Induction of eye-derived tolerance does not depend on naturally occurring CD4+CD25+ T regulatory cells.

abstract：PURPOSE:To determine whether gene expression changes occur in the trabecular meshwork (TM) of cow eyes with steroid-induced intraocular pressure (IOP) elevation. METHODS:Adult female Braford cows (n = 4) were subjected to uniocular prednisolone acetate treatment for 6 weeks. IOP was monitored with an applanation tonom...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Danias J,Gerometta R,Ge Y,Ren L,Panagis L,Mittag TW,Candia OA,Podos SM

更新日期：2011-11-07 00:00:00

abstract：:In 188 patients from separate families with various forms of retinitis pigmentosa (RP) and 91 normal subjects, plasma fatty acids were measured as a percentage of total plasma fatty acids, and their concentrations were determined using capillary-column gas-liquid chromatography. After controlling for the effects of ag...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Gong J,Rosner B,Rees DG,Berson EL,Weigel-DiFranco CA,Schaefer EJ

更新日期：1992-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:We recently presented a transfemoral endovascular coiling technique for inducing experimental retinal ischemia in pigs. Substantial variation was seen in the degree of ischemia. It was hypothesized that the blood supply to the retina may originate from both the ipsilateral and contralateral ophthalmic arteries ...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Morén H,Gesslein B,Undrén P,Andreasson S,Malmsjö M

更新日期：2013-09-09 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Cystinosis is caused by a deficiency in the lysosomal cystine transporter, cystinosin (CTNS gene), resulting in cystine crystal accumulation in tissues. In eyes, crystals accumulate in the cornea causing photophobia and eventually blindness. Hematopoietic stem progenitor cells (HSPCs) rescue the kidney in a mou...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Rocca CJ,Kreymerman A,Ur SN,Frizzi KE,Naphade S,Lau A,Tran T,Calcutt NA,Goldberg JL,Cherqui S

更新日期：2015-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Vitreoretinal disorders are frequently characterized by increased vitreous levels of cellular mediators, including cytokines, chemokines, and growth factors. The study was conducted to investigate whether multiplex bead analysis could identify disease-specific profiles of these mediators in a variety of vitreor...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Banerjee S,Savant V,Scott RA,Curnow SJ,Wallace GR,Murray PI

更新日期：2007-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To investigate whether a recently described retinal ganglion cell (RGC) marker Rbpms (RNA binding protein with multiple splicing) could be used for RGC quantification in various models of RGC degeneration. METHODS:Optic nerve crush, excitotoxicity, and elevated intraocular pressure (IOP) rat models were used. ...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Kwong JM,Quan A,Kyung H,Piri N,Caprioli J

更新日期：2011-12-28 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Neural ectopic rewiring in retinal degeneration such as retinitis pigmentosa (RP) may form functional synapses between cones and rod bipolar cells that cause atypical signal processing. In this study, the multifocal electroretinograms (mfERGs) of a large animal model of RP, the rhodopsin P347L transgenic (Tg) p...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Ng YF,Chan HH,Chu PH,To CH,Gilger BC,Petters RM,Wong F

更新日期：2008-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:BetaIG-H3 is a TGF-beta-induced cell adhesion molecule, the mutations of which are responsible for a group of 5q31-linked corneal dystrophies. The characteristic findings in these diseases are accumulation of protein deposits of different ultrastructures. To understand the mechanisms of protein deposits in 5q31...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Kim JE,Park RW,Choi JY,Bae YC,Kim KS,Joo CK,Kim IS

更新日期：2002-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：Purpose:Because there is a paucity of population-based data on retinal nerve fiber layer thickness (RNFLT) for children, we measured the RNFLT and its associations in schoolchildren. Methods:The population-based Gobi Desert Children Eye Study included all schoolchildren aged 6 to 21 years living in Ejina, Inner Mongol...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Wang CY,Zheng YF,Liu B,Meng ZW,Hong F,Wang XX,Wang XJ,Du L,Wang IY,Zhu D,Tao Y,You QS,Jonas JB

更新日期：2018-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Endocannabinoids are important modulators of synaptic transmission and plasticity throughout the central nervous system. The cannabinoid receptor type 1 (CB1R) is extensively expressed in the adult retina of rodents, while CB2R mRNA and protein expression have been only recently demonstrated in retinal tissue. ...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Cécyre B,Zabouri N,Huppé-Gourgues F,Bouchard JF,Casanova C

更新日期：2013-12-11 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The outcome of glaucoma filtration surgery is affected by subconjunctival wound healing. The effects of the antiglaucoma drug latanoprost on the contractility of human Tenon fibroblasts (HTFs) cultured in a three-dimensional collagen gel were investigated. METHODS:HTFs were cultured in a type I collagen gel wi...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Liu Y,Ko JA,Yanai R,Kimura K,Chikama T,Sagara T,Nishida T

更新日期：2008-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：Purpose:Structural retinal microvascular changes have been identified as risk markers of diabetic retinopathy (DR). In order to estimate the retinal response of neuroprotective eye drops, we aimed to evaluate the effect of topical retinal neuroprotection on retinal microvascular changes in early DR. Methods:Patients w...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Grauslund J,Frydkjaer-Olsen U,Peto T,Fernández-Carneado J,Ponsati B,Hernández C,Cunha-Vaz J,Simó R,EUROCONDOR.

更新日期：2019-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To investigate the optimal frequency of imaging during follow-up to detect glaucoma progression by characterizing variability (noise) in neuroretinal rim area (RA) measured by Heidelberg Retina Tomograph (HRT; Heidelberg Engineering, Heidelberg, Germany). METHODS:RA noise was estimated from patient data and ch...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Owen VM,Strouthidis NG,Garway-Heath DF,Crabb DP

更新日期：2006-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) appears in astrocytes after neural injury. The authors' laboratory has reported the presence of EGFR in glaucomatous optic nerves. The activation of EGFR is often associated with induction of cyclooxygenase (COX)-2. In this study, the induction of COX-2 pathway in rat...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Zhang X,Neufeld AH

更新日期：2005-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To test whether triamcinolone acetonide (TA) inhibits angiogenesis induced by IL-6 or VEGF and whether this inhibition is through antagonism of the IL-6 or the VEGF receptor 2. METHODS:A rat cornea micropocket assay was used to initiate IL-6- and VEGF-mediated angiogenesis. The ability of TA or neutralizing VE...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Ebrahem Q,Minamoto A,Hoppe G,Anand-Apte B,Sears JE

更新日期：2006-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The objective of this study was to determine whether alteration in mucins could be detected in patients with dry eye symptoms by using the monoclonal antibody H185, which recognizes carbohydrate epitopes on mucin molecules. METHODS:Immunohistochemistry and immunoelectron microscopy was used to examine binding ...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Danjo Y,Watanabe H,Tisdale AS,George M,Tsumura T,Abelson MB,Gipson IK

更新日期：1998-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:China has among the lowest cataract surgical rates in Asia. This study was conducted to identify barriers to cataract surgery in rural China. METHODS:All subjects having undergone cataract surgery and persons with presenting visual acuity or=1 eye due to nons...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Yin Q,Hu A,Liang Y,Zhang J,He M,Lam DS,Ge J,Wang N,Friedman DS,Zhao J,Congdon N

更新日期：2009-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Retinal dysplasia is a failure in normal retinal development. The morphologic sequence of the dysplastic processes was examined in fetuses and neonates from dogs affected with an inherited form of retinal dysplasia. The dysplastic change has its onset at 45-50 days' gestation and is most prominent in the dorsal peripa...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Whiteley HE

更新日期：1991-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To determine whether transcorneal electrical stimulation (TES) has neuroprotective effects on the photoreceptors, and whether it slows the rate of decrease of the electroretinogram (ERG) in rhodopsin P347L transgenic (Tg) rabbits. METHODS:Six-week-old Tg rabbits received TES through a contact lens electrode on...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Morimoto T,Kanda H,Kondo M,Terasaki H,Nishida K,Fujikado T

更新日期：2012-06-28 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To explore factors affecting the glaucoma diagnostic capability of macular thickness and circumpapillary retinal nerve fiber layer (cRNFL) thickness as determined by spectral domain-optical coherence tomography. METHODS:Area under the curve (AUC) of the receiver operating characteristics (ROC) discriminating h...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Na JH,Sung KR,Baek S,Sun JH,Lee Y

更新日期：2011-10-11 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The majority of patients with autosomal dominant optic atrophy (DOA) harbor pathogenic OPA1 mutations and certain missense mutations, mostly within the GTPase domain, have recently been shown to cause multiple mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) deletions in skeletal muscle. This raises the possibility that the optic neu...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Yu-Wai-Man P,Davies VJ,Piechota MJ,Cree LM,Votruba M,Chinnery PF

更新日期：2009-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Oxidative stress has been proposed as a major pathogenic factor in age-related macular degeneration (AMD), the leading cause of vision loss among elderly people of western European ancestry. Lutein (LUT) and zeaxanthin (ZEA), major components in macular pigment, are among the retinal antioxidants. Though xantho...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Chucair AJ,Rotstein NP,Sangiovanni JP,During A,Chew EY,Politi LE

更新日期：2007-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:We previously developed a method to measure visual function progression using "Progression sectors," which were derived from a clustering analysis of pointwise rates of glaucomatous visual field (VF) progression; however, only short series of VFs, where pointwise linear regression (PLR) is typically not reliabl...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Hirasawa K,Murata H,Asaoka R

更新日期：2015-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:PURPOSE. Test the hypothesis that the developmental increases in rod photoreceptor sensitivity and rod-mediated visual sensitivity at 10 degrees, 20 degrees , and 30 degrees eccentric are concurrent. It is known that maturation of the parafoveal (10 degrees eccentric) rod outer segments and visual sensitivit...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Fulton AB,Hansen RM

更新日期：2000-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To determine whether a novel optical treatment using contact lenses to reduce relative peripheral hyperopia can slow the rate of progress of myopia. METHODS:Chinese children, aged 7 to 14 years, with baseline myopia from sphere -0.75 to -3.50 D and cylinder ≤1.00 D, were fitted with novel contact lenses (n = 4...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Sankaridurg P,Holden B,Smith E 3rd,Naduvilath T,Chen X,de la Jara PL,Martinez A,Kwan J,Ho A,Frick K,Ge J

更新日期：2011-12-09 00:00:00

abstract：Purpose:This study addresses the hypothesis that age-related stresses upregulate Thy-1 in choroidal endothelial cells (CECs) and contribute to CEC activation and migration, processes important in choroidal neovascularization (CNV). Methods:Measurements were made of Thy-1 protein (Western blot) in CECs and Thy-1 mRNA (...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Wang H,Han X,Kunz E,Hartnett ME

更新日期：2016-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recently protease inhibitors were used to treat corneal ulceration and persistent epithelial defect. An organ culture system was used in this study to examine the effect of four protease inhibitors on rat corneal epithelial migration and on incorporation of 3H-leucine into trichloroacetic acid-precipitable material as...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Zieske JD,Bukusoglu G

更新日期：1991-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To evaluate the consequences of altering retinal sterol metabolism and composition on the development, histologic organization, and electrophysiological function of the retina, under conditions that mimic the biochemical hallmarks of the Smith-Lemli-Opitz (SLO) syndrome. METHODS:Pregnant Sprague-Dawley rats we...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Fliesler SJ,Richards MJ,Miller C,Peachey NS

更新日期：1999-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Q-switched neodymium-YAG (infrared) laser lesions at energies up to and including retinal hemorrhages were placed under visual control in the parafovea and the fovea of anesthetized monkeys. Visual-evoked potential (VEP) data were obtained by parallel analog (vector voltmeter) techniques from scalp electrodes in respo...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Schmeisser ET

更新日期：1992-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The adhesion complex of the corneal epithelium consists of the hemidesmosome and its associated structures, such as anchoring filaments, lamina densa of the basement membrane, and anchoring fibrils. It contributes to the adhesion of the corneal epithelium to Bowman's layer. To understand the adhesion complex better, a...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Stock EL,Kurpakus MA,Sambol B,Jones JC

更新日期：1992-02-01 00:00:00