Corneal epithelial VEGF and cytochrome P450 4B1 expression in a rabbit model of closed eye contact lens wear.

abstract：:Ocular aldehyde oxidase was purified for the first time from bovine ciliary body cytosol by ammonium sulfate fractionation and successive HPLC using DEAE anion-exchange and hydroxyapatite columns. The purified enzyme was homogeneous by the criterion of sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis. The mol...

journal_title：Current eye research

authors： Shimada S,Mishima HK,Nikaido H,Kitamura S,Tatsumi K

更新日期：1989-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To assess the distribution of dark-light changes in iris features and associated factors amongst American Caucasians, American Chinese and mainland Chinese aged 40 years and over. METHODS:Four gender- and age-matched cohorts: Caucasians, American Chinese, Southern Chinese and Northern Chinese comprised the stu...

journal_title：Current eye research

authors： Wang D,He M,Wu L,Kao A,Pekmezci M,Singh K,Lin S

更新日期：2012-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The pigmented epithelium of the vertebrate retina phagocytizes the discarded tips of photoreceptors and it is likely that a specific cellular recognition process is involved in this phenomenon. The apical surface of retinal pigmented epithelium (RPE) contains microvilli which interdigitate with the outer segment regio...

journal_title：Current eye research

authors： Cooper NG,Tarnowski BI,McLaughlin BJ

更新日期：1987-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Transforming growth factor-beta (TGF-beta), a multifunctional cytokine which has been identified in normal and inflamed ocular fluids, may play a role in the evolution of inflammatory ocular lesions. In this study we utilized a rabbit model of LPS-induced uveitis to determine if exogenous TGF-beta 2 could alter its co...

journal_title：Current eye research

authors： Allen JB,McGahan MC,Ogawa Y,Sellon DC,Clark BD,Fleisher LN

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The intraocular inflammatory reaction in a murine model of herpes simplex keratouveitis was studied using immunohistochemical techniques. 5 x 10(5) PFU of HSV-1 (Stewart strain) was applied to the abraded cornea of BALB/c mice. The subsequent development of keratouveitis was documented by sequential examination, conve...

journal_title：Current eye research

authors： Wang HM,Sheu MM,Stulting RD,Kaplan HJ

更新日期：1989-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To evaluate the predictive association between the horizontal anterior chamber diameter (HACD) and other measurements using Scheimpflug imaging, and to assess whether a method superior to using fixed constants can be proposed. METHODS:This hospital-based study was performed in the Cornea and Refractive Surgery...

journal_title：Current eye research

authors： Prakash G,Philip R,Bacero R,Srivastava D

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To study early signs of neuronal and glial differentiation in the human embryonic retina. MATERIALS AND METHODS:6.5-to 8-week-old human embryos were obtained from elective abortions. The neuroretinas were kept in culture as full-thickness sheets for 7-42 days. RESULTS:The control retinas consisted of a neurob...

journal_title：Current eye research

authors： Engelsberg K,Ehinger B,Ghosh F

更新日期：2008-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Unoprostone isopropyl is an ocular hypotensive that was originally produced as a prostaglandin F2alpha analogue and is eventually recognized as a synthetic docosanoid. The compound is recently suggested to have potent neuroprotective ability in the retina. The purpose of this study is to test whether and how th...

journal_title：Current eye research

authors： Mukuno H,Nakamura M,Kanamori A,Nagai A,Negi A,Seigel G

更新日期：2004-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The mechanism of oxidative damage to the lens through intraocular photochemical generation of superoxide and its derivatization to other oxidants such as singlet oxygen, hydroxyl radical and hydrogen peroxide has been studied. Rat lenses when organ cultured aerobically in TC 199 containing additional amounts of ribofl...

journal_title：Current eye research

authors： Varma SD,Chand D,Sharma YR,Kuck JF Jr,Richards RD

更新日期：1984-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Calcium permeability was significantly increased in lenses from rats 36 h following a single injection of a cataractogenic dose of sodium selenite (30 nmol/g body weight) and this permeability returned to control values by 72 h post-injection (PI). The greater Ca2+ permeability could be partially reversed by incubatin...

journal_title：Current eye research

authors： Wang Z,Bunce GE,Hess JL

更新日期：1993-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The ocular penetration pathways of three alpha 2-adrenergic agents (p-aminoclonidine, AGN 190342, and clonidine) were investigated in rabbits both in vitro and in vivo. The corneal permeabilities of the compounds correlated positively with their octanol/water distribution coefficients. The ocular drug absorption via c...

journal_title：Current eye research

authors： Chien DS,Homsy JJ,Gluchowski C,Tang-Liu DD

更新日期：1990-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Purpose/aim of the study: To observe and analyze the weekly changes in morphology and size of vacuoles, so called Wedl cells, in eyes with posterior subcapsular cataract (PSC). MATERIALS AND METHODS:Thirty-six eyes of 36 patients with pronounced PSC were included in this prospective study. High-resolution retroillumi...

journal_title：Current eye research

authors： Neumayer T,Hirnschall N,Georgopoulos M,Findl O

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The effects of repeated topical administration of the selective beta 2-adrenergic agonist fenoterol on the intraocular pressure and on the adenylyl cyclase activity in ciliary processes in rabbit were examined in order to detect their possible causal relationship. METHODS:Intraocular pressure was measured by p...

journal_title：Current eye research

authors： Cepelík J,Hynie S

更新日期：1997-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Uveitis can be induced by systemic or intravitreal administration of endotoxin (lipopolysaccharide, LPS). In this study we correlated the expression of class II antigens (la in rat) of the Major Histocompatibility Complex (MHC), with this experimental model of uveitis. Ia antigen was detected by immunohistochemistry u...

journal_title：Current eye research

authors： Kim MK,Palestine AG,Nussenblatt RB,Chan CC

更新日期：1986-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:There is a substantial literature showing that the selective estrogen receptor modulator tamoxifen can block swelling-activated chloride channels, such as those in astrocytes. This study aimed to test the hypothesis that anatomic characteristics consistent with swelling may be measured within the optic nerve he...

journal_title：Current eye research

authors： Eisner A,O'Malley JP,Incognito LJ,Toomey MD,Samples JR

更新日期：2006-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The aim of this study was to examine the functional connectivity between the primary visual cortex and other cortical areas during rest in normal subjects and patients with comitant strabismus using functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI). METHODS:A prospective, observational study was conducted. Ten pati...

journal_title：Current eye research

authors： Yan X,Wang Y,Xu L,Liu Y,Song S,Ding K,Zhou Y,Jiang T,Lin X

更新日期：2019-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To investigate the relationship between retinal fractal dimensions (Dfs) and retinal circulation, which is impaired in early-stage diabetic retinopathy (DR) in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM). METHODS:Using a laser Doppler velocimetry system, we measured the retinal vessel diameter (D) and blood ve...

journal_title：Current eye research

authors： Nagaoka T,Yoshida A

更新日期：2013-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To investigate the antiproliferative effects of the subconjunctival injection of human RAD50 (hRAD50) on fibroblasts after glaucoma filtering surgery. METHODS:After glaucoma filtering surgery in normal rabbit eye, the subconjunctival injection of hRAD50 was performed. Morphologic changes in the subconjunctival...

journal_title：Current eye research

authors： Yoon KC,Yang KJ,Seo JS,Lee SE,Heo T,Chun BJ,Jung S,Kim KK,Ahn KY

更新日期：2004-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have examined the T cell specificity of a Lewis rat T cell line (R208) specific for a pathogenic, 123 residue cyanogen bromide produced peptide of bovine S-antigen by using two independent sets of overlapping synthetic peptides representing the entire length of the 123 residue fragment. S-antigen, a 48 kDa immunopa...

journal_title：Current eye research

authors： Fling SP,Gregerson DS,Obritsch WF,Boyce-Jacino M,Merryman CF,Donoso LA

更新日期：1990-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Calpains are calcium-activated proteinases which have been implicated in tissue differentiation and degeneration. The aims of the present study were: (1) to determine the relationship between postnatal age and calpain activity in the rat retina; (2) to test if calpain activity was aberrant in the RCS retina at differe...

journal_title：Current eye research

authors： Azarian SM,Williams DS

更新日期：1995-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hybridomas producing monoclonal antibodies to the retinal S antigen were obtained by fusion of spleen cells from a BALB/c mouse immunized with purified bovine S antigen and NS-1 myeloma cells. Six cloned hybridomas were selected and expanded as large scale cultures and as ascites in mice. The specificity of the antibo...

journal_title：Current eye research

authors： Faure JP,Mirshahi M,Dorey C,Thillaye B,de Kozak Y,Boucheix C

更新日期：1984-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To investigate retinal imaging and ablation using femtosecond laser pulses. MATERIALS AND METHODS:Two non-amplified near-infrared femtosecond lasers were used to irradiate porcine retinal specimens in vitro. The lasers were used for tissue removal as well as multiphoton laser scanning microscopy. RESULTS:Abla...

journal_title：Current eye research

authors： Hild M,Krause M,Riemann I,Mestres P,Toropygin S,Löw U,Brückner K,Seitz B,Jonescu-Cuypers C,König K

更新日期：2008-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Taurolidine is a broad-spectrum, non antibiotic antimicrobial agent, not previously tested against the common causes of bacterial keratitis. This study, employing an experimental rabbit model of Staphylococcus aureus keratitis, investigated the effectiveness of topical taurolidine in reducing the number of bact...

journal_title：Current eye research

authors： Oguz H,Ozbilge H,Oguz E,Gurkan T

更新日期：2005-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Purpose/Aim: To assess the changes in anterior eye segment biometrics and intraocular pressure during and after wearing swimming goggles.Materials and methods: Anterior segment biometry and intraocular pressure were assessed in 20 healthy young adults (22.2 ± 4.7 years) during the wearing of a drilled swimming goggle....

journal_title：Current eye research

authors： Jiménez R,Molina R,García JA,Redondo B,Vera J

更新日期：2020-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The mechanism by which prostaglandin(PG)F2 alpha increases uveoscleral outflow and lowers intraocular pressure in primates is not known. In cultured human ciliary muscle cells, PGF2 alpha induces the expression of the protooncogene c-fos which is known to induce the transcription of genes such as matrix metallo...

journal_title：Current eye research

authors： Lindsey JD,Kashiwagi K,Boyle D,Kashiwagi F,Firestein GS,Weinreb RN

更新日期：1996-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:We performed nailfold capillary microscopy to explore microvasculature abnormalities in uveitis overall and uveitis stratified in various ways. METHODS:This was a cross-sectional, case-control, observational study. One hundred and seven uveitis patients and 130 control subjects were included. We used a JH-1004...

journal_title：Current eye research

authors： Chen X,Yao X,Chi Y,Guo C,Zhang J,Li J,Zhang S,Rong X,Pasquale LR,Yang L

更新日期：2018-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Inoculation of herpes simplex virus Type 1 into the anterior chamber of BALB/c mice induces a characteristic ocular infection involving primarily the anterior segment of virus-injected eyes and the retina of contralateral uninjected eyes. In the BALB/c strain, which is susceptible to herpetic retinitis, anti-HSV delay...

journal_title：Current eye research

authors： Whittum-Hudson JA,Pepose JS

更新日期：1988-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To investigate the effects of pyrrolidine dithiocarbamate (PDTC), a nuclear factor κ-light-chain-enhancer of activated B cells (NF-κB) inhibitor, on the expression of matrix metalloproteinases (MMP) and MMP-mediated apoptosis in retinal ganglion cells (RGCs) following the transection of the optic nerve (ON) in ...

journal_title：Current eye research

authors： Sun MH,Chen KJ,Tsao YP,Kao LY,Han WH,Lin KK,Pang JH

更新日期：2011-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To determine the role of PKCγ in the regulation of gap junction coupling in the normal lens, we have compared the properties of coupling in lenses from wild type (WT) and PKC-γ knockout (KO) mice. METHODS:Western blotting, confocal immunofluorescence microscopy, immunoprecipitation, RT-PCR and quantitative rea...

journal_title：Current eye research

authors： Das S,Wang H,Molina SA,Martinez-Wittinghan FJ,Jena S,Bossmann LK,Miller KA,Mathias RT,Takemoto DJ

更新日期：2011-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The present study was conducted to develop and characterize a functional primary culture of pigmented rabbit conjunctival epithelial cells on permeable support exhibiting tight barrier properties. METHODS:Conjunctival epithelial cells were isolated by 0.2% protease treatment, cultured at 0.5-1.8 x 10(6) cells/...

journal_title：Current eye research

authors： Saha P,Kim KJ,Lee VH

更新日期：1996-12-01 00:00:00