Impaired epithelial wound healing and EGFR signaling pathways in the corneas of diabetic rats.

abstract：PURPOSE:To assess visual acuity recovery times and cone photopigment regeneration kinetics after a bleach in the fovea of patients with dominant retinitis pigmentosa due to rhodopsin mutations. METHODS:The authors measured acuity recovery times by computerized photostress testing in 13 patients with dominant retinitis...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Sandberg MA,Pawlyk BS,Berson EL

更新日期：1999-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Elevated intraocular pressure (IOP), sensed as mechanical stretching by trabecular meshwork (TM) cells, triggers extracellular matrix (ECM) remodeling. In addition to changes in gene expression, alternative mRNA splicing may alter ECM protein isoforms. Changes in mRNA expression and alternative splicing of four...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Keller KE,Kelley MJ,Acott TS

更新日期：2007-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：Purpose:Ocular neovascularization (NV) is a pathologic process characterized by the proliferation and infiltration of various types of cells such as RPE, glial, and endothelial cells, which interact with proangiogenic factors and inflammatory cytokines. Endocan is known to be enriched in retinal endothelial tip cells u...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Su T,Zhong Y,Demetriades AM,Shen J,Sui A,Yao Y,Gao Y,Zhu Y,Shen X,Xie B

更新日期：2018-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The virulence of any given strain of herpes simplex virus (HSV) is probably due to the effects of the constellation of genes in that strain and how they act in concert to promote disease. The goal of this work was to develop a system to identify and study the role of multiple genes in HSV disease. METHODS:Mixe...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Brandt CR,Kolb AW,Shah DD,Pumfery AM,Kintner RL,Jaehnig E,Van Gompel JJ

更新日期：2003-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Although L-type Ca2+ channels are known to play a key role in the myogenic reactivity of retinal arterial vessels, the involvement of other types of voltage-gated Ca2+ channels in this process remains unknown. In the present study we have investigated the contribution of T-type Ca2+ channels to myogenic signali...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Fernández JA,McGahon MK,McGeown JG,Curtis TM

更新日期：2015-08-01 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:Epithelial to mesenchymal transition (EMT) is a cause of anterior and posterior subcapsular cataracts. Central to EMT is the formation of actin stress fibers. Selective targeting of actin stress fiber-associated tropomyosin (Tpm) in epithelial cells may be a means to prevent stress fiber formation and repress l...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Parreno J,Amadeo MB,Kwon EH,Fowler VM

更新日期：2020-06-03 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:RPE cell activation is an important feature of autoimmune uveitis. This investigation focused on whether extracellular nucleotides could contribute to this activation, and the effects of ATPgammaS, UTP, and UDP on the production of IL-8 by RPE cells was studied in relation to their expression of functional P2Y ...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Relvas LJ,Bouffioux C,Marcet B,Communi D,Makhoul M,Horckmans M,Blero D,Bruyns C,Caspers L,Boeynaems JM,Willermain F

更新日期：2009-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To identify specific site(s) on human ss4 molecule to which sera from ocular cicatricial pemphigoid (OCP) patients bind and to determine its role in the process of blister formation. METHODS:Clone the fragments representing the extracellular and intracellular domain of ss4 molecule from normal human conjunctiv...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Kumari S,Bhol KC,Simmons RK,Razzaque MS,Letko E,Foster CS,Razzaque Ahmed A

更新日期：2001-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：Purpose:To analyze the anti-inflammatory and antioxidative effects of Camellia japonica (CJ) on human corneal epithelial (HCE) cells and its therapeutic effects in a mouse model of experimental dry eye (EDE). Methods:Camellia japonica extracts of varying concentrations (0.001%, 0.01%, and 0.1%) were used to treat HCE ...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Lee HS,Choi JH,Cui L,Li Y,Yang JM,Yun JJ,Jung JE,Choi W,Yoon KC

更新日期：2017-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To examine the possibility that ocular surface epithelial cells might be grown in culture for use as grafts. METHODS:The proliferative capacity of epithelial cells cultured from the conjunctiva, limbus, and central cornea of normal human eyes was compared. Single cells disaggregated from approximately 1 mm2 bi...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Lindberg K,Brown ME,Chaves HV,Kenyon KR,Rheinwald JG

更新日期：1993-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To report the impact of intravitreous bevacizumab therapy on contrast sensitivity in patients with neovascular age-related macular degeneration (nAMD). METHODS:This was a prospective, multicenter, double-masked, randomized, controlled trial of 131 patients with nAMD. The patients with nAMD had received intravi...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Patel PJ,Chen FK,Da Cruz L,Rubin GS,Tufail A,ABC Trial Study Group.

更新日期：2011-05-11 00:00:00

abstract：Purpose:To examine the associations between nighttime driving performance of older drivers and photopic, mesopic, and glare-based tests of visual function. Methods:Participants included 26 older drivers (71.8 ± 6.3 years), with minimal or no eye disease, but who reported vision-related nighttime driving difficulties. ...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Kimlin JA,Black AA,Wood JM

更新日期：2017-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：Purpose:The three-dimensional configurations of rod and cone bipolar cell (BC) dendrites and horizontal cell (HC) processes outside rod and cone synaptic terminals have not been fully elucidated. We reveal how these neurites are mutually arranged to coordinate formation and maintenance of the postsynaptic complex of ri...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Tsukamoto Y,Iseki K,Omi N

更新日期：2021-01-04 00:00:00

abstract：:Isotonic, neutral buffered solutions of benzalkonium chloride or chlorhexidine digluconate were applied topically to one eye of rabbits or human subjects. Contralateral control eyes received phosphate buffered saline as placebo. One-half hour later, the tear film of both eyes was loaded with nonpreserved sodium fluore...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Burstein NL

更新日期：1984-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Age-related macular degeneration (AMD), the most common cause of incurable blindness in the western world, is characterized by the dysfunction and eventual death of choroidal endothelial (CECs), RPE, and photoreceptor cells. Stem cell-based treatment strategies designed to replace photoreceptor and RPE cells cu...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Songstad AE,Wiley LA,Duong K,Kaalberg E,Flamme-Wiese MJ,Cranston CM,Riker MJ,Levasseur D,Stone EM,Mullins RF,Tucker BA

更新日期：2015-12-01 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：PURPOSE:To determine whether blood pressure and subclinical atherosclerosis are associated with incident age-related maculopathy (ARM). METHODS:The study was performed within the Rotterdam Study, a population-based, prospective cohort study in Rotterdam, The Netherlands. A total of 4822 subjects who at baseline were a...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： van Leeuwen R,Ikram MK,Vingerling JR,Witteman JC,Hofman A,de Jong PT

更新日期：2003-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:We examined changes of the central nervous system in patients with advanced primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG). METHODS:The clinical observational study included 15 patients with bilateral advanced POAG and 15 healthy normal control subjects, matched for age and sex with the study group. Retinal nerve fiber l...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Chen WW,Wang N,Cai S,Fang Z,Yu M,Wu Q,Tang L,Guo B,Feng Y,Jonas JB,Chen X,Liu X,Gong Q

更新日期：2013-01-17 00:00:00

abstract：:The retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) and photoreceptors of teleosts exhibit dramatic examples of cell motility (called retinomotor movements) in response to diurnal changes in lighting conditions. In darkness the pigment granules of the RPE migrate to the scleral base of the RPE cell and cone photoreceptors elongate. ...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Burnside B,Basinger S

更新日期：1983-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Submucosal fibrosis due to excessive accumulation of collagens is an important histologic feature in the pathogenesis of ocular cicatricial pemphigoid (OCP). Heat shock protein 47 (HSP47), a collagen-binding protein, plays an important role in the biosynthesis of procollagens. In the present study, we examined ...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Razzaque MS,Foster CS,Ahmed AR

更新日期：2003-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To assess the range of macular pigment optical density (MPOD) in a healthy group of young adults of South Asian origin; to investigate whether any dietary factors or personal characteristics were related to intersubject variations in MPOD; and to compare the mean MPOD of the South Asian group with the mean MPOD...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Howells O,Eperjesi F,Bartlett H

更新日期：2013-04-17 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To describe and interpret "choroidal caverns," an unreported optical coherence tomography (OCT) finding in the choroid of patients with geographic atrophy (GA) secondary to atrophic AMD. METHODS:Retrospective analysis of patients with GA. Main outcomes measures included estimation of the prevalence of choroida...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Querques G,Costanzo E,Miere A,Capuano V,Souied EH

更新日期：2016-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To assess the diagnostic validity of a fully automated image analysis algorithm of in vivo confocal microscopy images in quantifying corneal subbasal nerves to diagnose diabetic neuropathy. METHODS:One hundred eighty-six patients with type 1 and type 2 diabetes mellitus (T1/T2DM) and 55 age-matched controls un...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Petropoulos IN,Alam U,Fadavi H,Marshall A,Asghar O,Dabbah MA,Chen X,Graham J,Ponirakis G,Boulton AJ,Tavakoli M,Malik RA

更新日期：2014-04-03 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To map the disease locus in a four-generation, consanguineous Pakistani family affected by autosomal dominant congenital nuclear cataract (adNCat). All affected individuals had early onset of bilateral nuclear cataract. METHODS:Genomic DNA from family members was typed for alleles at more than 300 known polymo...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Khaliq S,Hameed A,Ismail M,Anwar K,Mehdi SQ

更新日期：2002-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To determine the effects of overexpression of mutated BIGH3 in HeLa and human corneal epithelial (HCE) cells. METHODS:Six mutations known to be responsible for autosomal dominant corneal dystrophies linked to chromosome 5 were generated in a BIGH3 expression vector and transfected in HeLa and HCE cells. The ex...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Morand S,Buchillier V,Maurer F,Bonny C,Arsenijevic Y,Munier FL,Schorderet DF

更新日期：2003-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are small, stable, noncoding RNA molecules with regulatory function and marked tissue specificity that posttranscriptionally regulate gene expression. However, their role in fungal keratitis remains unknown. The purpose of this study was to identify the miRNA profile and its regulatory role i...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Boomiraj H,Mohankumar V,Lalitha P,Devarajan B

更新日期：2015-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：Purpose:During development, the corneal epithelium (CE) and the conjunctiva are derived from the surface ectoderm. Here we have examined how, during development, the cells of these two issues become isolated from each other. Methods:Epithelia from the anterior eyes of chicken embryos were labeled with the fluorescent,...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Kubilus JK,Zapater I Morales C,Linsenmayer TF

更新日期：2017-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Several studies have reported higher levels of macular pigment (MP) in association with reduced risk for age-related macular degeneration (ARMD), a disease to which there is a genetic predisposition. A classic twin study was performed to determine the heritability of MP in the healthy eye. METHODS:One hundred ...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Liew SH,Gilbert CE,Spector TD,Mellerio J,Marshall J,van Kuijk FJ,Beatty S,Fitzke F,Hammond CJ

更新日期：2005-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To compare anterior segment parameters, assessed by anterior segment optical coherence tomography (ASOCT), in subjects categorized as primary angle closure suspect (PACS), primary angle closure (PAC), primary angle closure glaucoma (PACG), and previous acute PAC (APAC); and to identify factors associated with A...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Guzman CP,Gong T,Nongpiur ME,Perera SA,How AC,Lee HK,Cheng L,He M,Baskaran M,Aung T

更新日期：2013-08-07 00:00:00