDRS) and other standardized classification schemes have laid a foundation for tremendous advances in the understanding and management of diabetic retinopathy (DR). However, technological advances in optics and image analysis, especially optical coherence tomography (OC...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Abramoff MD,Fort PE,Han IC,Jayasundera KT,Sohn EH,Gardner TW

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：Purpose:Galectin-3 is a carbohydrate-binding protein known to promote expression of matrix metalloproteinases, a hallmark of ulceration, through interaction with the extracellular matrix metalloproteinase inducer CD147. The aim of this study was to investigate the distribution of galectin-3 in corneas of patients with ...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Cruzat A,Gonzalez-Andrades M,Mauris J,AbuSamra DB,Chidambaram P,Kenyon KR,Chodosh J,Dohlman CH,Argüeso P

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：Purpose:To identify the role of the BBSome protein Bardet-Biedl syndrome 5 (BBS5) in photoreceptor function, protein trafficking, and structure using a congenital mutant mouse model. Methods:Bbs5-/- mice (2 and 9 months old) were used to assess retinal function and morphology. Hematoxylin and eosin staining of retinal...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Bales KL,Bentley MR,Croyle MJ,Kesterson RA,Yoder BK,Gross AK

更新日期：2020-08-03 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Visual field defects after vitrectomy can be seen after any surgery involving fluid-air exchange. To elucidate the effect during surgery of the infused air on the retina, the present study investigated the changes in the morphology of the rabbit retina induced by air infusion and the changes resulting from vary...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Hasumura T,Yonemura N,Hirata A,Murata Y,Negi A

更新日期：2000-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To determine the role of connexin43 (Cx43) and gap junctional intercellular communication (GJIC) in the response of the human retinal pigment epithelial cell line ARPE-19 to oxidative stress. METHODS:ARPE-19 cells were treated with the chemical oxidant tert-butyl hydroperoxide (t-BOOH), and cell viability was ...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Hutnik CM,Pocrnich CE,Liu H,Laird DW,Shao Q

更新日期：2008-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The phosphatic metabolite content of specific anatomic regions within the crystalline lens was determined by phosphorus-31 nuclear magnetic resonance analyses performed on tissue perchloric acid (PCA) extracts. Anatomically distinct zones each were dissected from five sets of 10 porcine lenses, isolated, and frozen in...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Greiner JV,Kopp SJ,Glonek T

更新日期：1985-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：Purpose:To determine if cytokine tear levels before hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) can help anticipate the occurrence of ocular chronic graft-versus-host disease (cGVHD). Methods:In this pilot study, 25 patients undergoing HSCT were followed prospectively for ≤43 months. After ocular examinations, tear...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Cocho L,Fernández I,Calonge M,Sainz de la Maza M,Rovira M,Stern ME,Garcia-Vazquez C,Enríquez-de-Salamanca A

更新日期：2017-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:This study was conducted to explore the association of autophagy-related genes (ATGs) single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) with Behçet's disease (BD) and Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada (VKH) syndrome in a Chinese Han population. METHODS:A two-stage association study was carried out in 940 BD, 1061 VKH, and 2007 health...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Zheng M,Yu H,Zhang L,Li H,Liu Y,Kijlstra A,Yang P

更新日期：2015-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：Purpose:The aim of the study was to investigate the signaling of growth hormone-releasing hormone receptor (GHRH-R) in the pathogenesis of pterygium and determine the apoptotic effect of GHRH-R antagonist on pterygium epithelial cells (PECs). Methods:Fourteen samples of primary pterygium of grade T3 with size of corne...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Qin YJ,Chu WK,Huang L,Ng CHY,Chan TCY,Cao D,Yang C,Zhang L,Huang SP,Li J,Lin HL,Li WQ,Chen L,Schally AV,Chan SO,Zhang HY,Pang CP

更新日期：2018-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：Purpose:High-mobility group box-1 (HMGB1) is a nonhistone DNA-binding nuclear protein released from necrotic cells, which is also secreted by activated leukocytes and acts as a primary proinflammatory cytokine. In this study, we compared vitreous HMGB1 levels in ocular sarcoidosis with those in noninflammatory vitreore...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Takeuchi M,Taguchi M,Sato T,Karasawa K,Sakurai Y,Harimoto K,Ito M

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Flicker contrast sensitivity was tested in the "good" eyes of 13 patients with monocular exudative age-related maculopathy (ARM). The stimulus was a foveal, long-wavelength, low spatial frequency 2.8 degrees circle in an equiluminant (photopic) surround. Two of these ARM-risk eyes have since developed exudative ARM. C...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Mayer MJ,Spiegler SJ,Ward B,Glucs A,Kim CB

更新日期：1992-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To learn whether locally expressed and systemic mediators might modulate the cholinergically induced transepithelial Cl(-) fluxes that underlie lacrimal fluid production. METHODS:Reconstituted epithelial monolayers were exposed to a submaximal dose of the muscarinic agonist, carbachol (CCh), or to one of sever...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Selvam S,Mircheff AK,Yiu SC

更新日期：2013-04-26 00:00:00

abstract：Purpose:The measurement of achromatic sensitivity has been an important tool for monitoring subtle changes in vision as the result of disease or response to therapy. In this study, we aimed to provide a normative data set for achromatic and chromatic contrast sensitivity functions within a common cone contrast space us...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Kim YJ,Reynaud A,Hess RF,Mullen KT

更新日期：2017-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Vitreous degeneration contributes to several age-related eye diseases, including retinal detachment, macular hole, macular traction syndrome, and nuclear cataracts. Remarkably little is understood about the molecular interactions responsible for maintaining vitreous structure. The purpose of this study was to m...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Filas BA,Zhang Q,Okamoto RJ,Shui YB,Beebe DC

更新日期：2014-01-03 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The hypothesis in the study was that androgens control meibomian gland function, regulate the quality and/or quantity of lipids produced by this tissue, and promote the formation of the tear film's lipid layer. To test this hypothesis, a study was conducted to determine whether androgen receptor protein exists ...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Sullivan DA,Sullivan BD,Ullman MD,Rocha EM,Krenzer KL,Cermak JM,Toda I,Doane MG,Evans JE,Wickham LA

更新日期：2000-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:PURPOSE. To investigate the normative data of corneal and anterior segment biometric parameters and their associations in Chinese adults, for use in preoperative assessment for corneal and anterior segment surgery. METHODS. This cross-sectional, population-based study included 750 subjects aged > or =50 years. The sub...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Yuen LH,He M,Aung T,Htoon HM,Tan DT,Mehta JS

更新日期：2010-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To identify the changes in postnatal mouse conjunctival forniceal gene expression and their regulation by Klf4 during the eye-opening stage when the goblet cells first appear. METHODS:Laser microdissection (LMD) was used to collect conjunctival forniceal cells from postnatal (PN) day 9, PN14 and PN20 wild-type...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Gupta D,Harvey SA,Kaminski N,Swamynathan SK

更新日期：2011-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To investigate the pathogenesis of ocular cytomegalovirus infections, 3-week-old BALB/c mice were inoculated with 10(4) plaque-forming units of murine cytomegalovirus (MCMV) by the right anterior chamber and studied sequentially with the use of virus assays and in situ nucleic acid hybridization methods. During acute ...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Bale JF Jr,O'Neil ME,Lyon B,Perlman S

更新日期：1990-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To assess the neuroprotective effects of different glutamate modulation strategies, with a nonselective (MK801) and a selective (ifenprodil) NMDA receptor antagonist and a metabotropic glutamate receptor agonist (mGluR Group II, LY354740), in glaucoma-related in vivo rat models of retinal ganglion cell (RGC) ap...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Guo L,Salt TE,Maass A,Luong V,Moss SE,Fitzke FW,Cordeiro MF

更新日期：2006-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Dysregulation of the extracellular matrix (ECM) plays an important role in the pathogenesis of age-related macular degeneration (AMD). Elastin is a fibrous protein constituent of the ECM, degradation of which may be detected by the presence of serum elastin-derived peptides (S-EDPs) in circulation. This study w...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Sivaprasad S,Chong NV,Bailey TA

更新日期：2005-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Somatostatin (SST) analogues have been used to treat proliferative diabetic retinopathy, pseudotumor cerebri, thyroid orbitopathy, and cystoid macular edema. There is a paucity of published data in regards to cell-specific distribution of SST receptors (SSTR) in normal human eye tissues. Gene expression for all...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Klisovic DD,O'Dorisio MS,Katz SE,Sall JW,Balster D,O'Dorisio TM,Craig E,Lubow M

更新日期：2001-09-01 00:00:00