Quantitative analysis of collagen from normal developing corneas and corneal scars.

abstract：:Penetrating keratoplasty was the only therapeutic choice for the treatment of corneal endothelial decompensation until the introduction of evolutional endothelial keratoplasties, namely Descemet's stripping automated endothelial keratoplasty (DSAEK) and Descemet's membrane endothelial keratoplasty (DMEK). Although now...

journal_title：Current eye research

authors： Okumura N,Koizumi N

更新日期：2020-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The repair of the corneal epithelium is modulated by matrix metalloproteinases. The present study examined the effects of recombinant (r-) tissue inhibitors of metalloproteinases-1 and -2 (TIMP-1 and -2) on the proliferation of cultured epithelial cells from rabbit cornea, and on the spreading of a sheet of squ...

journal_title：Current eye research

authors： Saika S,Kawashima Y,Okada Y,Tanaka SI,Yamanaka O,Ohnishi Y,Ooshima A

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:DNA sequence analysis of overlapping shotgun and restriction fragments have revealed the entire sequence of the human lens fiber cell intrinsic membrane protein MP19 gene (also termed MP17, MP18, and MP20). The 8,056 bp MP19 gene contains 5 exons encoding a mature protein of 173 amino acids, which displayed a very hig...

journal_title：Current eye research

authors： Church RL,Wang JH

更新日期：1993-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Perturbations in capillary endothelial cell function are early events in the pathogenesis of diabetic retinopathy. We used tritiated thymidine autoradiography to study the turn-over rate of retinal capillary endothelial cells in retinovascular preparations from normal, untreated diabetic and diabetic mice treated with...

journal_title：Current eye research

authors： Cuthbertson RA,Mandel TE

更新日期：1989-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Intrastromal epithelial migration occurs following deep excimer annular keratectomy. Our purpose is to determine the localization of gelatinase B expression and its relationship to migrating intrastromal epithelial cells following deep annular excimer keratectomy. METHODS:Rabbit corneas were treated with deep ...

journal_title：Current eye research

authors： Maeda M,Vanlandingham BD,Ye H,Lu PC,Azar DT

更新日期：1998-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:This study was designed to investigate whether synthetic small interference RNA (siRNA) targeting VEGF-A could inhibit mouse corneal neovascularization or not. METHODS:First, the effect of synthetic siRNA targeting VEGF-A on the expression of VEGF in human retinal pigment epithelial line ARPE-19 cells was exam...

journal_title：Current eye research

authors： Zuo L,Fan Y,Wang F,Gu Q,Xu X

更新日期：2010-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:A new technique for the cryopreservation of rabbit corneas in 20% w/w dimethylsulfoxide, which has been shown to preserve significant structural and functional integrity of the endothelium, was tested in porcine corneas. METHODS:The characteristics of uptake of dimethylsulfoxide into porcine corneas were measu...

journal_title：Current eye research

authors： Wusteman MC,Armitage JW,Wang LH,Busza AL,Pegg DE

更新日期：1999-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To determine, by a plaque reduction assay, the in vitro efficacy of novel antiviral agents in the treatment of feline herpes virus 1 (FHV-1) keratitis in the domestic cat (Felis felis). MATERIALS AND METHODS:A standard plaque reduction assay was performed using a laboratory strain of FHV-1 and embryo-derived f...

journal_title：Current eye research

authors： Williams DL,Fitzmaurice T,Lay L,Forster K,Hefford J,Budge C,Blackmore K,Robinson JC,Field HF

更新日期：2004-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The lacrimal gland stores retinyl esters which are synthesized by the enzyme acyl CoA:retinyl acyl transferase. Retinol is released from retinyl ester reserves by retinyl ester hydrolase (REH). Since the lacrimal gland secretes retinol, this gland should also contain this enzyme. To identify bile salt-dependent REH ac...

journal_title：Current eye research

authors： Bernal DL,Ubels JL

更新日期：1992-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:So far tear substitutes have demonstrated a limited role in restoring ocular surface damage in dry eye syndrome (DES). The aim of this study was to assess the efficacy of a new ocular surface modulator in an in vitro model of human corneal epithelium (HCE) damaged by severe osmotic stress mirroring the features...

journal_title：Current eye research

authors： Barabino S,De Servi B,Aragona S,Manenti D,Meloni M

更新日期：2017-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Intracellular binding proteins have been identified and isolated from B cells by their ability to bind to the synthetic peptide (1169-1191), the major immunodominant epitope of bovine interphotoreceptor retinoid-binding protein (IRBP) coupled to cyanogen bromide activated Sepharose 4B. After SDS-PAGE, two discrete pro...

journal_title：Current eye research

authors： Rengarajan K,de Smet MD,Chader GJ,Wiggert B

更新日期：1994-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Accumulation of lipoprotein-derived lipids including esterified and unesterified cholesterol in Bruch's membrane of human eyes is a major age-related change involved in initiating and sustaining soft drusen in age-related macular degeneration (AMD). The apolipoprotein (apo) A-I mimetic peptide 4F is a small ant...

journal_title：Current eye research

authors： Rudolf M,Mir Mohi Sefat A,Miura Y,Tura A,Raasch W,Ranjbar M,Grisanti S,Aherrahrou Z,Wagner A,Messinger JD,Garber DW,Anantharamaiah GM,Curcio CA

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To generate toxicology profiles of individual drugs on human corneal epithelial cells (HCEC) and compare their in vitro cytotoxicity. METHODS:Monolayer cultures of HCEC were harvested from two human donor eyes. Sunitinib (0.3-10 µg/mL) and Sorafenib (0.3-100 µg/mL), diluted in culture medium (CnT-BM.1, CELLnTE...

journal_title：Current eye research

authors： Bayyoud T,Hofmann J,Spitzer M,Bartz-Schmidt KU,Yoeruek E

更新日期：2014-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Robo1, a member of the roundabout (Robo) family, serves as neuronal guidance receptors and has been reported to mediate tumor angiogenesis. In this study, we investigated the function of Robo1 and its possible role in retinal angiogenesis in vitro and in vivo. METHODS:Expression of Robo1 in relation to retinal...

journal_title：Current eye research

authors： Huang L,Xu Y,Yu W,Li X,Liqun C,He X,Peiying H

更新日期：2009-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Dry eye is a common condition known to have many systemic co-morbidities. We aim to report the frequency of depression and anxiety suspects in eye clinic patients and explore the association between dry eye signs and symptoms with depression and anxiety. MATERIALS AND METHODS:Adult outpatients were recruited f...

journal_title：Current eye research

authors： Liyue H,Chiang PP,Sung SC,Tong L

更新日期：2016-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To develop an improved diagnostic test for rod-cone dysplasia type 1 (rcd1). The rcd1 phenotype is an early onset, autosomal recessive disease caused by a mutation in the canine rod cyclic GMP phosphodiesterase beta-subunit (PDE6B) gene. A G to A transition in codon 807 at nucleotide position 2420 results in a ...

journal_title：Current eye research

authors： Ray K,Tejero MD,Baldwin VJ,Aguirre GD

更新日期：1996-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Membrane-associated mucins (MAMs) play important roles in barrier function and tear stability, and their expression on the ocular surface is altered in dry eye disease. Rebamipide is a mucin secretagogue that promotes the production of mucin-like glycoproteins in human corneal epithelial (HCE) cells. However, t...

journal_title：Current eye research

authors： Itoh S,Itoh K,Shinohara H

更新日期：2014-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Purpose: To evaluate the microvascular density of the peripapillary and parafoveal areas of the eyes with primary angle closure disease (PACD) using optical coherence tomography angiography (OCTA). Materials and methods: An observational study was conducted with 76 PACD patients (29 eyes with primary angle closure sus...

journal_title：Current eye research

authors： Wang X,Chen J,Kong X,Sun X

更新日期：2020-11-26 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To report the presence of hyper-reflective dots in the vitreous cavity using spectral-domain optical coherence tomography (SD-OCT) in patients with acute symptomatic posterior vitreous detachment (PVD) and investigate their association with the presence of retinal tear. METHODS:The medical records of 77 patien...

journal_title：Current eye research

authors： Oh JH,Oh J,Roh HC

更新日期：2017-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To evaluate postnatal developmental changes in the amounts of retinal glutamate, glutamine and GABA, and in the distribution of retinal glutamine in the rat. METHODS:Free amino acids were extracted from rat retinas of different postnatal stages, and the concentrations of glutamate, glutamine and GABA were dete...

journal_title：Current eye research

authors： Ishikawa A,Shiono T,Ishiguro S,Tamai M

更新日期：1996-06-01 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:Phagocytosis of rod outer segments (ROS) is an important function of retinal pigment epithelial (RPE) cells. Since the details of the process are not fully known, we studied effects of cytokines produced by RPE and photoreceptor cells on phagocytosis of ROS by rat RPE cells. METHODS:RPE cells were isolated and...

journal_title：Current eye research

authors： Hayashi A,Nakae K,Naka H,Ohji M,Tano Y

更新日期：1996-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Proliferative vitreoretinopathy is a serious complication of retinal detachment surgery in which retinal pigment epithelial cells abnormally proliferate within the vitreous cavity and under the retinal surface. Octreotide acetate, a somatostatin analog, has been shown to inhibit the cellular proliferation of a ...

journal_title：Current eye research

authors： Luo Q,Peyman GA,Conway MD,Woltering EA

更新日期：1996-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The goal of this study was to determine the effect of extracellular matrix components on the phagocytic function of the retinal pigment epithelial (RPE) cell. Cultured human fetal RPE cells were established in culture and plated on three commercially-prepared substrates: collagen IV, fibronectin and laminin and on thr...

journal_title：Current eye research

authors： Miceli MV,Newsome DA

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An image analyser installed in a 16 bit personal computer was used to measure grey levels in red free photographs of normal and glaucomatous eyes. Regional photographic image intensity and density were correlated with Humphrey Field Analyser results for corresponding areas of visual field. Two methods for standardisin...

journal_title：Current eye research

authors： Cooper RL,Eikelboom RH,Barry C

更新日期：1988-08-01 00:00:00

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:Both HSV-1 and HSV-2 express LAT during viral latency. Previous studies indicated that deletion of either LAT impairs viral reactivation from latency, but that the HSV-1 LAT confers the ability to reactivate efficiently from trigeminal ganglia onto HSV-2. We sought to determine whether the HSV-2 LAT could funct...

journal_title：Current eye research

authors： Hill J,Patel A,Bhattacharjee P,Krause P

更新日期：2003-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The aim of this study is to determine age-related morphological changes in the corneal subbasal nerve plexus (SNP) in two inbred mouse strains. MATERIALS AND METHODS:The corneal SNP was investigated by in vivo confocal laser scanning microscopy (CLSM) in 0.5-, 1-, 1.5-, and 2-year-old C57BL/6J mice and in 0.5-...

journal_title：Current eye research

authors： Reichard M,Weiss H,Poletti E,Ruggeri A,Guthoff RF,Stachs O,Baltrusch S

更新日期：2016-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Extracellular matrix homeostasis is dependent in part upon a family of matrix metalloproteinases and their specific inhibitors, the tissue inhibitors of metalloproteinases (TIMPs). Recently, gene defects in TIMP-3 have been identified in the affected individuals of several families with Sorsby's fundus dystroph...

journal_title：Current eye research

authors： Vranka JA,Johnson E,Zhu X,Shepardson A,Alexander JP,Bradley JM,Wirtz MK,Weleber RG,Klein ML,Acott TS

更新日期：1997-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To determine the effect of prolonged exposure to high glucose on cellular behavior of normal human corneal epithelial cells (HCEC). METHODS:HCEC were cultured in medium under normal or high glucose conditions for 14 days. Proliferation was evaluated by direct cell counting and [(3)H]thymidine incorporation. Ce...

journal_title：Current eye research

authors： Fujita H,Morita I,Takase H,Ohno-Matsui K,Mochizuki M

更新日期：2003-10-01 00:00:00