Bovine lactoferrin stimulates human corneal epithelial alkali wound healing in vitro.

abstract：PURPOSE:To evaluate the feasibility of introducing exogenous genes and phosphorothioate oligonucleotides into the anterior chamber tissues of rats and monkeys using the authors' fusogenic liposomes. METHODS:Hemagglutinating virus of Japan liposomes containing LacZ DNA-high-mobility group 1 complexes or fluorescein iso...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Hangai M,Tanihara H,Honda Y,Kaneda Y

更新日期：1998-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The purpose of the present study was to investigate metabolic changes in different compartments of the rat lens (anterior, nuclear, posterior, and equatorial) after exposure to an acute double threshold dose of ultraviolet-B radiation (UVR-B) by using high-resolution magic angle spinning (HR-MAS) (1)H nuclear m...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Tessem MB,Bathen TF,Löfgren S,Saether O,Mody V,Meyer L,Dong X,Söderberg PG,Midelfart A

更新日期：2006-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The role of heterozygous galactokinase deficiency in the development of presenile cataracts is presently undetermined. Erythrocyte galactokinase activity was measured from 95 normal Caucasian subjects and from 39 Caucasian patients who had developed idiopathic bilateral cataracts between ages 20 and 55. The diagnosis ...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Stambolian D,Scarpino-Myers V,Eagle RC Jr,Hodes B,Harris H

更新日期：1986-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:PURPOSE. To examine the biomechanical deformation of load bearing structures of the optic nerve head (ONH) resulting from raised intracranial pressure, using high definition optical coherence tomography (HD-OCT). The authors postulate that elevated intracranial pressure induces forces in the retrolaminar subarachnoid ...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Kupersmith MJ,Sibony P,Mandel G,Durbin M,Kardon RH

更新日期：2011-08-22 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To determine the relationship between optical coherence tomography (OCT) images of the retina and retinal substructure in vitro and in vivo. METHODS:In vitro, OCT images of human and bovine retina were acquired after sequential excimer laser ablation of the inner retinal layers. Measurements of bands in the OC...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Chauhan DS,Marshall J

更新日期：1999-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Scar formation and fibrosis are the most common causes of ultimate glaucoma filtration surgery failure. The authors used Coulter counter, hexosaminidase, and 3H-thymidine assays to evaluate the effects of mithramycin, mitomycin, daunorubicin, and bleomycin on human subconjunctival fibroblast growth in tissue culture. ...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Lee DA,Lee TC,Cortes AE,Kitada S

更新日期：1990-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：Purpose:A shortage of human corneal endothelial cells (HCEC) for transplant and current methods of differentiation induction require chemical compounds, which might cast further influences after differentiation induction. Therefore, we developed a simple and straightforward approach to endothelial cell differentiation ...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Chen X,Wu L,Li Z,Dong Y,Pei X,Huang Y,Wang L

更新日期：2018-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The incidence of blindness is increasing, in part, because of abnormal ocular neovascularization. Anti-VEGF therapies have yielded impressive results; however, they are not a cure for blindness. Recently, metallothioneins (MTs) 1 and 2 have been implicated in the process of angiogenesis. Therefore, we investiga...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Nakamura S,Shimazawa M,Inoue Y,Takata S,Ito Y,Tsuruma K,Ikeda T,Honda A,Satoh M,Hara H

更新日期：2014-09-23 00:00:00

abstract：:Freshly enucleated rabbit eyes were refrigerated at +4 degrees C under standard eye bank conditions for 2, 6, 9, and 21 days. One group of corneas with a scleral rim were excised and placed in M-K medium, stored for 18, 24, or 48 hr at +4 degrees C; they were then removed, and endothelial cell viability was evaluated ...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Binder PS,Wickham MG

更新日期：1978-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The authors' previous study showed that the expression of a Rho-associated serine/threonine kinase (ROCK) is regulated during cell cycle progression in corneal epithelial cells. The present study was conducted to determine whether and how Rho/ROCK signaling regulates cell cycle progression. METHODS:Rabbit corn...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Chen J,Guerriero E,Lathrop K,SundarRaj N

更新日期：2008-01-01 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:The anatomy of individual myofibers within the orbicularis oculi muscle was examined to determine individual myofiber lengths in the different regions of the muscle. A wide variety of eyelid conditions require eyelid surgery or drug injections directly into the eyelid. Knowledge of regional myofiber anatomy and...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Lander T,Wirtschafter JD,McLoon LK

更新日期：1996-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To examine the effects of methylcobalamin on glutamate-induced neurotoxicity in the cultured retinal neurons. METHODS:Primary cultures obtained from the fetal rat retina (gestation days 16 to 19) were used for the experiment. The neurotoxicity was assessed quantitatively using the trypan blue exclusion method....

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Kikuchi M,Kashii S,Honda Y,Tamura Y,Kaneda K,Akaike A

更新日期：1997-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：Purpose:Vision decline with healthy aging is a major public health concern with the unceasing growth of the aged population. In order to prevent or remedy the age-related visual loss, a better understanding of the underlying causes is needed. The current psychophysical study used a novel noise paradigm to investigate t...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Silvestre D,Arleo A,Allard R

更新日期：2019-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The aim of this study was to determine the function of the tight junction protein occludin in the control of permeability, under diffusive and hydrostatic pressures, and its contribution to the control of cell division in retinal pigment epithelium. METHODS:Occludin expression was inhibited in the human retina...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Phillips BE,Cancel L,Tarbell JM,Antonetti DA

更新日期：2008-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Abnormalities in the distribution of long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids (LCPUFA) have been documented in plasma of patients with X-linked retinitis pigmentosa (XLRP). In this study, fatty acid profiles of red blood cells (RBC) were used as an index for LCPUFA metabolism in patients with XLRP because RBC lip...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Hoffman DR,Birch DG

更新日期：1995-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To determine whether dexamethasone (DEX)-induced ocular hypertension (OHT) in mice mimics the hallmarks of steroid-induced glaucoma (SIG) in humans, including reduced conventional outflow facility (C), increased extracellular matrix (ECM), and myofibroblasts within the outflow pathway. METHODS:Osmotic mini-pum...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Overby DR,Bertrand J,Tektas OY,Boussommier-Calleja A,Schicht M,Ethier CR,Woodward DF,Stamer WD,Lütjen-Drecoll E

更新日期：2014-07-15 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To investigate the effect of retinal eccentricity on the phenomenon of dichoptic suppression of the mfVEP amplitude and to examine the relationship between the degree of simulated unilateral visual impairment and the possible release of dichoptic suppression in the contralateral eye. METHOD:Eight subjects with...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Leaney J,Klistorner A,Arvind H,Graham SL

更新日期：2010-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The aim of this study was to investigate in rabbits the relationship between nitric oxide and the noncholinergic vasodilation caused by facial nerve stimulation in the eye and some extraocular tissues. METHODS:Uveal vascular resistance was determined by measuring simultaneously the flow from a cannulated vorte...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Nilsson SF

更新日期：1996-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Upper eyelid movements were recorded in nine human subjects by mounting a miniature coil of wire directly on the eyelid and subjecting the search coil to a vertically directed alternating magnetic field. The metrics of blinks and lid movements accompanying saccades were described by "main sequence" relationships, link...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Guitton D,Simard R,Codère F

更新日期：1991-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Particulate fractions from fresh bovine corneal endothelium exhibited high affinity, specific binding by a potent muscarinic cholinergic radioligand, [3H]QNB. Particulate fraction binding sites exhibited half maximal binding at approximately 0.3 nM [3H]QNB and reached a maximal binding capacity of 820 fmoles/mg of pro...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Walkenbach RJ,Ye GS

更新日期：1990-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：Purpose:Pathologic myopia described as myopia accompanied by severe deformation of the eye besides excessive elongation of eye, is usually a genetic heterogeneous disorder characterized by extreme, familial, early-onset vision loss. However, the exact pathogenesis of pathologic myopia remains unclear. In this study, we...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Wang B,Liu Y,Chen S,Wu Y,Lin S,Duan Y,Zheng K,Zhang L,Gu X,Hong W,Shao H,Zeng X,Sun B,Duan S

更新日期：2017-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Polypoidal choroidal vasculopathy (PCV) is a major cause of serosanguinous maculopathy in Chinese patients with age-related macular degeneration (AMD). Variants in the CFH and HTRA1/LOC387715 genes are strongly associated with AMD in Caucasians and Chinese. Variants in the C2 and BF genes have been found to con...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Lee KY,Vithana EN,Mathur R,Yong VH,Yeo IY,Thalamuthu A,Lee MW,Koh AH,Lim MC,How AC,Wong DW,Aung T

更新日期：2008-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：Purpose:Dense deposit disease (DDD) is caused by dysregulation of the alternative pathway of the complement cascade and characterized by electron-dense deposits in the kidney glomerular basement membrane (GBM) and drusen in Bruch's membrane (BrM). Complement factor H (fH) and factor properdin (fP) regulate complement a...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Song D,Mohammed I,Bhuyan R,Miwa T,Williams AL,Gullipalli D,Sato S,Song Y,Dunaief JL,Song WC

更新日期：2018-07-02 00:00:00

abstract：Purpose:Although normal function of the lacrimal gland is essential for vision (and thus for human well-being), the lacrimal gland remains rather poorly understood at a molecular level. The purpose of this study was to identify new genes and signaling cascades involved in lacrimal gland development. Methods:To identif...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Dvoriantchikova G,Tao W,Pappas S,Gaidosh G,Tse DT,Ivanov D,Pelaez D

更新日期：2017-02-01 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:Accommodative effort during nearwork is thought to be a causative factor in the development of myopia. It has been proposed that an anomaly in autonomic control may be a precursor to the development of myopia. In the present study the closed-loop accommodation response after variations in fixation period was in...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Culhane HM,Winn B

更新日期：1999-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Dry eye syndrome (DES) is characterized by an increase in tear osmolarity and induction of the expression and nuclear localization of an osmoprotective transcription factor (nuclear factor of activated T-cells 5 [NFAT5]) that plays an important role in providing protection against hyperosmotic tears. In this st...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Sawazaki R,Ishihara T,Usui S,Hayashi E,Tahara K,Hoshino T,Higuchi A,Nakamura S,Tsubota K,Mizushima T

更新日期：2014-04-21 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Epidemiologic studies have linked UV-B exposure to development of cortical cataracts, but the underlying molecular mechanism(s) is unresolved. Here, we used a mouse model to examine the nature and distribution of DNA photolesions produced by ocular UV-B irradiation. METHODS:Anesthetized mice, eye globes, or is...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Mesa R,Bassnett S

更新日期：2013-10-17 00:00:00

abstract：Purpose:To determine whether high glucose (HG) or diabetes alters mitochondrial morphology and promotes mitochondrial fragmentation in retinal vascular cells and thereby triggers apoptosis associated with diabetic retinopathy. Methods:To assess whether diabetes promotes mitochondrial fragmentation and thereby triggers...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Kim D,Roy S

更新日期：2020-08-03 00:00:00