Activation of signaling pathways and stress-response genes in an experimental model of retinal detachment.

abstract：PURPOSE:Cornea confocal microscopy is emerging as a clinical tool to evaluate the development and progression of diabetic neuropathy. The purpose of these studies was to characterize the early changes in corneal sensitivity and innervation in a rat model of type 1 diabetes in relation to standard peripheral neuropathy ...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Davidson EP,Coppey LJ,Yorek MA

更新日期：2012-12-07 00:00:00

abstract：:An automated Minigel electrophoresis system (PhastSystem, Pharmacia, Uppsala, Sweden) was tested for human tear protein analysis. Tear samples were treated under nonreducing or reducing conditions before sodium dodecyl sulphate polyacryl amide gel electrophoresis (SDS-PAGE). Micro-amounts of tears (2 microliters) were...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Kuizenga A,van Haeringen NJ,Kijlstra A

更新日期：1991-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To improve the interpretation of Heidelberg Retina Flowmeter (HRF; Heidelberg Engineering GmBH, Dosselheim, Germany) flow maps by examining the influence of specific vascular structures and focus depth in the presence and absence of retinal blood flow. METHODS:HRF flow maps were recorded from the inferior reti...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Yu DY,Townsend R,Cringle SJ,Chauhan BC,Morgan WH

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The aim of this study was to show the usefulness of three methods for measuring IOP: Goldmann applanation tonometry, rebound tonometry, and Ultra-High-Speed Scheimpflug technology. METHODS:The examined group consisted of 96 patients (192 eyes), including 63 women and 33 men with a mean age of 59.3 ± 19.9 years...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Smedowski A,Weglarz B,Tarnawska D,Kaarniranta K,Wylegala E

更新日期：2014-02-04 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To examine the expression of five prostaglandin (PG) receptors, EP(1), EP(2), EP(3), EP(4), and FP and their corresponding mRNA transcripts in human sclera and cultured human scleral fibroblasts (HSFs). METHODS:Primary cultures of HSFs were established from donor eyes. Also, sclera from human donor eyes was sn...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Anthony TL,Lindsey JD,Aihara M,Weinreb RN

更新日期：2001-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To determine the functional contribution of retinoic acid receptor (RAR)-alpha in the developing murine neural retina, through a phenotypic analysis of the corresponding null mutants. METHODS:RARalpha mutant (Rara(-/-)) mice were compared with wild-type littermates at several stages of pre- and postnatal devel...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Cammas L,Trensz F,Jellali A,Ghyselinck NB,Roux MJ,Dollé P

更新日期：2010-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The visual effects of carbon disulfide exposure were studied in macaque monkeys with measurements of visual thresholds, fluorescein angiography and fundus photography. Five monkeys were exposed by inhalation for 6 hr a day, 5 days a week to 256 ppm carbon disulfide (CS2). The motor dysfunction observed in these monkey...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Merigan WH,Wood RW,Zehl D,Eskin TA

更新日期：1988-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The pathway linking late-life malnutrition to greater risk of cardiovascular disease is unclear. Microcirulatory changes assessed by retinal vascular caliber have been linked with increased risk of stroke and coronary heart disease. The purpose of this study was to examine whether retinal vascular calibers are ...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Daien V,Carriere I,Kawasaki R,Cristol JP,Villain M,Fesler P,Ritchie K,Delcourt C,POLA Study Group.

更新日期：2014-05-27 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To study the distribution and predominant orientations of fibrillar collagen at different depths throughout the entire thickness of the human cornea. This information will form the basis of a full three-dimensional reconstruction of the preferred orientations of corneal lamellae. METHODS:Femtosecond laser tech...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Abahussin M,Hayes S,Knox Cartwright NE,Kamma-Lorger CS,Khan Y,Marshall J,Meek KM

更新日期：2009-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The color matches of 46 retinitis pigmentosa (RP) patients were found to differ significantly from those of 55 unaffected observers. The color matches of group I (trichromatic) RP observers were more protanomalous (i.e., required a greater red/green mixture ratio) than those of unaffected observers. The matches of gro...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Young RS,Fishman GA

更新日期：1980-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Previous studies have shown that adenosine induces relaxation of isolated retinal arterioles mediated by the A2A receptor, but the contributions to tone regulation of adenosine receptors located both in and around the vascular wall have not been studied in detail. METHODS:Porcine retinal arterioles with preser...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Riis-Vestergaard MJ,Misfeldt MW,Bek T

更新日期：2014-03-19 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Identification of novel proteins involved in retinal neovascularization may facilitate new and more effective molecular-based treatments for proliferative retinopathy. Tubedown-1 (Tbdn-1) is a novel protein that shows homology to the yeast acetyltransferase subunit NAT1 and copurifies with an acetyltransferase ...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Wall DS,Gendron RL,Good WV,Miskiewicz E,Woodland M,Leblanc K,Paradis H

更新日期：2004-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Compelling evidence suggests that alpha2 agonists, such as brimonidine, protect retinal ganglion cells (RGCs) from injury in a wide range of animal models. However, the mechanism of action for this protection and the physiological role of the alpha2 adrenergic system in the retina is not well understood. A majo...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Dong CJ,Guo Y,Wheeler L,Hare WA

更新日期：2007-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To evaluate the visual and refractive outcome for four wavefront-guided surface ablation (WGSA) techniques (LASEK, LASEK flap-off [LASEK FO], Epi-LASIK, and Epi-LASIK flap-off [Epi-LASIK FO]) in a large myopic population. METHODS:This retrospective review included 1000 myopic eyes (spherical equivalent [SE] -1...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Kulkarni SV,AlMahmoud T,Priest D,Taylor SE,Mintsioulis G,Jackson WB

更新日期：2013-01-21 00:00:00

abstract：:A detailed comparison of intracellular pH (pHi) regulatory mechanisms was made between fresh (FBCE) and cultured (CBCE) bovine corneal endothelium to: (1) identify the ion transport mechanisms that could directly or indirectly affect transendothelial HCO3- transport; and (2) determine if cultured cells could serve as ...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Bonanno JA,Giasson C

更新日期：1992-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To assess the impact of vitamin A supplementation at 4-month intervals on the prevalence and incidence of xerophthalmia among preschool-age children. METHODS:A stratified, random sample of 40 wards with 4766 children in Sarlahi district of Nepal was selected to participate in a randomized, controlled, communit...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Katz J,West KP Jr,Khatry SK,Thapa MD,LeClerq SC,Pradhan EK,Pokhrel RP,Sommer A

更新日期：1995-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To investigate the use of topically applied FK506, a new immunosuppressive compound, systemic and ocular absorption was determined in serum and various ocular tissues. METHODS:Two drops of 20 microliters FK506 were applied using oil dissolved (OD-FK506) or liposome-bound (LIP-FK506) drug. FK506 concentrations ...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Pleyer U,Lutz S,Jusko WJ,Nguyen KD,Narawane M,Rückert D,Mondino BJ,Lee VH,Nguyen K

更新日期：1993-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To evaluate a silk fibroin (SF) biomaterial as a substrate for corneal epithelial cell proliferation, differentiation, and stratification in vitro compared with denuded human amniotic membrane (AM). METHODS:Primary human and rabbit corneal epithelial cells and immortalized human corneal limbal epithelial cells...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Liu J,Lawrence BD,Liu A,Schwab IR,Oliveira LA,Rosenblatt MI

更新日期：2012-06-26 00:00:00

abstract：:Experiments were performed with a model of focal, thermal-induced ulceration to test the clinical impression that vascularization prevents ulceration of the corneal stroma. Slow-release polymers containing a vasoproliferase agent (tumor angiogenesis factor) were placed in corneal pockets 2 mm central to the limbus of ...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Conn H,Berman M,Kenyon K,Langer R,Gage J

更新日期：1980-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To search for proprioceptive nerve terminals in human ciliary muscle. METHODS:In 48 human donor eyes, histologic and ultrathin sections cut in different planes and wholemounts of the ciliary muscle were studied. Immunohistochemical staining with antibodies against pan-neuronal antigens and antigens reported as...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Flügel-Koch C,Neuhuber WL,Kaufman PL,Lütjen-Drecoll E

更新日期：2009-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To investigate the role of the gap junction protein connexin43 (Cx43), which is predominantly expressed in lens epithelial cells in the control of lens development and organization. METHODS:Newborn mice in which the Cx43 gene was disrupted by homologous recombination were used. Lenses from Cx43 (-/-) mice and ...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Gao Y,Spray DC

更新日期：1998-06-01 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:To investigate the role of intralysosomal redox-active iron in oxidative stress-induced damage in trabecular meshwork (TM) cells. METHODS:Chronic oxidative stress was applied using the hyperoxic model; acute oxidative stress was applied with H(2)O(2). Microarray analysis was performed using microarrays. mRNA a...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Lin Y,Epstein DL,Liton PB

更新日期：2010-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To examine sex- and race-associated differences in macular thickness and foveal pit morphology by using spectral-domain optical coherence tomography (SD-OCT). METHODS:One hundred eighty eyes of 90 healthy patients (43 women, 47 men) underwent retinal imaging with spectral-domain OCT. The lateral scale of each ...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Wagner-Schuman M,Dubis AM,Nordgren RN,Lei Y,Odell D,Chiao H,Weh E,Fischer W,Sulai Y,Dubra A,Carroll J

更新日期：2011-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Müller glia have multiple functions in the retina, including synthesis of neurotrophic factors, uptake and metabolism of neurotransmitters, spatial buffering of ions, maintenance of the blood-retinal barrier, and response to injury. A population of Müller glia has some stem cell-like characteristics both in viv...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Otteson DC,Phillips MJ

更新日期：2010-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To elucidate the spatial distribution of inactivation of lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) in ultraviolet-B radiation (UVR-B)-exposed eyes. To determine the in vivo penetration depth of UVR-B in the lens. METHODS:LDH activity in cornea and lens was investigated with an enzyme histochemical technique. Thirty rats wer...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Löfgren S,Söderberg PG

更新日期：2001-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To test the effects of subconjunctival topotecan (TPT) in fibrin sealant (FS) in transgenic murine retinoblastoma (RB). METHODS:Growth inhibitory, apoptotic, and cell cycle effects of TPT were assayed in human RB cell lines. In a dose-escalation study, eight groups of three 10- to 14-week-old wild-type mice we...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Tsui JY,Dalgard C,Van Quill KR,Lee L,Grossniklaus HE,Edelhauser HF,O'Brien JM

更新日期：2008-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To study possible causes of motility disturbances that may result from orbital decompression surgery in patients with Graves orbitopathy and especially the role of rectus extraocular muscle paths. METHODS:Sixteen patients with Graves orbitopathy were studied before and 3 to 6 months after translid (6 patients)...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Abràmoff MD,Kalmann R,de Graaf ME,Stilma JS,Mourits MP

更新日期：2002-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To demonstrate the effectiveness of Hierarchical Bayesian (HB) approach in a modeling framework for association effects that accounts for SEs of vision-specific latent traits assessed using Rasch analysis. METHODS:A systematic literature review was conducted in four major ophthalmic journals to evaluate Rasch ...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Wong WL,Li X,Li J,Wong TY,Cheng CY,Lamoureux EL

更新日期：2014-07-11 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Strabismic amblyopia is typically associated with several visual deficits, including loss of contrast sensitivity in the amblyopic eye and abnormal binocular vision. Binocular summation ratios (BSRs) are usually assessed by comparing contrast sensitivity for binocular stimuli (sens(BIN)) with that measured in t...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Baker DH,Meese TS,Mansouri B,Hess RF

更新日期：2007-11-01 00:00:00