Retinal vascular caliber, iris color, and age-related macular degeneration in the Irish Nun Eye Study.

abstract：:Exposure of denuded rabbit corneal stromal carriers for 24 hr at 37 degrees C to suspensions of rabbit corneal epithelial cells grown in tissue culture resulted in the establishment of a cell layer on the carriers. The cell layers persisted for at least 1 week of incubation and were one to three cells thick. They cons...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Friend J,Kinoshita S,Thoft RA,Eliason JA

更新日期：1982-07-01 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:To identify the chromosomal location of the gene causing snowflake vitreoretinal degeneration (SVD), an autosomal dominant retinal degeneration characterized by small yellow-white dots in the retina, fibrillar anomaly of the vitreous humor, and retinal detachment. METHODS:Clinical data were collected on 31 fam...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Jiao X,Ritter R 3rd,Hejtmancik JF,Edwards AO

更新日期：2004-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Identification of causative mutations for retinal blinding disorders is often limited by restricted understanding of gene expression and underlying molecular mechanisms that trigger degenerative processes. This study was conducted to develop a catalog of canine retina-expressed genes that would provide a unique...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Zangerl B,Sun Q,Pillardy J,Johnson JL,Schweitzer PA,Hernandez AG,Liu L,Acland GM,Aguirre GD

更新日期：2006-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Bayesian estimators allow the frequency of visual field progression rates in the population (the prior distribution) to constrain rate estimates for individuals. We examined the benefits of a prior distribution accounting for one of progression's major risk factors--whether intraocular pressure is treated--to g...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Anderson AJ,Johnson CA

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To determine the involvement of rat kallikrein-binding protein (RKBP) in the development of diabetic retinopathy. METHODS:Diabetes was induced by streptozotocin (STZ) (55 mg/kg body weight in 0.05 M citrate buffer, pH 4.5) in male Sprague-Dawley rats (150 to 175 g, 6 weeks old) as confirmed by hyperglycemia an...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Hatcher HC,Ma JX,Chao J,Chao L,Ottlecz A

更新日期：1997-03-01 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 develop and characterize a feline model of retinal degeneration induced by intravitreal injection of adenosine triphosphate (ATP). METHODS:Nineteen normally sighted adult cats received 100 μL intravitreal injections of ATP with a final concentration of 11, 22, or 55 mM at the retina. Four animals were eutha...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Aplin FP,Luu CD,Vessey KA,Guymer RH,Shepherd RK,Fletcher EL

更新日期：2014-11-25 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The serum- and glucocorticoid-inducible kinase SGK1 regulates several epithelial channels and transporters, the related protein kinase B (PKB) regulates glucose transport. SGK1 is expressed in the brain and could thus regulate glial and/or neuronal transport processes. The present study explores whether SGK1 is...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Schniepp R,Kohler K,Ladewig T,Guenther E,Henke G,Palmada M,Boehmer C,Rothstein JD,Bröer S,Lang F

更新日期：2004-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：Purpose:To model the sensitivity of the optic nerve head (ONH) biomechanical environment to acute variations in IOP, cerebrospinal fluid pressure (CSFP), and central retinal artery blood pressure (BP). Methods:We extended a previously published numerical model of the ONH to include 24 factors representing tissue anato...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Hua Y,Voorhees AP,Sigal IA

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Using a freezing point depression method, requiring volumes of only 200 nanoliters, the osmolalities of 324 tear samples collected at consecutive 10-minute intervals throughout 8.5-hour periods from each of six healthy young adults were measured. The population mean was found to be 318 mOsm/kg, with a population media...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Benjamin WJ,Hill RM

更新日期：1983-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To investigate the function of connective tissue growth factor (CTGF), a matricellular protein of the CCN (Cyr61/CTGF/Nov) family, in retinal vasculature during development and ischemia. METHODS:CTGF expression was determined using RT-PCR, immunohistochemistry, and transgenic mice carrying CTGF promoter-driven...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Pi L,Xia H,Liu J,Shenoy AK,Hauswirth WW,Scott EW

更新日期：2011-11-07 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:In several retinal complications, such as age-dependent macular degeneration (AMD), oxidative stress is increased and cytokine level is elevated. These are shown to alter the activation and expression of matrix metalloproteinase (MMP) both in human primary and immortalized retinal pigment epithelial (RPE) cells...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Juuti-Uusitalo K,Nieminen M,Treumer F,Ampuja M,Kallioniemi A,Klettner A,Skottman H

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The purpose of this study was to elucidate the differentiated expression patterns and phagocytic activities of two subtypes of microglia. METHODS:A rat optic nerve crush model was used to identify the expression patterns of two subtypes of microglia. Primary microglia were isolated from rat mixed glial culture...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Haga A,Takahashi E,Inomata Y,Kawahara K,Tanihara H

更新日期：2016-05-01 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:To determine how the different stages of retinal processing change after photoreceptor degeneration in rabbits carrying the Pro347Leu rhodopsin mutation (Tg rabbits). METHODS:Cone electroretinograms (ERGs) were elicited by 150-ms duration stimuli from 13 Tg rabbits at 12 and 24 weeks of age. The ERG recordings...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Nishimura T,Machida S,Kondo M,Terasaki H,Yokoyama D,Kurosaka D

更新日期：2011-09-29 00:00:00

abstract：Purpose:To determine the riboflavin concentration in the posterior corneal stroma, Descemet's membrane, and endothelium prior to UV irradiation in corneal cross-linking (CXL) in humans. Methods:Five human deepithelialized cadaver corneas were mounted into artificial anterior chambers. After the establishment of stable...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Seiler TG,Batista A,Frueh BE,Koenig K

更新日期：2019-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：Purpose:The purpose of this study was to investigate the disease-causing mutations for retinitis pigmentosa (RP) patients and function of mutations. Methods:We recruited RP families and sporadic RP patients, and performed whole-exome sequencing (WES) to screen for sequence variations. Subsequently, we investigated the...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Xiao X,Cao Y,Zhang Z,Xu Y,Zheng Y,Chen LJ,Pang CP,Chen H

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To determine whether the human retinal oxygenation response (deltaPO2) to a hyperoxic provocation is abnormal in patients with type I diabetes. METHODS:Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) was used to measure deltaPO2 during 100% oxygen breathing in patients with type I diabetes who had either no clinically detect...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Trick GL,Edwards P,Desai U,Berkowitz BA

更新日期：2006-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The purpose of this study was to demonstrate the efficacy of the digital fluoroscopy system (DFS) for the in vivo assessment of pharmacologically induced posterior vitreous detachment (PVD) and vitreous liquefaction in a rabbit model. METHODS:Twenty eyes from 10 New Zealand white rabbits were divided into 5 gr...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Bae JH,Park HS,Kim JM,Lee BR,Lee SC,Tandogan T,Auffarth GU,Koss MJ,Choi CY

更新日期：2015-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Recent studies demonstrated that short peptides derived from activity-dependent neurotrophic factor (ADNF) and activity-dependent neuroprotective protein (ADNP) are neuroprotective at femtomolar concentrations. We evaluated these findings in cultures of purified rat retinal ganglion cells (RGCs) using two such ...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Lagrèze WA,Pielen A,Steingart R,Schlunck G,Hofmann HD,Gozes I,Kirsch M

更新日期：2005-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Compelling evidence suggests that alpha2 agonists, such as brimonidine, protect retinal ganglion cells (RGCs) from injury in a wide range of animal models. However, the mechanism of action for this protection and the physiological role of the alpha2 adrenergic system in the retina is not well understood. A majo...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Dong CJ,Guo Y,Wheeler L,Hare WA

更新日期：2007-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To evaluate the expression of tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinases (TIMP) mRNA in corneal tissues before and at early time points (6 and 12 hours and 1, 3, and 5 days) after corneal infection with Pseudomonas aeruginosa. METHODS:Ribonuclease protection assays were used to detect and quantitate TIMP mRNA expr...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Kernacki KA,Goebel DJ,Poosch MS,Hazlett LD

更新日期：1998-02-01 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:To investigate the effect of etomidate (ET) on axonal regeneration of retinal ganglion cells (RGCs) in adult rats. METHODS:The optic nerve was transected intraorbitally at 1 mm from the optic disc, and an autologous peripheral nerve was transplanted onto the ocular ON stump in adult rats. Then the animals were...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Xu ZX,Qin SZ,Xu GZ,Hu JM,Ma LT

更新日期：2011-10-11 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Strabismus that develops shortly after birth is known to cause temporal-to-nasal eye movement asymmetries under monocular viewing. The neural mechanisms underlying this deficit are not well understood. In the current study, the hypothesis that this eye movement anomaly reflects a similar asymmetry in the direct...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Watanabe I,Bi H,Zhang B,Sakai E,Mori T,Harwerth RS,Smith EL 3rd,Chino YM

更新日期：2005-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To examine the effect of combining angiostatin with photodynamic therapy (PDT) using Lutetium Texaphyrin (Lu-Tex; Alcon, Fort Worth, TX) as a photosensitizer in bovine retinal capillary endothelial (BRCE) and retinal pigment epithelial (RPE) cells and to determine the mode of PDT-induced cell death in these cel...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Renno RZ,Delori FC,Holzer RA,Gragoudas ES,Miller JW

更新日期：2000-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To assess the prevalence, distribution, and demographic associations of refractive error in an urban population in southern India. METHODS:Two thousand five hundred twenty-two subjects of all ages, representative of the Hyderabad population, were examined in the population-based Andhra Pradesh Eye Disease Stud...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Dandona R,Dandona L,Naduvilath TJ,Srinivas M,McCarty CA,Rao GN

更新日期：1999-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The retina of the blind mole rat Spalax ehrenbergi was compared with other vertebrate photosensitive organs in an attempt to correlate its histologic organization with a presumptive nonvisual photoreceptor role. METHODS:The eyes of eight adult animals were analyzed by light and electron microscopy, using conve...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Cernuda-Cernuda R,DeGrip WJ,Cooper HM,Nevo E,García-Fernández JM

更新日期：2002-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To characterize reticular pseudodrusen (RPD) by using a point-to-point comparison of the reticular pattern on infrared reflectance (IR), autofluorescence (AF), and red-free (RF) images registered with en face sections of the choroid from spectral domain optical coherence tomography (SD-OCT) scans. METHODS:A cr...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Sohrab MA,Smith RT,Salehi-Had H,Sadda SR,Fawzi AA

更新日期：2011-07-29 00:00:00