Thy-1 Regulates VEGF-Mediated Choroidal Endothelial Cell Activation and Migration: Implications in Neovascular Age-Related Macular Degeneration.

abstract：PURPOSE:To investigate the topographic relationship between ganglion cell-inner plexiform layer (GCIPL) and peripapillary retinal nerve fiber layer (pRNFL) defects in open-angle glaucoma patients with localized RNFL defects, using spectral-domain optical coherence tomography (SD-OCT). METHODS:We analyzed 140 eyes of 1...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Kim KE,Park KH,Yoo BW,Jeoung JW,Kim DM,Kim HC

更新日期：2014-05-06 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:This study was conducted to explore the association of autophagy-related genes (ATGs) single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) with Behçet's disease (BD) and Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada (VKH) syndrome in a Chinese Han population. METHODS:A two-stage association study was carried out in 940 BD, 1061 VKH, and 2007 health...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Zheng M,Yu H,Zhang L,Li H,Liu Y,Kijlstra A,Yang P

更新日期：2015-12-01 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:(Photo)-oxidative stress is believed to play a role in the pathogenesis of age-related macular degeneration (AMD), with the threshold for retinal damage being lowest for short-wavelength (blue) light. Macular pigment (MP), consisting of the carotenoids lutein (L), zeaxanthin (Z) and meso-Z, has a maximum absorp...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Nolan JM,O'Reilly P,Loughman J,Stack J,Loane E,Connolly E,Beatty S

更新日期：2009-10-01 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 assess the effect of group B streptococcal (GBS) meningitis on retinal blood flow (RetBF) and choroidal blood flow (ChBF) autoregulation in sedated newborn piglets (1 to 5 days of age). METHODS:Fourteen study animals injected with 0.5 ml heat-killed GBS (10(9)) were compared to 10 control animals injected w...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Bottoli I,Beharry K,Modanlou HD,Norris K,Ling E,Noya F,Amato MM,Aranda JV

更新日期：1995-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To explore the role of autocrine interleukin-1 alpha (IL-1 alpha) as a central regulator of the repair phenotype in corneal fibroblasts. METHODS:Disruption of the actin cytoskeleton with cytochalasin B (CB), which mimics changes in shape that occur in repair tissues, was used to stimulate repair gene expressio...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： West-Mays JA,Sadow PM,Tobin TW,Strissel KJ,Cintron C,Fini ME

更新日期：1997-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Human blood contains low levels of protoporphyrin IX (PP IX), a photoactive compound that produces reactive oxygen species when exposed to light. It has been proposed that photoactivation of PP IX and subsequent generation of potentially tissue-damaging reactive oxygen may be a mechanism of retinal injury in re...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Bynoe LA,Gottsch JD,Sadda SR,Panton RW,Haller EM,Gleason CA

更新日期：1993-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Recent studies suggest that photoreceptor cells regulate local inflammation in the retina in diabetes. The purpose of this study was to determine if photoreceptor cells themselves produce inflammatory proteins in diabetes and if soluble factors released by photoreceptors in elevated glucose induce inflammatory ...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Tonade D,Liu H,Kern TS

更新日期：2016-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：Purpose:Rapid identification of pathogens causing endophthalmitis may improve treatment outcomes through early administration of species-specific medication. The current study reports a new molecular application of peptide nucleic acid-fluorescence in situ hybridization (PNA-FISH) with Staphylococcus-specific molecular...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Patel N,Miller D,Relhan N,Flynn HW Jr

更新日期：2017-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Persistent hyperplastic primary vitreous (PHPV) is an idiopathic developmental eye disease associated with failed involution of the hyaloid vasculature. The present work addressed the pathogenesis of PHPV in a mouse model that replicates many aspects of the human disease. METHODS:Ophthalmoscopic and histologic...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Martin AC,Thornton JD,Liu J,Wang X,Zuo J,Jablonski MM,Chaum E,Zindy F,Skapek SX

更新日期：2004-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To test the association between TCF4, a gene recently found to confer susceptibility to Fuchs' corneal dystrophy (FCD) in Caucasian populations, and Chinese patients with FCD. METHODS:Fifty-seven Chinese subjects with clinically diagnosed FCD and 121 normal control subjects were recruited. Genomic DNA was extr...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Thalamuthu A,Khor CC,Venkataraman D,Koh LW,Tan DT,Aung T,Mehta JS,Vithana EN

更新日期：2011-07-29 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The authors investigated whether trigeminal sensitization occurs in response to bright light with the retina disconnected from the rest of the central nervous system by optic nerve section. METHODS:In urethane-anesthetized rats, trigeminal reflex blinks were evoked with air puff stimuli directed at the cornea ...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Dolgonos S,Ayyala H,Evinger C

更新日期：2011-10-04 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To determine transforming growth factor (TGF) beta effects on matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) as a potential cause of the blood-retinal barrier breakdown at the onset of angiogenesis. Previously, glial cells were shown to play a role in the angiogenesis process and to express the angiogenic regulating factor T...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Behzadian MA,Wang XL,Windsor LJ,Ghaly N,Caldwell RB

更新日期：2001-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The purpose of this study was to assess qualitatively the expression of adhesion molecules by human retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) and to study their regulation by inflammatory cytokines. These molecular events and the role played by inflammatory cytokines are important for selective lymphocyte trafficking in...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Platts KE,Benson MT,Rennie IG,Sharrard RM,Rees RC

更新日期：1995-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To evaluate the dynamic changes in refraction during the accommodative facility test in myopes and emmetropes. METHODS:Ten myopes and 10 emmetropes participated in the study. All were young adults, and refractive error in the myopes was corrected with soft contact lenses. Monocular accommodative facility measu...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Radhakrishnan H,Allen PM,Charman WN

更新日期：2007-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Lens case hygiene practices are important in maintaining safe contact lens wear. However, the effectiveness of various lens case cleaning practices have not been evaluated and compared. This in vitro study aimed to evaluate and compare the efficacy of cleaning practices that are most commonly carried out by len...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Wu YT,Zhu H,Willcox M,Stapleton F

更新日期：2010-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Stevens-Johnson syndrome (SJS), and its more severe variant, toxic epidermal necrolysis (TEN), are life-threatening diseases of the skin and mucous membranes. After the acute-stage damage subsides, serious visual impairment and severe dry eye remains as ocular sequelae. At the acute stage, ocular complications occur i...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Sotozono C,Ueta M,Yokoi N

更新日期：2018-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:During the healing of a total corneal epithelial defect extending beyond the limbus, conjunctival transdifferentiation can be inhibited by corneal vascularization as evidenced by the lack of morphological transformation of the conjunctival epithelium into a cornea-like epithelium and the persistence of goblet cells on...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Tseng SC,Hirst LW,Farazdaghi M,Green WR

更新日期：1987-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To design a contact lens to treat and prevent fungal ocular infections. METHODS:Curved contact lenses were created by encapsulating econazole-impregnated poly(lactic-co-glycolic) acid (PLGA) films in poly(hydroxyethyl methacrylate) (pHEMA) by ultraviolet photopolymerization. Release studies were conducted in p...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Ciolino JB,Hudson SP,Mobbs AN,Hoare TR,Iwata NG,Fink GR,Kohane DS

更新日期：2011-08-09 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To determine the efficacy of a new formulation of topical dexamethasone 0.1%/povidone-iodine 0.4% (FST-100) in reducing clinical symptoms and infectious viral titers in a rabbit model of adenoviral keratoconjunctivitis. METHODS:Rabbit corneas were inoculated bilaterally with 2×10(6) plaque-forming-units (PFU) ...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Clement C,Capriotti JA,Kumar M,Hobden JA,Foster TP,Bhattacharjee PS,Thompson HW,Mahmud R,Liang B,Hill JM

更新日期：2011-01-21 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:7-Ketocholesterol is a highly toxic oxysterol found in abundance in atherosclerotic plaques and is believed to play a critical role in atherosclerosis. The purpose of this study was to identify and localize 7-ketocholesterol (7kCh) in the primate retina and to examine the potential consequences of its presence ...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Moreira EF,Larrayoz IM,Lee JW,Rodríguez IR

更新日期：2009-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To correlate retinal histopathology with functional changes caused by the rhodopsin Q64ter mutation. METHODS:A 50-year-old female heterozygote was evaluated clinically and with psychophysical and electroretinographic measurements of rod and cone function. The retinas obtained after death were examined microsco...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Milam AH,Li ZY,Cideciyan AV,Jacobson SG

更新日期：1996-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To understand the pathophysiology of human retinal degenerations caused by mutations in the peripherin/RDS gene. METHODS:Three families with autosomal dominant retinal degeneration were found to have mutations in the peripherin/RDS gene. There were two frameshift mutations: a 1-base pair (bp) insertion at codo...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Jacobson SG,Cideciyan AV,Kemp CM,Sheffield VC,Stone EM

更新日期：1996-07-01 00:00:00

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:To investigate in impression cytology (IC) specimens the expression of inflammatory and apoptosis-related markers by conjunctival epithelial cells from patients with dry eye as a rationale for treatment with topical cyclosporine. METHODS:Immunologic anomalies were identified at baseline, before treatment with ...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Brignole F,Pisella PJ,Goldschild M,De Saint Jean M,Goguel A,Baudouin C

更新日期：2000-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:In amblyopia, neuronal deficits deteriorate spatial vision including visual acuity, possibly because of a lack of use-dependent fine-tuning of afferents to the visual cortex during infancy; but temporal processing may deteriorate as well. METHODS:Temporal, rather than spatial, resolution was investigated in pa...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Spang K,Fahle M

更新日期：2009-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To determine factors affecting the disc-fovea angle (DFA), and to test the hypotheses that adjusting for DFA improves limits of retinal nerve fiber layer (RNFL) variability in normal subjects or enhances performance of RNFL measures for glaucoma detection. METHODS:Disc-fovea angle was measured on scanning lase...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Amini N,Nowroozizadeh S,Cirineo N,Henry S,Chang T,Chou T,Coleman AL,Caprioli J,Nouri-Mahdavi K

更新日期：2014-10-09 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Diabetes mellitus has been shown to be associated with and complicated by dry eye syndrome. We sought to examine and compare the tear film proteome of type 2 diabetic patients with or without dry eye syndrome and normal subjects using two-dimensional nano-liquid chromatography coupled with tandem mass spectrome...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Li B,Sheng M,Xie L,Liu F,Yan G,Wang W,Lin A,Zhao F,Chen Y

更新日期：2014-01-09 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Methionine-sulfoxide reductases are unique, in that their ability to repair oxidized proteins and MsrA, which reduces S-methionine sulfoxide, can protect lens cells against oxidative stress damage. To date, the roles of MsrB1, -B2 and -B3 which reduce R-methionine sulfoxide have not been established for any mam...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Marchetti MA,Pizarro GO,Sagher D,Deamicis C,Brot N,Hejtmancik JF,Weissbach H,Kantorow M

更新日期：2005-06-01 00:00:00