The vasorelaxing effect of CGRP and natriuretic peptides in isolated bovine retinal arteries.

abstract：PURPOSE:To evaluate changes of levels of erythropoietin (EPO) and VEGF in aqueous humor before and after an intravitreal injection of bevacizumab (IVB) and determine the underlying correlation between them. METHODS:This prospective study involved 21 eyes of 21 patients with surgery-required advanced neovascular glauco...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Zhou M,Chen S,Wang W,Huang W,Cheng B,Ding X,Zhang X

更新日期：2013-06-04 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To assess alterations in allergic ocular responses to nonparasite antigens in an experimental system in which mice were skewed toward a Th2 cytokine profile by helminth infection. METHODS:Mice were inoculated with Ascaris suum (A. suum) eggs concurrent with ragweed (RW) sensitization (RW/acute) or by repeated ...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Schopf L,Luccioli S,Bundoc V,Justice P,Chan CC,Wetzel BJ,Norris HH,Urban JF Jr,Keane-Myers A

更新日期：2005-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:PURPOSE. Mitochondrial function and the presence of somatic mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) defects were investigated in extraocular muscles (EOMs) collected from individuals covering a wide age range, to document the changes seen with normal aging. METHODS. Cytochrome c oxidase (COX) and succinate dehydrogenase (SDH) histo...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Yu-Wai-Man P,Lai-Cheong J,Borthwick GM,He L,Taylor GA,Greaves LC,Taylor RW,Griffiths PG,Turnbull DM

更新日期：2010-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To identify pathogenic mutations in the guanylate cyclase-activating protein 1 (GCAP1) and GCAP2 genes and to characterize the biochemical effect of mutation on guanylate cyclase (GC) stimulation. METHODS:The GCAP1 and GCAP2 genes were screened by direct sequencing for mutations in 216 patients and 421 patient...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Nishiguchi KM,Sokal I,Yang L,Roychowdhury N,Palczewski K,Berson EL,Dryja TP,Baehr W

更新日期：2004-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Recent studies have suggested the hypothesis that quench-assisted 1/T1 magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) measures free radical production with laminar resolution in vivo without the need of a contrast agent. Here, we test this hypothesis further by examining the spatial and detection sensitivity of quench-assist...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Berkowitz BA,Lewin AS,Biswal MR,Bredell BX,Davis C,Roberts R

更新日期：2016-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To evaluate goblet cell density (GCD) on conjunctiva and cornea in patients with ocular chemical burns by in vivo laser scanning confocal microscopy (LSCM) and impression cytology (IC) and to explore the correlation between two methods. METHODS:Fifty-four patients (58 eyes) with chemical burn were enrolled in ...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Le QH,Wang WT,Hong JX,Sun XH,Zheng TY,Zhu WQ,Xu JJ

更新日期：2010-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To investigate the role of Toll-like receptors (TLRs) 2, 3, 4, and 8 in the pathogenesis of Behcet's disease (BD). METHODS:Sixteen patients with active ocular BD and 16 healthy volunteers were included in this study. Total RNA was isolated from PBMCs to determine mRNA levels of TLRs, including TLR2, TLR3, TLR4...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Liu X,Wang C,Ye Z,Kijlstra A,Yang P

更新日期：2013-09-05 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To assess the impact of a novel visual field spatial filtering technique on the detection of glaucomatous progression. METHODS:One hundred ninety-eight ocular hypertensive (OHT) and 21 control subjects were examined prospectively (1994-2001) with regular full-threshold Humphrey visual field (VF) testing. VF pr...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Strouthidis NG,Scott A,Viswanathan AC,Crabb DP,Garway-Heath DF

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:A human biovar of Chlamydia trachomatis was used to develop a murine model of ocular chlamydial infection. The inbred mouse model will allow detailed immunologic studies during ocular infection, and use of a human biovar for infection may aid in identification of appropriate vaccine strategies against chlamydia...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Whittum-Hudson JA,O'Brien TP,Prendergast RA

更新日期：1995-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：Purpose:To develop deep learning (DL) models for the automatic detection of optical coherence tomography (OCT) measures of diabetic macular thickening (MT) from color fundus photographs (CFPs). Methods:Retrospective analysis on 17,997 CFPs and their associated OCT measurements from the phase 3 RIDE/RISE diabetic macul...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Arcadu F,Benmansour F,Maunz A,Michon J,Haskova Z,McClintock D,Adamis AP,Willis JR,Prunotto M

更新日期：2019-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Visibility of low-spatial frequency stimuli improves when their contrast is modulated at 5 to 10 Hz compared with stationary stimuli. Therefore, temporal modulations of visual objects could enhance the performance of low vision patients who primarily perceive images of low-spatial frequency content. We investig...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Watson LM,Strang NC,Scobie F,Love GD,Seidel D,Manahilov V

更新日期：2012-09-06 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The Rd4/+ mouse inherits an autosomal dominant retinal degeneration that cosegregates with a large inversion spanning nearly all of mouse chromosome 4 (Chr 4). This inversion is homozygous lethal. The hypothesis for the study was that disruption of a gene at one of the two breakpoints in the Rd4 chromosome is r...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Kitamura E,Danciger M,Yamashita C,Rao NP,Nusinowitz S,Chang B,Farber DB

更新日期：2006-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Retinal neovascularization is one of the leading causes of blindness. A crucial event in this process is the remodeling and penetration of the capillary basement membrane by migrating endothelial cells. This process requires proteolysis of basement membrane components by a variety of proteinases. The objective ...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Das A,McGuire PG,Eriqat C,Ober RR,DeJuan E Jr,Williams GA,McLamore A,Biswas J,Johnson DW

更新日期：1999-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:We investigated the mechanism of tamoxifen (TAM) retinotoxicity using human retinal pigment epithelial (RPE)-derived (ARPE-19) and photoreceptor-derived (661W) cells. METHODS:Cultured ARPE-19 and 661W cells were treated with 5 to 10 μM TAM, and the resultant cell death was quantified using lactate dehydrogenas...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Cho KS,Yoon YH,Choi JA,Lee SJ,Koh JY

更新日期：2012-08-09 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To explore the effect of lateral tension as a survival factor for retinal explants in vitro. The central nervous system (CNS) resides in a highly mechanical milieu. However, the importance of biomechanical homeostasis for normal CNS function has not been extensively explored. Diseases in which normal mechanical...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Taylor L,Moran D,Arnér K,Warrant E,Ghosh F

更新日期：2013-03-13 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：PURPOSE:We investigated whether the tear interferometric pattern was able to identify differences in tear film kinetics among clinical subtypes of dry eye. METHODS:A total of 138 eyes of 76 subjects (38 men and 38 women; mean age ± SD, 61.6 ± 16.2 years) with or without dry eye who visited Itoh Clinic from May to Augu...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Arita R,Morishige N,Fujii T,Fukuoka S,Chung JL,Seo KY,Itoh K

更新日期：2016-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An animal model of chronic cicatrizing trachoma has been produced by repeated ocular inoculation with Chlamydia trachomatis serotype E, a genitally transmitted strain. We have now produced a chronic follicular conjunctivitis on cynomolgus monkeys by repeated inoculation with C. trachomatis serotype A, which has been i...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Taylor HR,Johnson SL,Prendergast RA,Schachter J,Dawson CR,Silverstein AM

更新日期：1982-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To characterize the outward chloride currents (Cl(OR)) in single acinar cells isolated from the rabbit superior lacrimal gland (RSLG) to investigate the hypothesis that Cl(OR) may have a role in regulating the volume of RSLG acini. METHODS:Cl(OR) was characterized by using patch-clamp electrophysiology. Confoc...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Herok GH,Millar TJ,Anderton PJ,Martin DK

更新日期：2008-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To develop a sensitive and reproducible technique for measuring the adherence of blood lymphocytes to vessel walls exposed in sections of human retina and for examining the role of lymphocyte and vascular adhesion molecules in these events. METHODS:Cryostat sections of human retina were overlaid with blood lym...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Hill TA,Stanford MR,Graham EM,Dumonde DC,Brown KA

更新日期：1997-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To investigate the expression of humanin (HN) in human retinal pigment epithelial (hRPE) cells and its effect on oxidative stress-induced cell death, mitochondrial bioenergetics, and senescence. METHODS:Humanin localization in RPE cells and polarized RPE monolayers was assessed by confocal microscopy. Human RP...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Sreekumar PG,Ishikawa K,Spee C,Mehta HH,Wan J,Yen K,Cohen P,Kannan R,Hinton DR

更新日期：2016-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The lipid layer of the tear film forms a barrier to evaporation. Evaporation is a major cause of tear thinning between blinks and tear breakup. The purpose of this study was to investigate the relation between tear film thinning and lipid layer thickness before and after instillation of an emulsion eye drop. M...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： King-Smith PE,Hinel EA,Nichols JJ

更新日期：2010-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Leber congenital amaurosis (LCA) and early-onset severe retinal dystrophy (EOSRD) are genetically heterogeneous, with 11 genes currently implicated. The LCA chip may be used to interrogate many variants in one hybridization reaction. The purpose of this study was to assess the utility of this technology. METHO...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Henderson RH,Waseem N,Searle R,van der Spuy J,Russell-Eggitt I,Bhattacharya SS,Thompson DA,Holder GE,Cheetham ME,Webster AR,Moore AT

更新日期：2007-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Invasion of tumor cells into blood vessels is essential for metastasis of uveal melanoma. The occurrence of ingrowth of tumor cells in blood vessels in uveal melanoma was analyzed, and this parameter was compared with the survival of the patients. METHODS:Between 1972 and 2007, 643 eyes primarily enucleated fo...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Ly LV,Odish OF,Wolff-Rouendaal Dd,Missotten GS,Luyten GP,Jager MJ

更新日期：2010-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:We investigated the progressive degeneration of retinal and superior collicular functions in a mouse model of sustained ocular hypertension. METHODS:Focal laser illumination and injection of polystyrene microbeads were used to induce chronic ocular hypertension. Retinal ganglion cell (RGC) loss was characteriz...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Chen H,Zhao Y,Liu M,Feng L,Puyang Z,Yi J,Liang P,Zhang HF,Cang J,Troy JB,Liu X

更新日期：2015-02-26 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To determine which components present in oxidized LDL are responsible for the cytotoxicity associated with its internalization by culture ARPE19 cells. METHODS:ARPE19 cells were grown in 24-well and 96-well plates. Cell viability was measured by MTT and/or adenosine triphosphate (ATP) content. LDL was oxidized...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Rodriguez IR,Alam S,Lee JW

更新日期：2004-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Although the murine alphaA-crystallin promoter is the most commonly used promoter for achieving transgene expression in the developing lens, this promoter directs transgene expression efficiently only in lens fiber cells. The purpose of the present study was to generate promoters capable of directing transgene ...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Zhao H,Yang Y,Rizo CM,Overbeek PA,Robinson ML

更新日期：2004-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Retinal cone photoreceptors are polarized cells with discrete functional compartments. Little is known of the membrane-skeleton components in cones responsible for the maintenance of cellular morphology and compartmentalization of integral membrane proteins. The authors describe a high density of the membrane-skeleton...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Spencer M,Moon RT,Milam AH

更新日期：1991-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To investigate the protective effect of pioglitazone on the rat retina after ischemia/reperfusion (I/R) injury and to explore its possible mechanisms. METHODS:Retinal ischemia was induced by increasing the intraocular pressure to 110 mm Hg for 60 minutes, and pioglitazone was delivered 3 hours before the I/R. ...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Zhang XY,Xiao YQ,Zhang Y,Ye W

更新日期：2013-06-06 00:00:00

abstract：:Monkeys eyes were fixed with glutaraldehyde in vivo at positive intraocular pressure of 35 or 25 mm Hg and compared with eyes fixed without a positive pressure gradient, with the use of light microscopy and transmission and scanning electron microscopy. The entire endothelial lining of the inner wall of Schlemm's cana...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Johnstone MA

更新日期：1979-01-01 00:00:00