Ocular abnormalities in mice lacking the Ski proto-oncogene.

abstract：PURPOSE:To optimize fixation, sectioning, and immunolabeling protocols to map the morphology of the human lens with confocal microscopy. METHODS:Transparent human lenses were fixed in 0.75% paraformaldehyde for 24 hours, cut in half, and fixed for another 24 hours. Lenses were cryoprotected, sectioned, and labeled wit...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Lim JC,Walker KL,Sherwin T,Schey KL,Donaldson PJ

更新日期：2009-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:This study was conducted to define whether pigment epithelial-derived growth factor (PEDF), together with docosahexaenoic acid (DHA), enhances the synthesis of neuroprotectin D1 (NPD1) and the regeneration of corneal nerves damaged after surgery. METHODS:Corneal stromal dissection was performed in the left eye...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Cortina MS,He J,Li N,Bazan NG,Bazan HE

更新日期：2010-02-01 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：PURPOSE:To analyze whether insulin receptor substrate (IRS-1) is involved in lymphatic vessel development and whether IRS-1 blockade can inhibit lymphangiogenesis in vivo. METHODS:The impact of IRS-1 blockade by GS-101 (Aganirsen), an antisense oligonucleotide against IRS-1, on lymphatic endothelial cell (LEC) prolife...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Hos D,Regenfuss B,Bock F,Onderka J,Cursiefen C

更新日期：2011-07-29 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To characterize the spectrum of mutations in the OPA1 gene in a large international panel of patients with autosomal dominant optic atrophy (adOA), to improve understanding of the range of functional deficits attributable to sequence variants in this gene, and to assess any genotype-phenotype correlations. MET...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Thiselton DL,Alexander C,Taanman JW,Brooks S,Rosenberg T,Eiberg H,Andreasson S,Van Regemorter N,Munier FL,Moore AT,Bhattacharya SS,Votruba M

更新日期：2002-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To identify the disease locus associated with autosomal dominant Fuchs corneal dystrophy (FCD) in a large family and to compare the progression of severity in families mapped to the FCD1 and FCD2 loci. METHODS:Seventeen individuals in a large family were examined by slit lamp biomicroscopy. Blood samples were ...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Riazuddin SA,Eghrari AO,Al-Saif A,Davey L,Meadows DN,Katsanis N,Gottsch JD

更新日期：2009-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Purpose. To use optical coherence tomography (OCT) to evaluate the effect of punctal occlusion on tear meniscus volume in dry eye patients. Methods. Occlusion of both upper and lower puncta with collagen plugs was performed on one eye each in 20 dry eye patients and 20 normal subjects. The upper and lower tear menisci...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Chen F,Shen M,Chen W,Wang J,Li M,Yuan Y,Lu F

更新日期：2010-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:A subset of patients with anterior uveitis express the marker, perinuclear anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (pANCA). In this study, recombinantly isolated pANCA monoclonal antibodies were used to search for ocular cells expressing the pANCA antigen. METHODS:Paraffin sections of human ocular tissues obtaine...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Gordon LK,Eggena M,Targan SR,Braun J

更新日期：1999-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Human blood contains low levels of protoporphyrin IX (PP IX), a photoactive compound that produces reactive oxygen species when exposed to light. It has been proposed that photoactivation of PP IX and subsequent generation of potentially tissue-damaging reactive oxygen may be a mechanism of retinal injury in re...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Bynoe LA,Gottsch JD,Sadda SR,Panton RW,Haller EM,Gleason CA

更新日期：1993-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To decide whether the transitory coexpression of cone visual pigments described in the developing rat and gerbil retina is a universal feature of dichromatic mammalian species. METHODS:The rabbit, a species widely used in eye research, was selected for the study and a search made for the presence of cones that...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Szepessy Z,Lukáts A,Fekete T,Barsi A,Röhlich P,Szél A

更新日期：2000-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：Purpose:Hyaluronan (HA) overproduction by orbital fibroblasts (OFs) is a major factor in the pathogenesis of Graves' orbitopathy (GO). 4-methylumbelliferone (4-MU) is an inhibitor of HA synthesis in different cell types in vitro and has beneficial effects in animal models of autoimmune diseases. Methods:HA production ...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Galgoczi E,Jeney F,Katko M,Erdei A,Gazdag A,Sira L,Bodor M,Berta E,Ujhelyi B,Steiber Z,Gyory F,Nagy EV

更新日期：2020-02-07 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Human corneal endothelium, a neural crest-derived tissue, has a very limited regenerative capacity and may depend on trophic factors for its survival throughout life, as well as after injury and during storage before transplantation. The purpose of this study was to determine whether vasoactive intestinal pepti...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Koh SW,Waschek JA

更新日期：2000-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To describe lacrimal gland involvement in a murine model of acute graft-versus-host disease (GVHD). METHODS:Histopathologic examination was performed on lacrimal glands of mice affected by GVHD at 1, 2, 4, and 6 weeks after allogeneic bone marrow transplantation (BMT). Histopathologic scoring, based on charact...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Hassan AS,Clouthier SG,Ferrara JL,Stepan A,Mian SI,Ahmad AZ,Elner VM

更新日期：2005-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To determine if limited proteolysis of beta-crystallins is associated with insolubilization of proteins in rats lens during maturation and to test if the protease, calpain II, is involved. METHODS:Soluble and insoluble lens proteins from 4-day-old to 4-month-old rat lens cortexes and nuclei were separated by t...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： David LL,Azuma M,Shearer TR

更新日期：1994-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：Purpose:To determine the effects of narrowband light exposure on choroidal thickness and the pupil response in humans. Methods:Twenty subjects, ages 21 to 43 years, underwent 1 hour of exposure to broadband, short wavelength "blue," or long wavelength "red" light, or darkness. Choroidal thickness, imaged with spectral...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Lou L,Ostrin LA

更新日期：2020-08-03 00:00:00

abstract：:Ultrastructural cytochemistry was used to analyze the polarized distribution of alkaline phosphatase (AP) on the plasma membranes of normal and regenerating retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) and the ciliary body epithelium in rabbits. The AP activity was concentrated on the basolateral plasma membrane in normal RPE. In...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Korte GE,Rappa E,Andracchi S

更新日期：1991-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To evaluate the physiological characteristics of the macula in patients with Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada disease during the convalescent stage with specific reference to the kinetics of foveal cone photopigment regeneration. METHODS:Six eyes of three patients at the convalescent stage of Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada disease ...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Okamoto Y,Miyake Y,Horio N,Takakuwa H,Yamamoto E,Terasaki H

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A monoclonal antibody, 4G10.3, was developed that preferentially binds limbal basal cells in adult rat, rabbit, and human corneas. These cells were hypothesized to be the stem cells for the corneal epithelium. The antibody 4G10.3 was localized by immunofluorescence microscopy in rats 1 d and 1, 1.5, 2, 3, 4, and 6 wk ...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Chung EH,Bukusoglu G,Zieske JD

更新日期：1992-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：Purpose:We recently reported that the glycosaminoglycan hyaluronan (HA), which promotes inflammatory angiogenesis in other vascular beds, is an abundant component of the limbal extracellular matrix. Consequently, we have explored the possibility that HA contributes to lymphangiogenesis in the inflamed cornea. Methods:...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Sun M,Puri S,Mutoji KN,Coulson-Thomas YM,Hascall VC,Jackson DG,Gesteira TF,Coulson-Thomas VJ

更新日期：2019-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Glial cells are structurally and functionally linked to neuronal tissues. Pathologically, the cells may be activated and characterized by increased size and number and altered cellular properties. In glaucoma, pathologic mechanisms within the anterior optic nerve may include glial activation. This study examine...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Wang L,Cioffi GA,Cull G,Dong J,Fortune B

更新日期：2002-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：Purpose:IFT81, a core component of the IFT-B complex, involved in the bidirectional transport of ciliary proteins, has been recently implicated in syndromic ciliopathies. However, none of the IFT-B core complex proteins have been associated with nonsyndromic retinal dystrophies. Given the importance of ciliary transpor...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Dharmat R,Liu W,Ge Z,Sun Z,Yang L,Li Y,Wang K,Thomas K,Sui R,Chen R

更新日期：2017-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：Purpose:To quantify the effect of induced stray light on halo size, luminance threshold, and contrast sensitivity. Methods:Retinal stray light was induced in five healthy subjects using different photographic filters. The stray light induced ranged from levels observed in intraocular lenses (IOLs) with glistenings (lo...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： van der Mooren M,Rosén R,Franssen L,Lundström L,Piers P

更新日期：2016-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Erythropoietin (EPO) modulates erythropoiesis by inhibiting apoptosis in erythrocyte progenitors. Recently, EPO has been shown to be protective in experimental models of mechanical trauma, neuroinflammation, cerebral and retinal ischemia, and even in a human stroke trial. However, little is known about EPO sign...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Weishaupt JH,Rohde G,Pölking E,Siren AL,Ehrenreich H,Bähr M

更新日期：2004-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To detect the expression of cell adhesion molecules (CAMs), including beta integrins, intercellular adhesion molecule-1 (ICAM-1), vascular cell adhesion molecule-1, leukocyte-endothelial cell adhesion molecule-2, E-cadherin, and CD44, in cultured lens epithelial cells (LECs) of human cataracts. To show that LEC...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Nishi O,Nishi K,Akaishi T,Shirasawa E

更新日期：1997-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The purpose of this study was to examine the possibility that all-trans-retinoic acid (RA) in the eye is a signal related to changes in scleral extracellular matrix in a primate model of postnatal eye growth. METHODS:Juvenile marmosets (Callithrix jacchus) were divided into two experimental groups based on the...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Troilo D,Nickla DL,Mertz JR,Summers Rada JA

更新日期：2006-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study used primary cultures of conjunctival and corneal epithelial cells from rabbit, monkey and humans to investigate the infection process and host interactions of chlamydia. The epithelial cells were isolated from bulbar and palpebral conjunctivae and the cornea following incubation with EDTA or dispase and mi...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Patton DL,Chan KY,Kuo CC,Cosgrove YT,Langley L

更新日期：1988-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To engineer a knockin mouse model that can be used to monitor the effects of treatments on degradation and mislocalization of proline-to-histidine change at codon 23 (P23H) rhodopsin, a common cause of autosomal dominant retinitis pigmentosa (ADRP). The goal was to introduce a gene that expressed rhodopsin at l...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Price BA,Sandoval IM,Chan F,Simons DL,Wu SM,Wensel TG,Wilson JH

更新日期：2011-12-28 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Retinal injury induces Müller cell dedifferentiation by activating extracellular signal-regulated kinase (ERK) signaling. Stimulation of α2-adrenergic receptors protects against injury but also activates ERK in Müller cells. The purpose of this work was to study the effect of α2-adrenergic signaling on injury-i...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Harun-Or-Rashid M,Díaz-DelCastillo M,Galindo-Romero C,Hallböök F

更新日期：2015-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Point and null mutations in interphotoreceptor retinoid-binding protein (IRBP) cause retinal dystrophy in affected patients and IRBP-deficient mice with unknown mechanism. This study investigated whether IRBP protects cells from damages induced by all-trans-retinal (atRAL), which was increased in the Irbp(-/-) ...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Lee M,Li S,Sato K,Jin M

更新日期：2016-04-01 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