Chemokine receptor CCR7 expression predicts poor outcome in uveal melanoma and relates to liver metastasis whereas expression of CXCR4 is not of clinical relevance.

abstract：:We use a population balance model to study the mechanism and the rate of centripetal migration of epithelial cells, renewal of the corneal epithelial population by the cell derived from (progeny of) the limbal stem cells and the kinetics of the replacement of the donor corneal epithelium. The epithelial mass is consta...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Sharma A,Coles WH

更新日期：1989-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We present results from 64 glaucoma patients and glaucoma suspects followed up for a median period of 7.4 yr who had a median of seven examinations using Program 31 on the Octopus perimeter. The patients also had manual visual fields recorded on either the Tübinger or Goldmann perimeter during the same period. By exam...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Chauhan BC,Drance SM,Douglas GR

更新日期：1990-03-01 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:The authors examine the effect of retinal branch vein occlusion (BVO), a common retinal vascular disorder, on protein tyrosine phosphorylation, production of angiogenic growth factors, and activation of signal proteins in the tyrosine kinase pathways in the retina. METHODS:Retinal branch vein occlusion was ind...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Hayashi A,Imai K,Kim HC,de Juan E Jr

更新日期：1997-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To determine the potential efficacy and anatomic sites of action of prophylactic oral acyclovir using a murine model of ultraviolet-B-induced reactivation of herpes simplex 1 keratitis. METHODS:Latent infection with herpes simplex 1 (McKrae) was established in 80 National Institutes of Health inbred strain of ...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Blatt AN,Laycock KA,Brady RH,Traynor P,Krogstad DJ,Pepose JS

更新日期：1993-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Oxidative stress seems to be an important factor in the development of age-related macular degeneration (AMD). The role of DNA repair mechanisms has also received attention recently in AMD pathogenesis. This case-control study was conducted to determine the frequency of polymorphisms in two DNA repair enzyme ge...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Görgün E,Güven M,Unal M,Batar B,Güven GS,Yenerel M,Tatlipinar S,Seven M,Yüksel A

更新日期：2010-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Children with idiopathic infantile nystagmus (IIN) exhibit visual acuity deficits that have been modeled in terms of foveation characteristics of the nystagmus waveform. Here we present evidence for an additional component of acuity loss associated with the deprivation experienced during the sensitive period of...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Felius J,Muhanna ZA

更新日期：2013-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：Purpose:Growing evidence suggests the involvement of the macula even in early stages of glaucoma. However, little is known about the impact of glaucomatous macular damage on central pattern vision. Here we examine the contrast requirement for letter recognition and its relationship with retinal thickness in the macular...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Chien L,Liu R,Girkin C,Kwon M

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Experimental autoimmune uveoretinitis (EAU) in mice is an important model for elucidating basic mechanisms in autoimmune eye disease. The need for pertussis toxin (PTX) as an additional adjuvant to elicit EAU has limited the usefulness of this model in some types of studies by introducing a pleiotropic factor w...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Silver PB,Chan CC,Wiggert B,Caspi RR

更新日期：1999-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To explore the roles of ZO-1 in corneal fibroblasts and myofibroblasts in a model of wounding. METHODS:Antibodies were used to identify ZO-1 in cultured rabbit corneal fibroblasts by immunocytochemistry, Western blot analysis, and immunoprecipitation. For colocalization studies, antibodies to beta-catenin, cad...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Taliana L,Benezra M,Greenberg RS,Masur SK,Bernstein AM

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Photoreceptor degeneration was induced in the cone-dominant retina of the ground squirrel by intracardiac injection of iodoacetic acid. Morphology was examined and cyclic nucleotide levels were determined in retinas taken at various times between 35 min and 11 days after injection. Degenerating cone cells were first d...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Farber DB,Souza DW,Chase DG

更新日期：1983-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：Purpose:To determine the relationship between the sensitivity of the retina in the central 10° and the thickness of the retinal layers in patients with retinitis pigmentosa (RP). Methods:Fifty-two RP patients were studied. All of the patients had been examined by the Humphrey Field Analyzer 10-2 program (HFA10-2) and ...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Sayo A,Ueno S,Kominami T,Okado S,Inooka D,Komori S,Terasaki H

更新日期：2018-07-02 00:00:00

abstract：Purpose:Little is known regarding the therapeutic effect of carbonic anhydrase inhibitors (CAIs) in the management of cystic macular lesions in children with X-linked juvenile retinoschisis (XLRS) despite the fact that this disease often manifests during childhood. Therefore, our goal was to determine the efficacy of C...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Verbakel SK,van de Ven JP,Le Blanc LM,Groenewoud JM,de Jong EK,Klevering BJ,Hoyng CB

更新日期：2016-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The authors investigated the effect of brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) administration on the expression of Ca(2+)-binding proteins in the developing bdnf(-/-) mouse retina. METHODS:Intraocular injections of BDNF (0.5 microg) were applied on postnatal day (P) 11 bdnf(-/-) mice, and their effects were e...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Arango-González B,Cellerino A,Kohler K

更新日期：2009-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Determination of intraocular antibody synthesis against certain microorganisms is a diagnostic aid in identifying the causative agent in clinical uveitis. Little is known, however, concerning the kinetics and specificity of antibodies produced during intraocular inflammation. To investigate this subject we induced uve...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： van der Voet JC,Liem A,Otto AJ,Kijlstra A

更新日期：1989-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The inner vasculature of the retina develops as a spreading network, which is preceded by spindle-shaped cells. These cells are alleged to be vascular precursor cells (angioblasts). This study was designed to test whether such angioblasts exist in neonatal mouse retina. METHODS:In situ hybridization and immuno...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Fruttiger M

更新日期：2002-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Viral conjunctivitis is a highly contagious infection often causing major epidemics. A safe broad-spectrum antiviral agent is needed to treat this unmet medical need. The purpose of this study is to demonstrate that in vitro NVC-422 is a safe, broad-spectrum topical virucidal agent with activity against ophthal...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Jekle A,Abdul Rani S,Celeri C,Zuck M,Xu P,Wang L,Najafi-Tagol K,Anderson M,Stroman D,Debabov D

更新日期：2013-02-19 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：:Class II (DR or Ia) alloantigens are potent inducers of cell-mediated immune responses. However, the expression of Class II alloantigens on corneal cells, except for Langerhans cells within the limbal epithelium, has not previously been described. We have induced Ia expression on cultured rabbit corneal endothelial ce...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Donnelly JJ,Li WY,Rockey JH,Prendergast RA

更新日期：1985-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Videokeratography is a powerful tool for the diagnosis of corneal shape abnormalities. However, interpretation of the topographic map is sometimes difficult, especially when pathologies with similar topographic patterns are suspected. The neural networks model, an artificial intelligence approach, was applied f...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Maeda N,Klyce SD,Smolek MK

更新日期：1995-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:MRL/Mp-lpr/lpr mice (MRL/lpr) spontaneously develop lacrimal gland inflammatory lesions and are a model for the human disease Sjögren's syndrome. Therapy with monoclonal antibodies (mAb) to CD4 ameliorates the autoimmune renal, vasculitic, and intraocular inflammatory lesions in MRL/lpr mice. The effect of anti...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Jabs DA,Burns WH,Prendergast RA

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Endothelin (ET)-1 is known to inhibit active NaK transport by as much as 50% in kidney tubule and other tissues. The presence of low levels of ET-1 in aqueous humor combined with the potential for release of ET-1 from ciliary processes suggests that the lens could be exposed to ET-1 in vivo. In this study, expe...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Okafor MC,Delamere NA

更新日期：2001-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To evaluate somatic mitochondrial (mt)DNA mutations in the macula during ageing. METHODS:Ten 30-microm cryostat sections from the macula (foveal and perifoveal regions) and peripheral retina of 14 donors (aged 14-94 years) were cut for cytochrome c oxidase cytochemistry. The photoreceptor layer was microdissec...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Barron MJ,Johnson MA,Andrews RM,Clarke MP,Griffiths PG,Bristow E,He LP,Durham S,Turnbull DM

更新日期：2001-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：Purpose:Basement membrane degradation and macrophage aggregation at the optic fissure margins are crucial to optic fissure closure during normal murine eye development. Basement membrane degradation is also an essential step in cancer development, and matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) play an important role. In this stu...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Tsuji N,Matsuura T,Narama I,Yoshiki A,Ozaki K

更新日期：2018-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Overloading of unfolded or misfolded proteins in the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) can cause ER stress and activate the unfolded protein response (UPR) in the cell. The authors tested whether transgene overexpression in the mouse lens would activate the UPR. METHODS:Transgenic mice expressing proteins that either...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Reneker LW,Chen H,Overbeek PA

更新日期：2011-04-04 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To evaluate the role of TIMP-1 in inherited retinal degeneration. METHODS:The genomic structure of the TIMP-1 gene was established and male patients with x-linked retinitis pigmentosa 2 from five families were screened for sequence alterations by direct sequencing in all exons, exon-intron boundaries, and the ...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Hardcastle AJ,Thiselton DL,Nayudu M,Hampson RM,Bhattacharya SS

更新日期：1997-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:PURPOSE. The purpose of the study was to investigate the effects of hyperglycemia on EGFR (epidermal growth factor receptor)-mediated wound response and signal transduction in the corneal epithelium of rats with type I diabetes mellitus (DM). METHODS. Corneal epithelia were removed from streptozotocin (STZ)- and weigh...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Xu K,Yu FS

更新日期：2011-05-17 00:00:00

abstract：Purpose:To investigate the roles and pathways of microRNAs 143 and 145 in transforming growth factor (TGF)-β1-induced human subconjunctival fibrosis. Methods:Human tenon's capsule fibroblasts (HTFs) were obtained from a healthy eye. After treating cultured HTFs with TGF-β1, the expression of microRNAs 143 and 145 was ...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Hwang YH,Jung SA,Lyu J,Kim YY,Lee JH

更新日期：2019-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：Purpose:To evaluate choroidal structural changes in eyes with myopic choroidal neovascularization (mCNV) treated with anti-VEGF over 12 months. Methods:We prospectively evaluated subfoveal choroidal thickness (SFCT) and choroidal vascularity index (CVI) using spectral-domain optical coherence tomography (SD-OCT) at ba...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Ng WY,Ting DS,Agrawal R,Khandelwal N,Htoon HM,Lee SY,Wong TY,Cheung GC

更新日期：2016-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An objective visual field can be mapped in terms of stimulus-induced eye movement. The authors used the scleral coil technique to record vergence and conjugate eye movements while stimulating different visual field locations with a 3 X 3 deg target whose image vergence was oscillated. For each of three subjects tested...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Regan D,Erkelens CJ,Collewijn H

更新日期：1986-05-01 00:00:00