abstract：:Calmodulin has been shown to perform several important functions in the lens including regulation of the plasma membrane Ca(2+)-ATPase. This study investigated the effects of a variety of different CaM antagonists on rat lens membrane potential, membrane resistance, intracellular Na+ and Ca2+ content and transparency,...

journal_title：Current eye research

authors： Sanderson J,Gandolfi SA,Duncan G

更新日期：1994-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We assessed the role of platelet-activating factor (PAF) in corneal allograft rejection and evaluated the effects of a PAF antagonist on corneal inflammation, cellular infiltration, vascularization, and edema. Rabbits with vascularized corneas served as recipients of allogeneic cornea grafts. Rabbits with normal corne...

journal_title：Current eye research

authors： Cohen RA,Gebhardt BM,Bazan NG

更新日期：1994-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Macrophages are invariably present in the intraocular membranes of patients with traumatic proliferative vitreoretinopathy (PVR). There are two sources from which these macrophages could be recruited: adjacent tissues and the systemic circulation. In the study described herein, the role of circulating white blood cell...

journal_title：Current eye research

authors： Gabrielian K,Wang HM,Lee M,Ogden TE,Ryan SJ

更新日期：1994-01-01 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：:The clinical impression that pre-existing diabetes exacerbates radiation injury to the retinal vasculature was studied in STZ diabetic rats. Half of 2 groups of streptozotocin (STZ)-induced diabetic rats and 1 group of normal animals had their right eyes irradiated with 1000 cGy of 90 KVP x-rays. The prevalence of ace...

journal_title：Current eye research

authors： Gardiner TA,Amoaku WM,Archer DB

更新日期：1993-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Previous studies have reported the expression of acidic fibroblast growth factor (aFGF) by rat, bovine, and human retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) in vivo. To critically examine the expression of aFGF by RPE cells, we studied the density dependence of steady-state levels of mRNA and protein expression in vitro. Northe...

journal_title：Current eye research

authors： Kitaoka T,Bost LM,Ishigooka H,Aotaki-Keen AE,Hjelmeland LM

更新日期：1993-11-01 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：:Glucocorticoid-induced ocular hypertension has been demonstrated in both animals and humans. It is possible that glucocorticoid-induced changes in trabecular meshwork (TM) cells are responsible for this hypertension. In order to elaborate further the effect of glucocorticoids on the trabecular meshwork, the ultrastruc...

journal_title：Current eye research

authors： Wilson K,McCartney MD,Miggans ST,Clark AF

更新日期：1993-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effects of transforming growth factor-beta (TGF beta) and epidermal growth factor (EGF) on the synthesis of collagen and fibronectin, and on the proliferation of human corneal stromal fibroblasts in vitro, were evaluated. Human corneal stromal fibroblasts in culture were incubated for 48 hours with TGF beta or EGF...

journal_title：Current eye research

authors： Ohji M,SundarRaj N,Thoft RA

更新日期：1993-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We assessed in vitro the antimicrobial activity of four agents (vancomycin, teicoplanin, mupirocin, and imipenem) which are effective against Gram-positive cocci causally associated with bacterial keratitis, as well as their corneal epithelial cytotoxicity. Minimal inhibitory concentrations inhibiting 90% of strains (...

journal_title：Current eye research

authors： Cutarelli PE,Lazarus HM,Jacobs MR,Lass JH

更新日期：1993-07-01 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：:In primates, ciliary muscle contraction causes accommodation and facilitates aqueous outflow. In living rhesus monkeys, accommodative, outflow facility, and ciliary muscle movement responses to cholinergic agonists all decline with age. We developed an apparatus to determine in vitro whether the latter is related to i...

journal_title：Current eye research

authors： Poyer JF,Kaufman PL,Flügel C

更新日期：1993-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study was conducted to determine the therapeutic efficacy of 3.0 mg/ml ciprofloxacin administered concurrently with one of two salts of prednisolone for the treatment of experimental pseudomonal keratitis. Rabbit corneas were injected intrastromally with Pseudomonas aeruginosa ATCC strain 27853. Sixteen hr after ...

journal_title：Current eye research

authors： Hobden JA,Engel LS,Hill JM,Callegan MC,O'Callaghan RJ

更新日期：1993-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Loteprednol etabonate (LE) is a new corticosteroid based on the "soft drug" concept. Contact lens-associated giant papillary conjunctivitis (GPC) was studied as a model for the anti-inflammatory effect of LE. Patients with bilateral GPC were enrolled in a multicenter, randomized, double-masked, placebo-controlled, par...

journal_title：Current eye research

authors： Bartlett JD,Howes JF,Ghormley NR,Amos JF,Laibovitz R,Horwitz B

更新日期：1993-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Calcium permeability was significantly increased in lenses from rats 36 h following a single injection of a cataractogenic dose of sodium selenite (30 nmol/g body weight) and this permeability returned to control values by 72 h post-injection (PI). The greater Ca2+ permeability could be partially reversed by incubatin...

journal_title：Current eye research

authors： Wang Z,Bunce GE,Hess JL

更新日期：1993-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Goggles that degrade the retinal image produce axial enlargement of the ocular globe and large myopic refractive errors. Many authors have assumed that visual image degradation itself leads to myopia. Hodos and co-authors have shown, however, that goggled eyes in chicks are considerably warmer than normal. Such temper...

journal_title：Current eye research

authors： Shih YF,Fitzgerald ME,Norton TT,Gamlin PD,Hodos W,Reiner A

更新日期：1993-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the Royal College of Surgeons rat, the migration of phagocytic cells into the subretinal space accompanies photoreceptor cell death during the early stages of retinal dystrophy. These are followed closely by cellular alterations in the retinal pigment epithelium, Müller cells, and outer retinal vessels. We have ide...

journal_title：Current eye research

authors： Roque RS,Caldwell RB

更新日期：1993-03-01 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：:Two proteins, with molecular weights of 49 (CP49) and 115 kDa (CP115) as judged by SDS PAGE, have been shown by immunocytochemistry to be components of the beaded filament, a cytoskeletal structure thus far demonstrated only in the lens fiber cell. We have used antibodies reactive with CP49 to screen a mouse lens cDNA...

journal_title：Current eye research

authors： Hess JF,Casselman JT,FitzGerald PG

更新日期：1993-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effect of monensin on the cytotoxic effect of antitransferrin receptor immunotoxin (IT) was determined on cultured, human retinal pigment epithelial (hRPE) cells. Human RPE cells were treated with 0.1-10,000 ng/ml IT with and without 0.01-0.1 microM monensin, a lysosomotropic reagent that can influence IT activity...

journal_title：Current eye research

authors： Handa JT,Houston LL,Jaffe GJ

更新日期：1993-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In earlier experiments on the role of the cytolytic toxin pneumolysin in ocular infections with pneumococcus, we found that a strain carrying a deletion in the gene encoding pneumolysin was considerably less virulent than wild type when tested in an intracorneal model of keratitis in the rabbit. To confirm this result...

journal_title：Current eye research

authors： Johnson MK,Hobden JA,O'Callaghan RJ,Hill JM

更新日期：1992-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Purified Pseudomonas aeruginosa elastase cleaved a 65 kDa gelatinase [inactive proenzyme form of matrix metalloproteinase (MMP-2)] from human corneal fibroblasts into a biologically active fragment with an approximate molecular mass of 58 kDa. However, purified pseudomonal alkaline protease did not cleave MMP-2 apprec...

journal_title：Current eye research

authors： Matsumoto K,Shams NB,Hanninen LA,Kenyon KR

更新日期：1992-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recently, growth factors are known to phosphorylate tyrosine residues of proteins to regulate cellular functions. We investigated growth factor-dependent phosphorylation of membrane proteins in cultured human retinal pigment epithelial (RPE) cells. The phosphorylation experiments were done in membrane preparations of ...

journal_title：Current eye research

authors： Yoshimura N,Kuriyama S,Iwaki M,Honda Y

更新日期：1992-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Rabbits have circadian rhythms of intraocular pressure (IOP) and aqueous flow. The dark phase increases of IOP and flow are associated with increased aqueous cyclic AMP. If the daily rhythm of aqueous cyclic AMP reflects changes of tissue levels of cyclic AMP which mediate one of the mechanisms which control the rhyth...

journal_title：Current eye research

authors： Kiuchi Y,Gregory DS

更新日期：1992-09-01 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：:A bovine lens "native" plasma membrane fraction containing its full compliment of extrinsic proteins was prepared by sucrose density centrifugation of the water insoluble fraction. The major membrane fraction was found at the 25/45% sucrose interface. This fraction contained 73% of the total water insoluble phospholip...

journal_title：Current eye research

authors： Fleschner CR,Cenedella RJ

更新日期：1992-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Achieving the long-term goal of successful engraftment of retinal tissues into eyes blinded by endogenous retinal failure will depend, at least in part, on controlling the immune response to antigens expressed on retinal grafts. Since histoincompatible tissues will have to be used for such transplants, methods to cont...

journal_title：Current eye research

authors： Jiang LQ,Streilein JW

更新日期：1992-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:5-Fluorouracil (5-FU) and Mitomycin C (MMC) are used as adjunct chemotherapy during glaucoma filtering surgery to suppress conjunctival fibroblast proliferation. Since part of these agents may gain access to the anterior chamber and cause cytotoxicity to the corneal endothelium we set up an in vitro system to establis...

journal_title：Current eye research

authors： Nuyts RM,Pels E,Greve EL

更新日期：1992-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It has been suggested that the provision of HLA matched tissue for corneal transplantation would be beneficial for graft survival especially in high risk patients. In this study we report the application of a polymerase chain reaction (PCR) based tissue typing procedure to type cadaveric donor material. Using beta-glo...

journal_title：Current eye research

authors： Rakoczy P,Garlepp M,Constable I

更新日期：1992-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An experimental model of optic nerve ischemia was designed in the rabbit to determine early biochemical alterations, i.e.--changes of high energy phosphate metabolites (ATP and phosphocreatine)--in occlusive and peri-occlusive areas. Vascular occlusion provoked a rapid fall of ATP and phosphocreatine in the optic nerv...

journal_title：Current eye research

authors： Vériac S,Tissié G,Bonne C

更新日期：1992-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An initial characterization of the lenticular ionic permeabilities of the isolated Sprague-Dawley rat lens utilizing short-circuiting techniques was carried out to provide the basis for further studies of mechanisms underlying cataractogenesis associated with salt-sensitive genetic hypertension in the rat. Both active...

journal_title：Current eye research

authors： Estapé ES,Rodríguez-Sargent C,Candia OA

更新日期：1992-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two different measures of response to therapy were evaluated in a model of keratitis caused by Aspergillus fumigatus in Dutch-belted rabbits. Combined pre and post-inoculation treatment with oral fluconazole 37.5 mg/kg bid or itraconazole 40 mg/kg bid was compared to post-inoculation treatment only and untreated contr...

journal_title：Current eye research

authors： O'Day DM,Head WS,Robinson RD,Williams TE,Gedde S

更新日期：1992-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In these experiments we characterize rabbit and bovine corneal endothelia cell cultured on microporous membrane filters (0.6cm2). Cell cultured bovine or rabbit corneal endothelial cells (subcultures 1-3) were seeded onto Millicell-HA filter inserts. Electrical resistance measured across the cultured monolayers increa...

journal_title：Current eye research

authors： Geroski DH,Hadley A

更新日期：1992-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although experimental models of autoimmune uveitis predict pinealitis coincident with uveitis, there is no direct evidence of pineal pathology accompanying a human uveitis. Horses with naturally occurring uveitis are a potential source of eye and pineal tissues that are not available from human patients with active uv...

journal_title：Current eye research

authors： Kalsow CM,Dwyer AE,Smith AW,Nifong TP

更新日期：1992-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The normal aqueous humor contains a variety of soluble immunosuppressive factors, including transforming growth factor-beta, alpha-melanocyte stimulating hormone, and vasoactive intestinal peptide. These factors are largely the secretory products of parenchymal cells of the iris and ciliary body. TGF beta has recently...

journal_title：Current eye research

authors： Streilein JW,Wilbanks GA,Taylor A,Cousins S

更新日期：1992-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Trabecular meshwork cells from an inbred strain of mice (A/J) were established in tissue culture. Within 1 hour of enucleation, tissue containing the cornea and the chamber angle was excised and placed in tissue culture. Two to five days later, three cell types grew from the explants. Two of these cell types, corneal ...

journal_title：Current eye research

authors： Begley CG,Yue BY,Hendricks RL

更新日期：1991-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Using experimental model of uveitis, the inflammation-associated chemiluminescence was measured by luminol amplification method. The induction of uveitis in Lewis rats was carried out by immunizing bovine S-antigen in complete Freund's adjuvant on hind foot-pad. The chemiluminescence activity from six sets of retina a...

journal_title：Current eye research

authors： Wu GS,Goto H,Sevanian A,Rao NA

更新日期：1991-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The efficiency of protein immobilization to provide a hydrogel surface with a high affinity for corneal epithelial cells was investigated. The cell adhesive proteins collagen and fibronectin, and the cell adhesive oligopeptide RGDS (arginine-glycine-aspartic acid-serine) were successfully covalently immobilized on pol...

journal_title：Current eye research

authors： Kobayashi H,Ikada Y

更新日期：1991-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The acyclic nucleoside phosphonate analogue PMEA [9-(2-phosphonylmethoxyethyl)adenine] is a broad spectrum antiviral agent effective against DNA viruses and retroviruses. It is particularly active against the human immunodeficiency virus and, like other phosphonylmethoxyalkyl derivatives, it also inhibits HSV-1, TK- H...

journal_title：Current eye research

authors： Maudgal PC,De Clercq E

更新日期：1991-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Four days after corneal inoculation of mice with herpes simplex (type 1) virus (HSV), infected trigeminal ganglion cells with and without calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP) antigenicity were examined by electron microscopy in sections treated with colloidal gold labeled antibodies. Cells that contain CGRP were ide...

journal_title：Current eye research

authors： LaVail JH,Meade LB,Dawson CR

更新日期：1991-01-01 00:00:00