VIP modulation of cultured glial cells of the rat retina.

abstract：PURPOSE/AIM:We aimed to characterize the connective tissue microanatomy, elastin abundance, and fiber orientation in the human optic nerve sheath, also known as the optic nerve dura mater, for correlation with its biomechanical properties. MATERIALS AND METHODS:Seven whole human orbits aged 4-93 years, and five isolat...

journal_title：Current eye research

authors： Le A,Shin A,Park J,Poukens V,Demer JL

更新日期：2020-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To facilitate studies of human retina and utilization of human retinal tissue for treatment of retinal diseases, we studied morphologic preservation in postmortem human retina. METHODS:Morphology of retinas from thirty-one human eyes was examined using light and electron microscopy. The inner and outer retina,...

journal_title：Current eye research

authors： Huang JC,Voaden MJ,Zarbin MA,Marshall J

更新日期：2000-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) play an important role in the degradation of extracellular matrix (ECM) proteins in the retina. Breakdown of ECM proteins results in neovascularization and tractional retinal detachment, which eventually lead to the symptoms of proliferative diabetic retinopathy. Müller cells ar...

journal_title：Current eye research

authors： Miyata Y,Kase M,Sugita Y,Shimada A,Nagase T,Katsura Y,Kosano H

更新日期：2012-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To characterize the pupil light reflex (PLR), electroretinographic (ERG) and tonometric parameters in healthy rat eyes. METHODS:Brown Norway rats were used for experiments. The PLR was evaluated with a computerized pupillometer (n = 27), ERGs were recorded simultaneously from both eyes (n = 27) and IOP was mea...

journal_title：Current eye research

authors： Grozdanic S,Sakaguchi DS,Kwon YH,Kardon RH,Sonea IM

更新日期：2002-08-01 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：SIGNIFICANCE:Adopting a risk stratification system and appropriate listing of cases reduces the rates of intraoperative complications during phacoemulsification. Such listing would allow both safe surgery and enhance training, by ensuring an appropriately experienced surgeon is available to operate on a case or supervi...

journal_title：Current eye research

authors： Pooprasert P,Hansell J,Young-Zvandasara T,Muhtaseb M

更新日期：2020-07-30 00:00:00

abstract：:Recently, all the structural features of non-proliferative diabetic retinopathy have been demonstrated in mice fed 30% galactose for 21-26 months. To determine whether changes in retinal matrix protein mRNA levels occur early in the course of murine diabetes we used a competitive RT-PCR method to quantitate retinal mR...

journal_title：Current eye research

authors： Nishikawa T,Giardino I,Edelstein D,Brownlee M

更新日期：2000-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Basal cell carcinoma (BCC) is a locally invasive skin tumor which can be subdivided into a circumscribed nodular and an invasive fibrosing subtype. There is increasing evidence that macrophages play an important role in interacting between tumor cells and their microenvironment, thereby affecting not only the i...

journal_title：Current eye research

authors： Kaiser U,Loeffler KU,Nadal J,Holz FG,Herwig-Carl MC

更新日期：2018-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In an earlier study we isolated three cyanogen bromide cleavage fragments of bovine IRBP that exhibited high levels of immunopathogenicity, producing inflammatory changes in the eyes (EAU) and pineal gland (EAP) of Lewis rats. These fragments have been localized within the IRBP sequence. In order to identify these put...

journal_title：Current eye research

authors： Sanui H,Redmond TM,Hu LH,Kuwabara T,Margalit H,Cornette JL,Wiggert B,Chader GJ,Gery I

更新日期：1988-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Current standard of care for neovascular eye diseases require repeated intravitreal bolus injections of anti-vascular endothelial growth factors (anti-VEGFs). The purpose of this study was to validate a degradable microsphere-thermoresponsive hydrogel drug delivery system (DDS) capable of releasing bioactive af...

journal_title：Current eye research

authors： Liu W,Lee BS,Mieler WF,Kang-Mieler JJ

更新日期：2019-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:This study aims to evaluate and correlate the levels of interleukin-6 (IL-6) and thrombin-antithrombin III complex (TAT) in the vitreous of patients with different vitreoretinal pathologies. METHODS:Vitreous samples were collected from 78 patients scheduled for pars plana vitrectomy at a tertiary medical cente...

journal_title：Current eye research

authors： Ehrlich R,Zahavi A,Axer-Siegel R,Budnik I,Dreznik A,Dahbash M,Nisgav Y,Megiddo E,Kenet G,Weinberger D,Livnat T

更新日期：2017-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Nitric oxide production can cause either apoptotic or necrotic cell death through oxidative stress. We aimed to investigate the nitrite oxide metabolites (NOx) and nitrite levels in the aqueous humor of rabbit eyes after different methods of corneal collagen cross-linking (CXL). MATERIALS AND METHODS:Twenty-fo...

journal_title：Current eye research

authors： Yuksel N,Ozel-Turkcu U,Yalinbas D,Novruzlu S,Bilgihan A,Bilgihan K

更新日期：2016-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Nuclear factor-kappa B (NF-κB) has been proposed as a therapeutic target for the treatment of cataracts. The authors investigated the relationship between nuclear factor of activated T cells 5 (NFAT5) and NF-κB in ultraviolet B (UVB)-irradiated human lens epithelial (HLE) cells. METHODS:Human lens epithelial B...

journal_title：Current eye research

authors： Chung I,Hah YS,Ju S,Kim JH,Yoo WS,Cho HY,Yoo JM,Seo SW,Choi WS,Kim SJ

更新日期：2017-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The similar and overlapping activity of VEGF and the potent corneal-derived angiogenic eicosanoid 12(R)-HETrE calls for a study of the temporal relationship in the expression of these two autocoids. Since recent evidence suggests that hypoxia induces the expression of a CYP4B1 mRNA which might be involved in th...

journal_title：Current eye research

authors： Mastyugin V,Mosaed S,Bonazzi A,Dunn MW,Schwartzman ML

更新日期：2001-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate the association between corneal temperature on ocular surface and stability of tear film, and define the normal reference range of corneal surface temperature in the population of Pudong New Area, Shanghai, China. METHODS:Temperature of cornea (TOC) and tear film break-up time (BUT) were measu...

journal_title：Current eye research

authors： Yang W,Zhang L

更新日期：2017-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To evaluate the intraocular distribution and metabolism of the lipid prodrug of foscarnet, 1-O-octadecyl-sn-glycerol-3- phosphonoformate (ODG-PFA), following intravitreal administration. METHODS:Twenty rabbits received ODG-[14C]PFA intravitreal injection, yielding 0.632 mM resultant intravitreal concentration....

journal_title：Current eye research

authors： Cheng L,Hostetler KY,Gardner MF,Avila CP Jr,Bergeron-Lynn G,Severson GM,Freeman WR

更新日期：1999-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To investigate the repeatability of macular and peripapillary retinal nerve fiber layer (RNFL) thickness measurements made using swept-source optical coherence tomography (SS-OCT) and automated segmentation. Measurements were made in non-diabetic controls and in patients with diabetic retinopathy (DR) with or w...

journal_title：Current eye research

authors： Min JK,Lee S,Kim JS,Woo JM,Yang HS

更新日期：2017-02-01 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：PURPOSE:The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of vitreous reflux (VR) on the short-term effect of intravitreal ranibizumab injection. MATERIALS AND METHODS:The study included 181 eyes of 81 age-related macular degeneration (AMD) and 100 diabetic macular edema (DME) patients. Treatment response was evaluated...

journal_title：Current eye research

authors： Uyar E,Ulaş F,Alkan Y

更新日期：2021-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Purpose: The purpose of this study is to present the study design and one month's preliminary results of a 2-year randomized trial, Combined Atropine with Orthokeratology (AOK), for myopia control study. Methods: Children aged 6 to <11 years and with 1.00-4.00 D myopia were randomly assigned to AOK group or ortho-k al...

journal_title：Current eye research

authors： Tan Q,Ng AL,Cheng GP,Woo VC,Cho P

更新日期：2019-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To determine retinal vessel diameter variations in response to neuronal activity induced by diffuse luminance flicker. METHODS:The diameter of retinal arteries and veins was measured in 9 normal subjects by computer analysis of fundus pictures taken in monochromatic light under normal conditions of illuminatio...

journal_title：Current eye research

authors： Formaz F,Riva CE,Geiser M

更新日期：1997-12-01 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：PURPOSE:The aim of this study was to report on the evaluation of corneal nerve fiber density and corneal sensation after accelerated corneal collagen cross-linking on keratoconus patients. METHODS:The study was performed on 30 keratoconus eyes (30 participants: 16 M, 14 F; 17-32 years old) treated with accelerated col...

journal_title：Current eye research

authors： Ozgurhan EB,Celik U,Bozkurt E,Demirok A

更新日期：2015-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Prorenin (PR) was localized by electron microscopic (EM) immunostaining of cryo-ultramicrotomy sections of human ciliary body and correlated with light microscopic immunostaining. Both layers of the ciliary epithelium contained the prohormone. However, density was much higher in the adjacent extracellular spaces, part...

journal_title：Current eye research

authors： Wallow IH,Sramek SJ,Bindley CD,Darjatmoko SR,Gange SJ

更新日期：1993-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:With Golgi impregnation, a simple amacrine cell type is described in the chick retina. The most relevant morphological feature of these retinal neurons is a single straight, radial trunk which dichotomizes tangentially in a rectilinear expansion in the 5th stratum of the inner plexiform layer (IPL). ...

journal_title：Current eye research

authors： Genis-Galvez JM,Chmielewski CE,Prada FA

更新日期：1989-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM OF THE STUDY:The similarity of many benign intrabulbar lesions to a malignant tumor requires detailed differential diagnostics. However, none of the known methods can be used as the only one to determine the type of lesions. The aim of this study was to determine color Doppler imaging (CDI) markers characteristic o...

journal_title：Current eye research

authors： Modrzejewska M,Wiącek MP

更新日期：2017-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To examine the effects of nitric oxide synthase (NOS) inhibitors on intraocular pressure (IOP) and ocular inflammation following laser irradiation of the rabbit iris, and to investigate the involvement of nitric oxide (NO). METHODS:Thirty min after the intravenous administration of a nonselective inhibitor of ...

journal_title：Current eye research

authors： Taniguchi T,Kawakami H,Sawada A,Iwaki M,Tsuji A,Sugiyama K,Kitazawa Y

更新日期：1998-03-01 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：: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:To investigate the association of nailfold capillaroscopy, heart rate variability (HRV), and clinical characteristics of glaucoma with the plasma matrix metalloproteinase-9 (MMP-9) level in normal-tension glaucoma (NTG). MATERIALS AND METHODS:We conducted a prospective, cross-sectional study on 25 patients wit...

journal_title：Current eye research

authors： Lee NY,Park HY,Park SH,Park CK

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00