Chloroquine keratopathy of rheumatoid arthritis patients detected by in vivo confocal microscopy.

abstract：BACKGROUND:There is a clinical need for biomimetic corneas that are as effective, preferably superior, to cadaveric donor tissue. Decellularized tissues are advantageous compared to synthetic or semi-synthetic engineered tissues in that the native matrix ultrastructure and intrinsic biological cues including growth fac...

journal_title：Current eye research

authors： Wilson SL,Sidney LE,Dunphy SE,Dua HS,Hopkinson A

更新日期：2016-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To compare the retinal sensitivity, using Microperimeter and the morphological changes in retinal layers, using Spectral Domain Optical Coherence Tomography (SD-OCT), between myopes and age-matched emmetropes. METHODS:Twenty-nine myopic eyes and 29 emmetropic eyes were enrolled in this prospective case control...

journal_title：Current eye research

authors： Gella L,Raman R,Sharma T

更新日期：2011-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Acanthamoeba keratitis is a sight-threatening corneal infection. It is known that: (i) more amoebae bind to the surface of injured corneas than to the normal corneal surface and (ii) mannose-containing glycoproteins (GPs) possess binding sites for Acanthamoeba. The present study was undertaken to determine whet...

journal_title：Current eye research

authors： Jaison PL,Cao Z,Panjwani N

更新日期：1998-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To compare the efficacy and tolerability of diclofenac and bromfenac ophthalmic solutions as adjunctive therapy after cataract surgery. MATERIALS AND METHODS:This prospective randomized controlled study included 130 patients who underwent cataract surgery. One hundred patients were randomized to receive postop...

journal_title：Current eye research

authors： Giannaccare G,Finzi A,Sebastiani S,Greco F,Versura P,Campos EC

更新日期：2018-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To characterize the effects that mode of sampling and overnight eye closure have on the nature of caseinolytic activity recovered in tear fluid. METHODS:Reflex, open and closed (R, O and C) eye tear fluids were collected by microcapillary tubes or from the inferior formix by Schirmer strip. Microcapillary coll...

journal_title：Current eye research

authors： Sakata M,Sack RA,Sathe S,Holden B,Beaton AR

更新日期：1997-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To study the relationship of oxygen level and glucose concentration on the secretion of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) mRNA and protein in several types of cultured retinal cells. MATERIALS AND METHODS:Several types of human and bovine retinal cells were cultured in medium without glucose, or contai...

journal_title：Current eye research

authors： Kennedy A,Frank RN

更新日期：2011-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To develop a standardized method for measuring from iris photographs, light and dark segments of areas and densities of iris color. METHODS:Computerized image analysis was used to measure the iris photographs. The reproducibility of this method was studied in 30 normal eyes with three different colored irides,...

journal_title：Current eye research

authors： Takamoto T,Schwartz B,Cantor LB,Hoop JS,Steffens T

更新日期：2001-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A method is described for the preparation of plasma membrane enriched fractions from bovine retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) by means of differential centrifugation followed by the use of self forming gradients of Percoll. A detailed analysis of the distribution of organelle specific markers (nuclei, mitochondria, lys...

journal_title：Current eye research

authors： Ottonello S,Maraini G

更新日期：1984-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:We compared the hand-guided Moria Carriazo-Barraquer (CBm) microkeratome with the fully automatic SLc microkeratome for Descemet's stripping automated endothelial keratoplasty (DSAEK)-lamella preparation and storage, vis-à-vis accuracy, endothelial cell loss (ECL), and lamellar surface roughness (LSR). METHODS...

journal_title：Current eye research

authors： Fuest M,Salla S,Walter P,Plange N,Kuerten D,Flammersfeld A,Hermel M

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Investigated the effect of N-3-aminomethylbenzylacetamidine (1400 W), a highly selective inhibitor of inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS), on the effector phase of EAU. METHODS:Sixteen Lewis rats were sensitized with bovine retinal S-antigen; ten of them injected subcutaneously with 1400 W (20 mg/kg) three ...

journal_title：Current eye research

authors： Charlotte F,Ito S,Wu G,Kimoto T,Rao N

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Oxidative damage of lens tissue contributes to the formation of age-related cataract. Pi-class glutathione-S-transferase (GSTP1) plays a role in the removal of oxidative adducts by transferring them to glutathione. To assess epigenetic regulation of GSTP1 and its potential role in age-related nuclear cataract (...

journal_title：Current eye research

authors： Chen J,Zhou J,Wu J,Zhang G,Kang L,Ben J,Wang Y,Qin B,Guan H

更新日期：2017-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To determine the role of matrix metalloproteinase 9 (MMP9) in advanced glycation end-products (AGEs) induced damage to blood-retinal barrier (BRB) and the therapeutic effects of minocycline, an MMP inhibitor, against the BRB damages. METHODS:Forty-eight Sprague Dawley rats were randomly assigned to 3 groups (1...

journal_title：Current eye research

authors： Chen YD,Xu X,Xia X,Wu H,Liu K,Zheng Z,Zhu D

更新日期：2008-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Endothelin-1 (ET-1) is a potent vasoconstrictive and neural peptide that has been demonstrated to be present and functionally active and important in the eye. This study was undertaken to examine for the first time the cellular distribution of ET-1 in the whole human eye. METHODS:Twelve human eyes were examine...

journal_title：Current eye research

authors： Wollensak G,Schaefer HE,Ihling C

更新日期：1998-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Deficiency in Cystathionine β-synthase (CBS) leads to an abnormal accumulation of homocysteine and results in classical homocystinuria, a multi-systemic disorder that affects connective tissue, muscles, the central nervous system, and the eyes. However, the genetic players and mechanisms underlying vision alter...

journal_title：Current eye research

authors： Flores-Flores M,Moreno-García L,Castro-Martínez F,Nahmad M

更新日期：2020-09-07 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To investigate the effects of rapamycin on the TNF-α-induced secretion of interleukin-6 (IL-6) and IL-8 in orbital fibroblasts and its possible mechanism. MATERIALS AND METHODS:Orbital fibroblasts were obtained from patients with thyroid-associated ophthalmopathy. IL-6 and IL-8 levels were measured by enzyme-l...

journal_title：Current eye research

authors： Lee WM,Paik JS,Cho WK,Oh EH,Lee SB,Yang SW

更新日期：2013-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two anti-fibrotic agents were evaluated in vitro for potential application in trabeculectomy. The rate of collagen formation by cultured rabbit corneal fibroblasts was determined by [3H]proline uptake and hydroxylation assay. Incubation of fibroblasts, for 96 hours, with 16 mM 2,4-pyridine dicarboxylic acid (2,4-PDCA)...

journal_title：Current eye research

authors： Sharir M,Zimmerman TJ

更新日期：1993-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A prototype automated flicker perimeter was used to investigate flicker luminance thresholds in glaucoma patients (n = 11), ocular hypertensives (high risk n = 10, low and intermediate risk n = 21) and normal controls (n = 10). Differential light sensitivity was measured for one eye of each subject using a flickering ...

journal_title：Current eye research

authors： Austin MW,O'Brien CJ,Wishart PK

更新日期：1994-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Aqueous extract of Pleurotus tuberregium (PT) has been shown to reduce intraocular pressure (IOP) but the underlying mechanism has not been explained. PURPOSE:To investigate the effect of PT on the bovine iris in vitro in comparison with acetylcholine (ACh). METHOD:Strips of the iris were mounted in 10 ml ...

journal_title：Current eye research

authors： Akinlabi GA,Asowata OE,Ozolua RI,Akpaja OO,Iyawe V

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:We have previously described a metabolic acidosis-induced retinopathy in the neonatal rat, similar to retinopathy of prematurity (ROP). We also have reported exacerbation of oxygen-induced retinopathy by postnatal growth retardation, produced by raising newborn rats in 'expanded' litters. In the present study, ...

journal_title：Current eye research

authors： Zhang S,Leske DA,Lanier WL,Holmes JM

更新日期：2001-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To evaluate "in vivo" the effect of topical travoprost on the central corneal thickness (CCT) of rabbit eyes, and the changes in the CCT after acute increases of intraocular pressure (IOP) in these eyes. MATERIALS AND METHODS:This is an interventional, prospective, case-control, masked study. Topical travopros...

journal_title：Current eye research

authors： Bolívar G,Teus M,Arranz-Marquez E

更新日期：2011-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To determine the effects of a subconjunctival injection of mitomycin-C (MMC) on iridial circulation in rabbits. METHODS:Dutch rabbits anesthetized with pentobarbital received a 0.2-ml subconjunctival injection of 0.4 mg/ml or 0.1 mg/ml MMC; the contralateral eye received 0.2 ml physiological saline. Intraocula...

journal_title：Current eye research

authors： Tomidokoro A,Araie M,Tamaki Y,Muta K

更新日期：1999-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To evaluate how corneal deturgescence after Descemet membrane endothelial keratoplasty (DMEK) influences the posterior corneal surface area and the endothelial cell density (ECD) measurements. MATERIALS AND METHODS:A mathematical model was formulated to estimate the increase in posterior corneal surface area a...

journal_title：Current eye research

authors： Quilendrino R,Höhn H,Tse WH,Chi H,Dapena I,Ham L,Oellerich S,Melles GR

更新日期：2013-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:This study was undertaken in order to investigate whether the production of vasodilatory prostaglandins is increased in the retinal vasculature of the diabetic rat. METHODS:Diabetes was induced in male Sprague-Dawley rats using streptozotocin. Diabetic rats were left uncontrolled for 3-4 weeks or were treated ...

journal_title：Current eye research

authors： Johnson EI,Dunlop ME,Larkins RG

更新日期：1999-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To assess the incidence of cell proliferation and apoptosis in epiretinal membranes from eyes with proliferative vitreoretinopathy (PVR), proliferative diabetic retinopathy (PDR), and macular pucker (MP) and to further investigate the potential involvement of key executors of apoptosis. METHODS:Epiretinal memb...

journal_title：Current eye research

authors： Zhang X,Barile G,Chang S,Hays A,Pachydaki S,Schiff W,Sparrow J

更新日期：2005-05-01 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：:Glaucoma is increasingly recognized as a neurodegenerative disorder, characterized by the accelerated loss of retinal ganglion cells (RGCs) and their axons. Impaired axonal transport has been implicated as a pathogenic mechanism in a number of neurodegenerative diseases, including glaucoma. The long RGC axon, with its...

journal_title：Current eye research

authors： Fahy ET,Chrysostomou V,Crowston JG

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Statins have been shown to reduce ocular inflammation in animal models of uveitis and to prevent development of uveitis in observational studies. There have been no experimental human studies evaluating statins' efficacy and safety in uveitis. In this study, we aimed to investigate efficacy and safety of simvas...

journal_title：Current eye research

authors： Shirinsky IV,Biryukova AA,Shirinsky VS

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Reduced glutathione (0.3 mM) stimulates the activity of sodium-potassium activated ATPase (Na+K+ATPase) by 54% in plasma membranes prepared from bovine corneal endothelial cells. Oxidized glutathione, however, has no effect on Na+K+ATPase activity in the same tissue, although it does inhibit magnesium activated ATPase...

journal_title：Current eye research

authors： Whikehart DR,Soppet DR

更新日期：1981-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Water-soluble (WS) and water-insoluble (WI) crystallins were prepared from calf and bovine lenses. The WS-crystallins were analyzed by capillary isotachophoresis and by immunoelectrophoresis with polyvalent and alpha-, beta-, gamma-crystallin specific antisera. The WI-crystallins were first solubilized in formamide an...

journal_title：Current eye research

authors： Bours J

更新日期：1984-05-01 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