Effect of alpha-melanocyte-stimulating hormone on interleukin 8 and monocyte chemotactic protein 1 expression in a human retinal pigment epithelial cell line.

abstract：PURPOSE:The purpose of this study was to evaluate the anatomical and functional findings in patients with vitreomacular traction (VMT) combined with epiretinal membrane (ERM) in the same eye. METHODS:In this retrospective, cross-sectional study, we studied 65 patients with VMT and ERM. In 36 of them, ERM/VMT had a 'un...

journal_title：Ophthalmic research

authors： Chatziralli I,Theodossiadis G,Datseris I,Parikakis E,Theodossiadis P

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Given the propensity of a large number of melanogenic pathways that can be modulated by cellular redox status, a causal role of the deficiency of ocular pigments such as melanin in the pathogenesis of age-related macular degeneration and evidence that melanin production does occur in the adult eye, it seems not improb...

journal_title：Ophthalmic research

authors： Sarangarajan R,Apte SP

更新日期：2004-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To evaluate the efficacy of postenucleation saline wash and the effect of different antimicrobial agents on the microbial contamination of donor eyes. METHODS:Two hundred donor eyes were given saline wash and treated with any one of the following 5 randomly selected antimicrobial solutions: 1% povidone-iodi...

journal_title：Ophthalmic research

authors： Panda A,Saxena R,Vajpayee RB,Satpathy G,Angra SK,Sethi HS

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The pineal organ of the pike is a functional photoreceptive organ in which a multiplicity of the cells of the receptor line (CRL i.e. typical and modified photoreceptors) was demonstrated. The CRL appeared to be (i) regionally distributed, (ii) photosensitive, and (iii) responsible for the storage of various indoles (...

journal_title：Ophthalmic research

authors： Falcón J

更新日期：1984-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Myopia has become a worldwide public health issue, which is occurring at a younger age, leading to an increased risk of high myopia. Ocular complications associated with high myopia can lead to irreversible vision loss. It is urgent and critical to explore effective treatment to slow or even stop the progres...

journal_title：Ophthalmic research

authors： Wang S,Wang J,Wang N

更新日期：2020-08-11 00:00:00

abstract：:The effects of inhibition of both glutathione synthesis and of glutathione reductase and catalase activities have been determined in the regulation of hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) in the anterior chamber of pigmented rabbits. Glutathione reductase inhibition using intravitreal 1,3-bis-(2-chloroethyl)-1-nitrosourea (BCNU) ...

journal_title：Ophthalmic research

authors： Costarides AP,Riley MV,Green K

更新日期：1991-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate a technique of autologous internal limiting membrane (ILM) fragment transplantation for the treatment of large, chronic, and/or refractory macular holes (MH). DESIGN:This was a 6-month prospective interventional case series. METHOD:Ten eyes of 10 patients with MH underwent pars plana vitretomy (...

journal_title：Ophthalmic research

authors： De Novelli FJ,Preti RC,Ribeiro Monteiro ML,Pelayes DE,Junqueira Nóbrega M,Takahashi WY

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Weak oxidants produced by activated human leukocytes are proven antimicrobial substances. We tested whether N-chlorotaurine (NCT, taurine chloramine), the chlorinated metabolite of the amino acid taurine, in addition to direct virucidal effects on viral suspensions, has the capability to prevent cell-to-cell ...

journal_title：Ophthalmic research

authors： Huemer HP,Nagl M,Irschick EU

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effects of optical defocusing with convex lenses on the amplitudes of pattern reversal visual-evoked response (PVER) were investigated. With the large check size and high-contrast pattern, PVER amplitudes showed a linear decrease in response to initial defocusing up to +5 to +6 dptr. As the degree of defocus incre...

journal_title：Ophthalmic research

authors： Katsumi O,Hirose T,Sakaue H,Mehta M,Rosenstein RB

更新日期：1990-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effect of large intake of dietary ascorbic acid on heat-induced eye lens protein damage has been studied. Male guinea pigs of the Hartley strain were used. Ascorbic acid was administered to the experimental animals in the drinking water. The mean daily ascorbic acid intakes for the control and experimental animals...

journal_title：Ophthalmic research

authors： Tsao CS,Xu LF,Young M

更新日期：1990-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the effect of C constant for ray tracing-assisted intraocular lens (IOL) power calculation in the patients with different refractive power, we compared the refractive outcome of ray-tracing method based on C constant and conventional IOL calculation formula. METHODS:215 eyes which underwent phaco...

journal_title：Ophthalmic research

authors： Chang P,Zhang F,Wang J,Zhao Y

更新日期：2020-04-20 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Osthole is an agent isolated from Cnidium monnieri (L.) Cusson and has been used to treat several disorders. Corneal neovascularization is a sight-threatening condition associated with several inflammatory or infectious ocular disorders. In this study, we investigated the anti-angiogenic effects of osthole on c...

journal_title：Ophthalmic research

authors： Zhang QY,Tao SY,Lu C,Li JJ,Li XM,Jiang Q,Yan B

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to determine the expression of metalloproteinases (MMPs) and their tissue inhibitors (TIMPs) in the aqueous humour of patients with exfoliation syndrome (XFS). XFS and control samples were analysed for their MMP content by zymography and for their tissue inhibitors by ELISA. In XFS eyes, ...

journal_title：Ophthalmic research

authors： Gartaganis SP,Georgakopoulos CD,Mela EK,Exarchou A,Ziouti N,Assouti M,Vynios DH

更新日期：2002-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In order to investigate the combined influence of age and light, the b-wave and oscillatory potentials (OPs) of the electroretinogram (ERG) were recorded in 1.5-, 7- and 12-month-old WAG/Rij rats, reared under homogenous low-intensity cyclic light exposure. Wistar albino rats of the same ages, reared under the same co...

journal_title：Ophthalmic research

authors： Cillino S,Guarneri R,Guarneri P,Pennica C,Chichi G,Piccoli F,Ponte F

更新日期：1993-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Statistically significant differences were found to exist in the frequencies of abnormal cell types in cultured lenses depending on the composition of the nutrient media (Eagle's and Dulbecco's modified essential medium with fetal calf serum FCS) they were cultured on. Abnormal cell growth (epithelioid, fibroblast-lik...

journal_title：Ophthalmic research

authors： Veroman S,Viikmaa M

更新日期：1989-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To evaluate diabetic retinopathy (DR) progression in patients with diabetes mellitus type 2 in 2 populations of different ethnicity. METHODS:A prospective observational study was designed to follow eyes/patients with mild nonproliferative DR, for 2 years or until the development of central-involved macular ede...

journal_title：Ophthalmic research

authors： Ribeiro L,Pappuru R,Lobo C,Alves D,Cunha-Vaz J

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cataractous lens images taken with different camera types for retroillumination photography were compared. Images taken by conventional photo slitlamp and fundus cameras were not suitable for image analysis. Retroillumination photography with a conventional fundus camera with additional polarizing filters seemed to be...

journal_title：Ophthalmic research

authors： Sakamoto Y,Rankov G,Sasaki K

更新日期：1990-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Abnormalities in electroretinograms (ERG), such as reduced amplitudes and delayed implicit times of a- and b-wave and oscillatory potentials (OPs), are one of the earliest features of diabetic retinopathy prior to obvious vascular changes in diabetic retinas. We have previously shown that serum levels of advanc...

journal_title：Ophthalmic research

authors： Maeda S,Matsui T,Ojima A,Suematsu M,Kaseda K,Higashimoto Y,Yamakawa R,Yamagishi S

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Diabetic macular edema is considered the most important factor related to visual impairment in patients with diabetic retinopathy. Together with the use of grid and focal laser photocoagulation, today the intravitreal administration of pharmacotherapies represents the standard of care for the treatment of this complic...

journal_title：Ophthalmic research

authors： Bandello F,Preziosa C,Querques G,Lattanzio R

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:Ultraviolet (UV) B irradiation induces gene expression that leads to skin cancer. Among the transcription factors induced by UVB radiation exposure, the cyclic AMP response element-binding protein (CREB) is significant. Since several factors downstream of CREB signaling are known to be involved in pterygium pathoge...

journal_title：Ophthalmic research

authors： Nubile M,Curcio C,Lanzini M,Calienno R,Iezzi M,Mastropasqua A,Di Nicola M,Mastropasqua L

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Energy-dispersive X-ray analysis was used to obtain distribution profiles of Na, K, Cl, P and S in rapidly frozen-dried bulk specimens, and in cryosections of the normal rat lens. Na and Cl are highly concentrated in the capsule, and K and P, in the epithelial cells. Profiles of the entire radius of a lens show relati...

journal_title：Ophthalmic research

authors： Harding CV,Susan S,Bobrowski W

更新日期：1984-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The high-voltage electron microscope (HVEM) permits examination of sections much thicker (up to 1 micron) than those usually used in transmission electron microscopy, which are approximately 70 nm in thickness. Two examples of the utility of the HVEM in research on the ultrastructure of the retinal pigment epithelium ...

journal_title：Ophthalmic research

authors： Korte GE,Heriot W,Pollack A

更新日期：1986-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ocular pneumoplethysmography was performed before and after 1,737 carotid endarterectomies, 82% of which were performed for carotid lesions of hemodynamic consequence. Preoperative ocular hypoperfusion without ischemia was associated with at least transient postoperative ocular hyperemia. A difference in ocular volume...

journal_title：Ophthalmic research

authors： Gee W,Reed JF 3rd

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Previous research from this laboratory showed that human lacrimal fluid peroxidase has cyclic variations during the menstrual cycle, correlated with plasma levels of 17beta-oestradiol. In the present investigation, variations of enzyme activity and total protein content during the oestrous cycle of young adult female ...

journal_title：Ophthalmic research

authors： Madia F,Liberati V,de Feo G,Marcozzi G

更新日期：2001-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:This study was performed to examine the location, width, and insertional shape of rectus extraocular muscles (EOMs), and to elucidate the symmetry of the insertional anatomy of rectus EOMs in the left and right eyes. METHODS:EOMs were dissected from their origin to the insertion point in 100 intact orbits of 5...

journal_title：Ophthalmic research

authors： Cho HK,Shin SY

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of the study was to examine the effects of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs)/acetylsalicylic acid (ASA) on human lens epithelial cells (HLECs) during oxidative stress. HLECs were exposed to H2O2 in the absence or presence of indomethacin, diclofenac, celecoxib (NSAIDs) or ASA for 24 h. HLECs were a...

journal_title：Ophthalmic research

authors： Petersen A,Carlsson T,Karlsson JO,Zetterberg M

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To investigate the effect of vitreomacular adhesion (VMA) on the outcome of antiangiogenic treatment for neovascular age-related macular degeneration (AMD). METHODS:Ninety-nine eyes of 83 patients were used in our cohort study. We prospectively evaluated best corrected visual acuity (BCVA) and central retinal ...

journal_title：Ophthalmic research

authors： Kanadani TCM,Dos Reis Veloso CE,Dorairaj S,Nehemy MB

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:During the process of terminal differentiation, the fibre cells in the eye lens undergo many changes that are reminiscent of apoptotic/necrotic changes. Mitochondria, for instance, undergo permeability transition and nuclear degradation is accompanied by chromatin condensation, disintegration of the nucleolus, dissolu...

journal_title：Ophthalmic research

authors： Dahm R

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Autofluorescence and transmission values of the lens for blue-green light were determined at two locations with the use of identical fluorophotometers: in Coimbra, Portugal, in 44 healthy controls, 15 haemodialysis and 11 renal failure patients, and in Leiden, The Netherlands, in 57 healthy controls, 23 haemodialysis ...

journal_title：Ophthalmic research

authors： van Wirdum E,Mota MC,van Best JA,Leite E,Kappelhof JP,Faria de Abreu JR,Paul LC,Freitas Martins J,Oosterhuis JA,Marques A

更新日期：1988-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We hypothesize that the differential susceptibility to photic injury among different strains of rat retinas may depend on the levels of phospholipid hydroperoxide glutathione peroxidase (PHGPX) activity, one of the endogenous antioxidant enzymes in the retina. The retinas of four inbred strains of albino rat (Fischer,...

journal_title：Ophthalmic research

authors： Wang L,Lam TT,Lam KW,Tso MO

更新日期：1994-01-01 00:00:00