Comparison of morphology of bulbar conjunctival cells assessed by impression cytology versus scrape and smear methods.

abstract：PURPOSE:To compare the antiviral effect of a peptide derived from human apolipoprotein E (1% apoEdp) with 1% trifluorothymidine against HSV-1 thymidine kinase (TK)-positive (HSV-1 McKrae) and with 3% foscarnet against HSV-1 TK-negative (KOS background) in the rabbit eye model of acute HSV-1 epithelial keratitis. MATER...

journal_title：Current eye research

authors： Bhattacharjee PS,Neumann DM,Hill JM

更新日期：2009-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To evaluate the stability of successive applanation tonometry measurements in glaucomatous eyes. METHODS:A prospective, comparative, randomized, and evaluator-masked study was conducted in a tertiary medical center. Sixty-seven patients with glaucoma attending our glaucoma clinic underwent four successive intr...

journal_title：Current eye research

authors： Gaton DD,Ehrenberg M,Lusky M,Wussuki-Lior O,Dotan G,Weinberger D,Snir M

更新日期：2010-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Changes in the content of calcitonin gene-related polypeptide (CGRP) and tyrosine hydroxylase (TH) immunoreactivities in the anterior segment of the rat eye were assessed histochemically in animals subjected to sympathetic ganglionectomy or to chronic sensory denervation induced by neonatal capsaicin treatment. In the...

journal_title：Current eye research

authors： Unger WG,Terenghi G,Zhang SQ,Polak JM

更新日期：1988-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Histidine is an indispensable amino acid with an imidazole ring and it is a precursor of histamine, carnosine, and anserine. Histidine has been proposed to act as a neurotransmitter or neuromodulator in mammalian central nervous system (CNS), including retina. In this study, we report histidine-like immunoreact...

journal_title：Current eye research

authors： Kusakari Y,Nishikawa S,Ishiguro S,Tamai M

更新日期：1997-06-01 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: The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between aquaporin-1 (AQP-1) protein expression in the choroid and choroid thickness (CT) during the recovery of form-deprivation (FD) myopia in guinea pigs.Materials and Methods: Seventy-two guinea pigs were randomly assigned to the normal control ...

journal_title：Current eye research

authors： Chen W,Zhang H,Zhang Y,Wang Q,Wang Y,Li ZW

更新日期：2020-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Previous attempts to prepare monoclonal antibodies (MAbs) against S-antigen, a photoreceptor cell protein involved in the visual process and a potent autoantigen for the induction of experimental autoimmune uveitis (EAU), have yielded MAbs which define only carboxyl terminal epitopes. In this study we devised alternat...

journal_title：Current eye research

authors： Donoso LA,Gregerson DS,Smith L,Robertson S,Knospe V,Vrabec T,Kalsow CM

更新日期：1990-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Intraocular inflammation of exogenous origin, which may lead to the loss of visual function in both eyes, i.e. SO confronts ophthalmologists much less rarely than might be expected. Epidemiological studies comprising ergophthalmological aspects underscore this. Questions with regard to therapy should consider the fact...

journal_title：Current eye research

authors： Kraus-Mackiw E

更新日期：1990-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:In the mature retina retinoic acid (RA) biosynthesis was reported to be regulated by light. RA is of vital importance for proper function of the retina. RA activity is mediated by interaction with nuclear retinoic acid receptors (RARs) and retinoid X receptors (RXRs). The purpose of this study was to determine ...

journal_title：Current eye research

authors： Janssen JJ,Kuhlmann ED,van Vugt AH,Winkens HJ,Janssen BP,Deutman AF,Driessen CA

更新日期：1999-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Mechanical stimulation induces intercellular Ca(2 +) waves in the corneal endothelium. The extent of the wave propagation is dependent on the activity of gap junctions, hemichannels, and ectonucleotidases. To further establish the use of a cell culture model to investigate intercellular communication, in this s...

journal_title：Current eye research

authors： D'hondt C,Ponsaerts R,Srinivas SP,Vereecke J,Himpens B

更新日期：2009-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Severe retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) occurs in the smallest and sickest of premature infants. We hypothesized that, in a rat model of oxygen induced retinopathy, abnormal neovascularization would occur more frequently in larger litters where the pups are subject to postnatal growth retardation. Four litters of newb...

journal_title：Current eye research

authors： Holmes JM,Duffner LA

更新日期：1996-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Focused ultrasound concentrates a large amount of ultrasonic energy into a small focal zone. We have used new techniques to develop a transducer that creates intracorneal, thermally induced lesions in rabbit eyes in vitro. Histologic study shows that these lesions are confined to the stroma and that the procedure caus...

journal_title：Current eye research

authors： Mark DB,Beuerman R

更新日期：1982-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To investigate glaucoma progression and its relationship with corrected and uncorrected intraocular pressure (IOP) in patients with a history of refractive corneal surgery (RCS). METHODS:Totally, 56 eyes of 56 primary open-angle glaucoma patients who had a history of RCS were included. Mean keratometry and cen...

journal_title：Current eye research

authors： Kwon J,Sung KR,Jo J,Yang SH

更新日期：2018-09-01 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：PURPOSE:To study the effect of Na-K pump and K(ATP) channel inhibition on the diameter and the adenosine-induced vasodilation of small retinal arterioles. METHODS:Thirty isolated porcine arterioles with a diameter of approximately 70 microm were mounted in a double-barrelled pipette system placed in an organ bath, and...

journal_title：Current eye research

authors： Jeppesen P,Aalkjaer C,Bek T

更新日期：2002-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:We investigated the impact of target properties on vertical fusion amplitude (VFA) using a 3D display platform; the performance of the subjects allowed us to assess how central and peripheral retina regions interact during the fusion process. MATERIAL AND METHODS:Fourteen subjects were involved in the test. VF...

journal_title：Current eye research

authors： Zhang D,Neveu P,Fattakhova Y,Ferragut S,Lamard M,Cochener B,de Bougrenet de la Tocnaye JL

更新日期：2017-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Intraocular synthesis of IgG antibodies against HSV (herpes simplex virus), CMV (cytomegalovirus) and VZV (varicella zoster virus) is considered as an indirect proof of uveoretinal infection. Paired serum and aqueous samples obtained from 16 patients with retinitis associated with AIDS, 3 patients with ARN, 8 patients...

journal_title：Current eye research

authors： Luyendijk L,vd Horn GJ,Visser OH,Suttorp-Schulten MS,vd Biesen PR,Rothova A,Kijlstra A

更新日期：1990-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Interleukin 4 (IL-4) may play a role in the development of allergic disease. We questioned whether IL-4 related phenomenon occurred on the surface of the conjunctiva during allergic conjunctivitis. Ten patients with cedar pollen-allergic conjunctivitis and 10 patients with postsurgical conjunctivitis were enrolled in ...

journal_title：Current eye research

authors： Fujishima H,Saito I,Takeuchi T,Shinozaki N,Tsubota K

更新日期：1996-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To investigate orbital biomechanical properties in patients with thyroid orbitopathy and in age- and gender-matched healthy subjects using the Corvis-ST (CST, Oculus Wetzlar, Germany). METHODS:The CST allows a non-contact tonometry with an ultra-high-speed Scheimpflug device to record the deformation of the co...

journal_title：Current eye research

authors： Leszczynska A,Moehler K,Spoerl E,Ramm L,Herber R,Pillunat LE,Terai N

更新日期：2018-03-01 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：:Activity of RNA polymerases I, II and III (distinguished using alpha-amanitin) and activity of DNA polymerases alpha and beta (distinguished using N-ethylmaleimide) were assayed for varying intervals and at varying substrate (UTP or dTTP) concentrations in the purified nuclear fraction from corneal epithelium of carba...

journal_title：Current eye research

authors： Colley AM,Law ML,Drake LA,Cavanagh HD

更新日期：1987-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Raman spectroscopy could potentially be used as a diagnostic tool for the detection of meibomian gland dysfunction by measuring the composition, conformation, and amount of meibum lipid on the lid margin. Toward this goal and to test our studies of meibum lipid using infrared spectroscopy, we measured the Raman...

journal_title：Current eye research

authors： Oshima Y,Sato H,Zaghloul A,Foulks GN,Yappert MC,Borchman D

更新日期：2009-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To investigate the characteristics of anterior chamber inflammatory reaction induced by intravitreal injection of endothelin-1 (ET-1). METHODS:The time course of changes in aqueous protein concentration (APC) after intravitreal injection of 10(-4), 10(-5), 10(-6) and 10(-7) M ET-1 into rabbit eyes was measured...

journal_title：Current eye research

authors： Shoji N,Oshika T,Masuda K

更新日期：1998-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Serum zinc and copper levels were analyzed in 26 retinitis pigmentosa patients and compared with serum zinc levels of a control group. Serum zinc levels were documented to be decreased with a mean concentration of 0.735 +/- 0.167 micrograms/ml (p less than 0.001). Serum copper levels, on the other hand, were found to ...

journal_title：Current eye research

authors： Karcioglu ZA,Stout R,Hahn HJ

更新日期：1984-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The concentrations of hyaluronan (HA) and chondroitin sulfate (CS) in rabbit tears were determined using high performance liquid chromatography. The tears were taken from both normal eyes and eyes with a corneal epithelial defect. The concentration of CS was 7.61 times higher than that of HA in the tears of normal eye...

journal_title：Current eye research

authors： Miyauchi S,Morita M,Kuramoto K,Horie K

更新日期：1996-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Intravitreal injection of ciliary neurotrophic factor (CNTF) is known to induce glial intermediate filament protein (GFAP) expression in retinal Müller cells. Because CNTF binding can activate multiple signaling kinases, we have examined the involvement of JAK/STAT pathway in GFAP induction in Müller cells. ME...

journal_title：Current eye research

authors： Wang Y,Smith SB,Ogilvie JM,McCool DJ,Sarthy V

更新日期：2002-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effects of repeated exposures to UV-A (335 nm) and UV-B (305 nm) radiation on the crystalline lens were studied by treating cultured bovine lenses daily or weekly. The effects of irradiation on lens optical quality were monitored using an automated scanning laser system that records both relative transmittance and...

journal_title：Current eye research

authors： Stuart DD,Cullen AP,Sivak JG,Doughty MJ

更新日期：1994-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) were used to model the solar radiation-induced cataract that occurs in hatchery-reared lake trout (Salvelinus namaycush). Rainbow trout eyes were exposed to wideband predominantly UVB radiant energy from a filtered 1000W xenon source. Lenticular damage was assessed and classified an...

journal_title：Current eye research

authors： Cullen AP,Monteith-McMaster CA

更新日期：1993-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the bovine lens the gamma IV-crystallin fraction is a principal determinant of the phase separation and opacification temperature, Tc (Siezen et al, Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 82, 1985, 1701). We have now measured the effect on Tc of purified gamma IV-crystallin solutions produced by a variety of reagents which aff...

journal_title：Current eye research

authors： Siezen RJ,Benedek GB

更新日期：1985-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The morphology and postnatal ontogeny of the major pathway for aqueous outflow in the canine eye has been examined. Normal canine chamber angles of the Beagle at one day, one through ten weeks, three, four and six months, and one and two years of age were used. Angle tissue was prepared and examined by standard techni...

journal_title：Current eye research

authors： Samuelson DA,Gelatt KN

更新日期：1984-06-01 00:00:00