Alterations in serum fatty acid concentrations and desaturase activities in Bietti crystalline dystrophy unaffected by CYP4V2 genotypes.

abstract：PURPOSE:Parstatin is a 41-mer peptide formed by proteolytic cleavage on activation of the PAR1 receptor. The authors recently showed that parstatin is a potent inhibitor of angiogenesis. The purpose of the present study was to evaluate the therapeutic effect of parstatin on ocular neovascularization. METHODS:Choroidal...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Huang H,Vasilakis P,Zhong X,Shen JK,Geronatsiou K,Papadaki H,Maragoudakis ME,Gartaganis SP,Vinores SA,Tsopanoglou NE

更新日期：2010-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To localize and identify the gene and mutations causing autosomal recessive retinitis pigmentosa in three consanguineous Pakistani families. METHODS:Blood samples were collected and DNA was extracted. A genome-wide scan was performed by using 382 polymorphic microsatellite markers on genomic DNA from affected ...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Riazuddin SA,Zulfiqar F,Zhang Q,Sergeev YV,Qazi ZA,Husnain T,Caruso R,Riazuddin S,Sieving PA,Hejtmancik JF

更新日期：2005-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The sequential electrophysiologic and pathologic changes in the retina in ceroid-lipofuscinosis were recorded in a time-course study in the ovine model. Over a relatively short period in the course of the disease, a severe reduction in both rod and cone b-wave amplitudes developed with rod b-wave changes preceeding th...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Graydon RJ,Jolly RD

更新日期：1984-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Diabetic retinopathy (DR) is a major cause of visual impairment in developed countries. While DR has been described classically as a microvascular disease, recent evidence suggests that changes to retinal microglia are an early feature of retinopathy. In our study, we assessed changes in microglial distribution...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Kezic JM,Chen X,Rakoczy EP,McMenamin PG

更新日期：2013-01-30 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is the leading cause of blindness in the elderly. Evidence suggests oxidative stress plays a role in the disease. To assess the potential contribution of epigenetic regulation of antioxidant genes relevant to AMD pathogenesis, we evaluated DNA methylation, a tissue-specifi...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Hunter A,Spechler PA,Cwanger A,Song Y,Zhang Z,Ying GS,Hunter AK,Dezoeten E,Dunaief JL

更新日期：2012-04-24 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To compare intraocular pressure (IOP) measurements obtained using the Topocon noncontact tonometer (NCT), the Goldmann applanation tonometer (GAT), and the Corvis ST (CST), a newly developed tonometer with features of visualization and measurement of the corneal deformation response to an air impulse. A seconda...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Hong J,Xu J,Wei A,Deng SX,Cui X,Yu X,Sun X

更新日期：2013-01-23 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To investigate the effect of tear hyperosmolarity and signs of clinical ocular surface pathology on conjunctival goblet cell population. METHODS:111 participants were assessed using tear osmolarity (TO) measurements and a comprehensive selection of clinical ophthalmic tests. The resultant clinical database was...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Moore JE,Vasey GT,Dartt DA,McGilligan VE,Atkinson SD,Grills C,Lamey PJ,Leccisotti A,Frazer DG,Moore TC

更新日期：2011-08-03 00:00:00

abstract：Purpose:To validate the Liverpool Uveal Melanoma Prognosticator Online (LUMPO) in a cohort of patients treated at the University of California-San Francisco (UCSF). Methods:A retrospective chart review was performed of 390 patients treated between 2002 and 2007 for choroidal melanoma at UCSF. Similar patients (n = 117...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： DeParis SW,Taktak A,Eleuteri A,Enanoria W,Heimann H,Coupland SE,Damato B

更新日期：2016-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A pattern electroretinogram (PERG) can be recorded when the eye wearing the electrode is occluded and the stimulus is viewed with the other eye. We find that this phenomenon occurs when an Arden gold foil electrode is used, but not when either an ERG-Jet lens or a scleral lens electrode is used. Therefore, a corneal-t...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Peachey NS,Sokol S,Moskowitz A

更新日期：1983-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To test whether retinal pigment epithelial (RPE) cells are able to induce myeloid-derived suppressor cell (MDSC) differentiation from bone marrow (BM) progenitors. METHODS:BM cells were cocultured with or without RPE cells in the presence of GM-CSF and IL-4. Numbers of resultant MDSCs were assessed by flow cyt...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Tu Z,Li Y,Smith D,Doller C,Sugita S,Chan CC,Qian S,Fung J,Caspi RR,Lu L,Lin F

更新日期：2012-02-23 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Age-related cataract (ARC) is one of the most common causes of severe visual impairment among the elderly worldwide with four subtypes, such as cortical, nuclear, subcapsular, and mixed types. DNA damage and malfunction of DNA repair are believed to contribute to the pathogenesis of ARC. This study examined the...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Su S,Yao Y,Zhu R,Liang C,Jiang S,Hu N,Zhou J,Yang M,Xing Q,Guan H

更新日期：2013-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Vasoactive intestinal peptide (VIP) and d-ala2-methionine enkephalinamide (DALA, a long-lasting enkephalin analogue) were used to investigate the peptidergic control of lacrimal gland function. To characterize the mechanism by which VIP stimulates and DALA inhibits lacrimal peroxidase secretion, the effect of these pe...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Cripps MM,Bennett DJ

更新日期：1990-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To identify stem cells in the chamber angle of the monkey eye by detection of 5-bromo-2'-deoxyuridine (BrdU) long-term retention. METHODS:Four cynomolgus monkeys were treated with BrdU via subcutaneous pumps for 4 weeks. The eyes of two animals were processed immediately thereafter (group 1) while in the other...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Braunger BM,Ademoglu B,Koschade SE,Fuchshofer R,Gabelt BT,Kiland JA,Hennes-Beann EA,Brunner KG,Kaufman PL,Tamm ER

更新日期：2014-10-16 00:00:00

abstract：:A method is presented for the rapid flow cytometric determination of epidermal growth factor (EGF) receptor densities on the surface of cultured ocular cells. The technique uses a biotinylated monoclonal antibody directed against the EGF receptor in conjunction with a streptavidin-bound fluorochrome and requires the s...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Lopez JG,Chew SJ,Thompson HW,Malter JS,Insler MS,Beuerman RW

更新日期：1992-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：Purpose:Centripetal retinal degeneration in choroideremia (CHM) leads to early visual field restriction and late central vision loss. The latter marks an acute decline in quality of life but visual prognostication remains challenging. We investigated visual function in CHM by correlating best-corrected visual acuity (B...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Jolly JK,Xue K,Edwards TL,Groppe M,MacLaren RE

更新日期：2017-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To systematically assess the changes in retinal morphology during the healing of retinal photocoagulation lesions of various clinical grades. METHODS:Rabbits were irradiated with a 532-nm Nd:YAG laser with a beam diameter of 330 microm at the retinal surface, a power of 175 mW, and pulse durations between 5 an...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Paulus YM,Jain A,Gariano RF,Stanzel BV,Marmor M,Blumenkranz MS,Palanker D

更新日期：2008-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To determine whether fellow eyes with normal visual acuity of patients with unilateral neovascular age-related macular degeneration (AMD) have retinal malfunction. METHODS:Foveal cone electroretinograms (ERGs) were recorded from fellow eyes with visual acuities of 20/25 or better of 73 patients with unilateral...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Sandberg MA,Miller S,Gaudio AR

更新日期：1993-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Prism induced shift of fixation was measured in 12 cooperative patients utilizing electro-oculography. These recordings were compared with a voluntary shift in fixation of the same eye. No differences were noted when comparing voluntary movements with prism induced movements. Trial of the prism induced eye movement fo...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Metz HS

更新日期：1984-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A monoclonal antibody has been produced that binds to the apical squames (flattened cells) of the rat ocular surface epithelium and to the goblet cells of the conjunctiva. Immunoelectron microscopic localization of the antigen indicates that in apical cells it is present along the apical-microplical membrane in the re...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Gipson IK,Yankauckas M,Spurr-Michaud SJ,Tisdale AS,Rinehart W

更新日期：1992-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Drusen are small, yellowish deposits that form under the retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) with senescence or under certain pathological conditions. The present study examined these structures under the scanning electron microscope. Tissue came from four eyes of 66- and 75-year-old donors who demonstrated widespread dr...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Ulshafer RJ,Allen CB,Nicolaissen B Jr,Rubin ML

更新日期：1987-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We describe a new technique for the separation and isolation of nonpigmented ciliary body epithelial cells from rabbit. Excised ciliary body is incubated in a medium buffered with EGTA to a free-Ca2+ concentration of 10(-8) M, and the nonpigmented cell layer is separated from the pigmented layer by microdissection und...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Fain GL,Cilluffo MC,Fain MJ,Lee DA

更新日期：1988-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The authors examined the muscarinic acetylcholine receptor (mAChR) subtypes in rabbit corneal epithelial and endothelial cells and in subcellular fractions of these cell types. A Chinese hamster ovary (CHO) cell line (nontransfected CHO K1), expected to be a negative control, also was investigated. METHODS:Who...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Lind GJ,Cavanagh HD

更新日期：1995-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:As part of an ophthalmic and anthropometric survey of two free-breeding rhesus monkey (Macaca mulatta) populations, intraocular pressure (IOP) of 114 animals was measured under ketamine catalepsia with the use of a floating-tip pneumatonometer. The mean IOP of the 102 animals included in the main analyses was 14.9 +/-...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Bito LZ,Merritt SQ,DeRousseau CJ

更新日期：1979-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To assess the relationship between reduced vision and low self-rating of global health, after taking into account many other related factors. METHODS:The Blue Mountains Eye Study examined 3654 residents aged > or =49 years (82.4% response) in an area west of Sydney, Australia. Presenting and best-corrected vis...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Wang JJ,Mitchell P,Smith W

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The vascular endothelial growth factor or factors (VGF) and the cytotoxic component(s) in fetal calf retinal extract, vitreous, and serum were investigated. A new quantitative method of measuring the cell growth stimulatory activity and cytotoxicity was used. Results obtained in this study suggest that the VGF may be ...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Chen SC,Chen CH

更新日期：1982-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To estimate the relative importance of genes and environment in peripapillary atrophy type beta (beta-PPA) in a classic twin study. METHODS:Female twin pairs (n = 506) aged 49 to 79 years were recruited from the St. Thomas' UK Adult Twin Registry. Peripapillary atrophy was identified from masked grading of ste...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Healey PR,Mitchell P,Gilbert CE,Lee AJ,Ge D,Snieder H,Spector TD,Hammond CJ

更新日期：2007-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In 150 retinoblastomas the authors found a uniform thickness of the cuff of viable retinoblastoma cells that surrounds blood vessels. The mean thickness was 98.7 microns with a standard deviation of 11.9 microns. The cross-sectional area of the cuff was negatively correlated with the mitotic activity in the cuff and p...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Burnier MN,McLean IW,Zimmerman LE,Rosenberg SH

更新日期：1990-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Vascular luminal castings of rabbit eyes were microdissected and studied with the scanning electron microscope to delineate the anatomy of the ciliary body microvasculature. We found regional microvascular differences corresponding to well known gross topographical and ultrastructural differences that may indicate reg...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Morrison JC,DeFrank MP,Van Buskirk EM

更新日期：1987-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF)-A and placental growth factor (PlGF) are members of a large group of homologous peptides identified as the VEGF family. Although VEGF-A is known to act as a potent angiogenic peptide in the retina, the vasoactive function of PlGF in this tissue is less well defined. Thi...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Feeney SA,Simpson DA,Gardiner TA,Boyle C,Jamison P,Stitt AW

更新日期：2003-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Sorsby fundus dystrophy (SFD) is a rare, late-onset macular dystrophy caused by mutations in the tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinases-3 (TIMP3) gene. The known mutations introduce potentially unpaired cysteine residues in the C terminus of the protein and result in the formation of higher-molecular-weight pro...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Weber BH,Lin B,White K,Kohler K,Soboleva G,Herterich S,Seeliger MW,Jaissle GB,Grimm C,Reme C,Wenzel A,Asan E,Schrewe H

更新日期：2002-08-01 00:00:00