FoxO1 gene confers genetic predisposition to acute anterior uveitis with ankylosing spondylitis.

abstract：PURPOSE:To isolate and characterize bovine lens endopeptidase activity that cleaves the Phe-Ser bond in peptide substrates. METHODS:The protease activity in young bovine lens homogenate was measured using the Mca-(Ala(7),Lys(Dnp)(9))-bradykinin substrate. Degradation of bradykinin and other unlabeled peptide substrate...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Chaerkady R,Sharma KK

更新日期：2004-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Mutations in the coding region of the OPTN gene are associated with certain glaucomas. Although the function of the optineurin protein is yet to be elucidated, the most common mutation, E50K, is associated with a severe phenotype. This study explores some functional features of optineurin and its mutants. METH...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Chalasani ML,Radha V,Gupta V,Agarwal N,Balasubramanian D,Swarup G

更新日期：2007-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The metabolic disorder in diabetics often results in progressive retinopathy with severe visual impairment. Changes in metabolism can influence corneal autofluorescence. This has led to speculation that diabetic retinopathy might be associated with changes in corneal autofluorescence. Corneal autofluorescence of both ...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Stolwijk TR,van Best JA,Oosterhuis JA,Swart W

更新日期：1992-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The corneal epithelium provides a barrier that is both important for corneal homeostasis and dependent on tight junctions (TJs) between adjacent epithelial cells. The authors examined the effects of tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha), a proinflammatory cytokine, on barrier function and the expression of TJ...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Kimura K,Teranishi S,Fukuda K,Kawamoto K,Nishida T

更新日期：2008-02-01 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:To determine and compare gene expression patterns in the whole retina and retinal ganglion cell layer (RGCL) in a rodent glaucoma model. METHODS:IOP was unilaterally elevated in Brown Norway rats (N = 26) by injection of hypertonic saline and monitored for 5 weeks. A cDNA microarray was used on whole retinas f...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Guo Y,Cepurna WO,Dyck JA,Doser TA,Johnson EC,Morrison JC

更新日期：2010-06-01 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：PURPOSE:Excessive and continuously produced free radicals in the outer retina are implicated in retinal aging and the pathogenesis of sight-threatening retinopathies, yet measuring outer retinal oxidative stress in vivo remains a challenge. Here, we test the hypothesis that continuously produced paramagnetic free radic...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Berkowitz BA,Bredell BX,Davis C,Samardzija M,Grimm C,Roberts R

更新日期：2015-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Glaucoma has been known to be associated with a loss of retinal ganglion cells and their axons throughout the fundus and a decreased count of photoreceptors and retinal pigment epithelial (RPE) cells in the parapapillary region. This study investigated whether glaucomatous changes of the deep retinal layer occur outsi...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Panda S,Jonas JB

更新日期：1992-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To explore differences in optic disc tilt and torsion between normal control and glaucoma subjects, and to determine whether the direction of optic disc tilt is consistent with the initial location of glaucomatous visual field (VF) defect. METHODS:Glaucoma patients with isolated superior or inferior hemifield ...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Choi JA,Park HY,Shin HY,Park CK

更新日期：2014-07-01 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:China has among the lowest cataract surgical rates in Asia. This study was conducted to identify barriers to cataract surgery in rural China. METHODS:All subjects having undergone cataract surgery and persons with presenting visual acuity or=1 eye due to nons...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Yin Q,Hu A,Liang Y,Zhang J,He M,Lam DS,Ge J,Wang N,Friedman DS,Zhao J,Congdon N

更新日期：2009-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To assess the repeatability, intersession and interobserver reproducibility, and agreement of central corneal thickness (CCT) measurements obtained by scanning-slit topography (SST) and noncontact specular microscopy (NCSM) after advanced surface ablation (ASA). METHODS:To analyze repeatability, one examiner m...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： López-Miguel A,Martínez-Almeida L,Mateo ME,Coco-Martín MB,Alió JL,Maldonado MJ

更新日期：2013-02-05 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To demonstrate the conjunctival alterations in patients with Sjögren's (SSDE) and non-Sjögren's syndrome dry eye (NSSDE) using a new generation confocal microscope (HRTII/ RCM; Heidelberg Engineering, Heidelberg, Germany), in a prospective controlled study. METHODS:Twenty-eight right eyes of 28 patients with S...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Wakamatsu TH,Sato EA,Matsumoto Y,Ibrahim OM,Dogru M,Kaido M,Ishida R,Tsubota K

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Sarcoidosis is a heterogeneous and multisystem granulomatous disorder. The etiology still is uncertain, but the disease currently is thought to be triggered by various genetic as well as environmental factors. Recently, an association between sarcoidosis and the butyrophilin-like 2 (BTNL2) gene located in close...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Suzuki H,Ota M,Meguro A,Katsuyama Y,Kawagoe T,Ishihara M,Asukata Y,Takeuchi M,Ito N,Shibuya E,Nomura E,Uemoto R,Nishide T,Namba K,Kitaichi N,Morimoto S,Kaburaki T,Ando Y,Takenaka S,Nakamura J,Saeki K,Ohno S,In

更新日期：2012-10-11 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:To determine the toxicity of various doses of intravitreal amphotericin B deoxycholate, amphotericin B lipid complex (ABLC), and liposomal amphotericin B (L-AmB). METHODS:Fifty-two rabbits were divided into two treatment groups (groups A and B). Thirteen treatments were administered intravitreally to the 104 r...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Cannon JP,Fiscella R,Pattharachayakul S,Garey KW,De Alba F,Piscitelli S,Edward DP,Danziger LH

更新日期：2003-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：Purpose:The purpose of this paper was to discuss manifestations of primary mitochondrial dysfunctions and whether the retinal pigment epithelium or the photoreceptors are preferentially affected. Methods:A retrospective analysis was performed of patients with clinically and laboratory confirmed diagnoses of maternally...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Oh JK,Lima de Carvalho JR Jr,Nuzbrokh Y,Ryu J,Chemudupati T,Mahajan VB,Sparrow JR,Tsang SH

更新日期：2020-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Elimination of myofibroblasts after repair of corneal injury is essential for the maintenance of corneal transparency. In the current study, the role of platelet-activating factor (PAF) in combination with tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-alpha in corneal myofibroblast apoptosis was explored. METHODS:Porcine cornea...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： He J,Bazan HE

更新日期：2006-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To investigate whether tissue plasminogen activator (tPA) can prevent and/or reverse steroid-induced IOP elevation in an ovine model. METHODS:Three animal groups were subjected to bilateral steroid-induced IOP elevation using thrice daily topical ocular prednisolone administration. In the first group (N = 8), ...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Gerometta R,Kumar S,Shah S,Alvarez L,Candia O,Danias J

更新日期：2013-12-03 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To investigate whether enzymatic collagen breakdown is an active process in the human vitreous. METHODS:Human donor eyes were used for immunohistochemistry to detect the possible presence of the matrix metalloproteinase (MMP)-induced type II collagen breakdown product col2-3/4C-short in the vitreous. Western b...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： van Deemter M,Pas HH,Kuijer R,van der Worp RJ,Hooymans JM,Los LI

更新日期：2009-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To adopt micropatterning technology in manufacturing silicone elastomer-based microelectrode arrays for retinal stimulation, a silicone-polyimide hybrid microelectrode array was proposed and tested in vivo. METHODS:Gold microelectrodes were created by semiconductor manufacturing technology based on polyimide a...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Kim ET,Kim C,Lee SW,Seo JM,Chung H,Kim SJ

更新日期：2009-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pattern ERGs in response to pattern-reversal stimuli varying in spatial frequency (range: 0.2-9.03 cycles/deg) and contrast (range: 0.03-0.93) were recorded from two normal male subjects. At most spatial frequencies the response amplitude increased linearly up to the highest contrast without saturation. From the ampli...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Korth M,Rix R,Sembritzki O

更新日期：1985-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:We determined the causes and five-year incidence of blindness and visual impairment (VI) in an adult, urban Chinese population. METHODS:Participants underwent a comprehensive eye examination at baseline in 2003 and then five years later. The World Health Organization (WHO) and United States (US) definitions we...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Wang L,Huang W,He M,Zheng Y,Huang S,Liu B,Jin L,Congdon NG,He M

更新日期：2013-06-14 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To test the effect of valacyclovir alone and with aspirin on the asymptomatic shedding of HSV-1 DNA in tears and saliva of healthy individuals. METHOD. The subjects (n = 45) were randomized into three groups without regard to age, sex, or race. Group 1 (n = 14) received the placebo, group 2 (n = 15) received a ...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Kumar M,Hill JM,Clement C,Varnell ED,Thompson HW,Kaufman HE

更新日期：2009-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To investigate the impact of ambient room lighting on the magnitude of flicker light-induced retinal vasodilations in healthy individuals. METHODS:Twenty healthy nonsmokers participated in a balanced 2 × 2 crossover study. Retinal vascular imaging was performed with the dynamic vessel analyzer under reduced or...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Noonan JE,Dusting GJ,Nguyen TT,Man RE,Best WJ,Lamoureux EL

更新日期：2014-08-07 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To investigate the role of intralysosomal redox-active iron in oxidative stress-induced damage in trabecular meshwork (TM) cells. METHODS:Chronic oxidative stress was applied using the hyperoxic model; acute oxidative stress was applied with H(2)O(2). Microarray analysis was performed using microarrays. mRNA a...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Lin Y,Epstein DL,Liton PB

更新日期：2010-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：Purpose:To characterize intraocular pressure (IOP) dynamics by identifying the sources of transient IOP fluctuations and quantifying the frequency, magnitude, associated cumulative IOP-related mechanical energy, and temporal distribution. Methods:IOP was monitored at 500 Hz for periods of 16 to 451 days in nine normal...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Turner DC,Edmiston AM,Zohner YE,Byrne KJ,Seigfreid WP,Girkin CA,Morris JS,Downs JC

更新日期：2019-06-03 00:00:00

abstract：:Refractile inclusion bodies (approximately 0.80 micron in size) were found in the inner segments of cone photoreceptors in the aging human retina. They were easily resolved with the light microscope. They were never seen in rods, and occurred primarily in retinas from eye donors older than 40 years of age. The inciden...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Tucker GS

更新日期：1986-05-01 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