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Journal of ophthalmic & vision research
J Ophthalmic Vis Res
Combined Tenonplasty and Scleral Graft for Refractory Pseudomonas Scleritis Following Pterygium Removal with Mitomycin C Application.
200-202
10.4103/jovr.jovr_122_16
To report a surgical approach combining scleral patch graft and tenonplasty for successful management of refractory Pseudomonas scleritis following pterygium removal with mitomycin C application.
A 75-year-old diabetic woman with a history of prior pterygium excision and mitomycin C application developed infectious necrotizing scleritis caused by Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Owing to progression of scleritis despite medical management, the patient underwent surgery. Intraoperatively, extensive scleral ischemia was noted. Therefore, debridement of the necrotic tissue, scleral graft, tenonplasty to bring blood vessels to the ischemic sclera, and amniotic membrane transplantation were performed. Postoperatively, no signs of ischemia or recurrence of infection were observed. During 6 months of follow-up, the patient achieved complete restoration of the globe integrity with a non-inflamed ocular surface.
Through restoration of blood supply to the ischemic sclera, tenonplasty is an effective adjunctive procedure in addition to conventional scleral patch graft for the treatment of refractory Pseudomonas scleritis associated with ischemia.
Siatiri
Heidar
H
Department of Ophthalmology, Farabi Eye Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Mirzaee-Rad
Nima
N
Department of Ophthalmology, Farabi Eye Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Aggarwal
Shruti
S
Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Department of Ophthalmology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Kheirkhah
Ahmad
A
Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Department of Ophthalmology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
eng
Journal Article
Iran
J Ophthalmic Vis Res
101497643
2008-322X
Infectious Scleritis
Mitomycin C
Pseudomonas Aeruginosa
Pterygium Excision
Tenonplasty
There are no conflicts of interest.
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10.4103/jovr.jovr_122_16
JOVR-13-200
PMC5905316
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2168-6173
2018
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JAMA ophthalmology
JAMA Ophthalmol
Blurry Vision and Eye Pain After Pterygium Surgery.
10.1001/jamaophthalmol.2017.6054
Moussa
Kareem
K
Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Department of Ophthalmology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts.
Shantha
Jessica
J
Department of Ophthalmology, Emory Eye Center, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia.
Schallhorn
Julie M
JM
Department of Ophthalmology and the Francis I. Proctor Foundation, University of California, San Francisco.
eng
Journal Article
2018
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19
United States
JAMA Ophthalmol
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2168-6165
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24
Experimental eye research
Exp. Eye Res.
Signaling pathways activated by resolvin E1 to stimulate mucin secretion and increase intracellular Ca2+ in cultured rat conjunctival goblet cells.
S0014-4835(18)30006-X
10.1016/j.exer.2018.04.015
Glycoconjugate mucin secretion from conjunctival goblet cells is tightly regulated by nerves and specialized pro-resolving mediators (SPMs) to maintain ocular surface health. Here we investigated the actions of the SPM resolvin E1 (RvE1) on cultured rat conjunctival goblet cell glycoconjugate secretion and intracellular [Ca2+] ([Ca2+]i) and the signaling pathways used by RvE1. Goblet cells were cultured from rat conjunctiva in RPMI medium. The amount of RvE1-stimulated glycoconjugate mucin secretion was determined using an enzyme-linked lectin assay with Ulex Europaeus Agglutinin 1 lectin. Cultured goblet cells were also incubated with the Ca2+ indicator dye fura 2/AM and [Ca2+]i was measured. Cultured goblet cells were incubated with inhibitors to phospholipase (PL-) C, D, and A2 signaling pathways. RvE1 stimulated glycoconjugate secretion in a concentration dependent manner and was inhibited with the Ca2+ chelator BAPTA. The Ca2+i response was also increased in a concentration manner when stimulated by RvE1. Inhibition of PLC, PLD, and PLA2, but not Ca2+/calmodulin-dependent kinase blocked RvE1-stimulated increase in [Ca2+]i and glycoconjugate secretion. We conclude that under normal, physiological conditions RvE1 stimulates multiple pathways to increase glycoconjugate secretion and [Ca2+]i. RvE1 could be an important regulator of goblet cell glycoconjugate mucin secretion to maintain ocular surface health.
Copyright © 2018. Published by Elsevier Ltd.
Lippestad
Marit
M
Schepens Eye Research Institute, Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Department of Ophthalmology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA; Faculty of Medicine, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway; Department of Medical Biochemistry, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway.
Hodges
Robin R
RR
Schepens Eye Research Institute, Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Department of Ophthalmology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
Utheim
Tor P
TP
Schepens Eye Research Institute, Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Department of Ophthalmology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA; Department of Medical Biochemistry, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway; Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway.
Serhan
Charles N
CN
Center for Experimental Therapeutics and Reperfusion Injury, Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
Dartt
Darlene A
DA
Schepens Eye Research Institute, Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Department of Ophthalmology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA; Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway. Electronic address: Darlene_dartt@meei.harvard.edu.
eng
Journal Article
2018
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24
England
Exp Eye Res
0370707
0014-4835
Allergy
Conjunctiva
Goblet cells
Inflammation
Pro-resolving mediators
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The British journal of ophthalmology
Br J Ophthalmol
Resting nailfold capillary blood flow in primary open-angle glaucoma.
bjophthalmol-2018-311846
10.1136/bjophthalmol-2018-311846
An altered haemodynamic profile for various ocular posterior segment capillary beds has been documented in primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG). POAG may also involve abnormal non-ocular blood flow, and the nailfold capillaries, which are not affected by elevated intraocular pressure (IOP), are readily assessable.
We measured resting nailfold capillary blood flow in 67 POAG and 63 control subjects using video capillaroscopy. Masked readers tracked blood column voids between consecutive, registered image sequence frames, measured vessel diameter and calculated blood flow. We used multiple logistic regression to investigate the relation between nailfold capillary blood flow and POAG. In secondary analyses, we stratified cases by maximum IOP and concurrent topical beta-blocker use.
Mean (±SD) blood flow in picolitres per second was 26.8±17.6 for POAG cases and 50.1±24.2 for controls (p<0.0001). After adjustment for demographic and clinical factors including blood pressure and pulse, every picolitre per second increase in resting nailfold blood flow was associated with a 6% (95% CI 0.92 to 0.96) reduced odds of POAG (p<0.0001). Similar relations between nailfold capillary blood flow and POAG were found for cases stratified by maximum known IOP and for cases stratified by concurrent topical beta-blocker use.
Reduced resting nailfold capillary blood flow is present in POAG independent of covariates such as blood pressure, pulse and IOP.
© Article author(s) (or their employer(s) unless otherwise stated in the text of the article) 2018. All rights reserved. No commercial use is permitted unless otherwise expressly granted.
Cousins
Clara C
CC
http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7874-0581
Department of Ophthalmology, Massachusetts Eye and Ear, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Chou
Jonathan C
JC
Department of Ophthalmology, Massachusetts Eye and Ear, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Greenstein
Scott H
SH
Department of Ophthalmology, Massachusetts Eye and Ear, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Brauner
Stacey C
SC
Department of Ophthalmology, Massachusetts Eye and Ear, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Shen
Lucy Q
LQ
Department of Ophthalmology, Massachusetts Eye and Ear, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Turalba
Angela V
AV
Department of Ophthalmology, Massachusetts Eye and Ear, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Houlihan
Patricia
P
Department of Ophthalmology, Massachusetts Eye and Ear, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Ritch
Robert
R
Einhorn Clinical Research Center, New York Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai, New York, USA.
Wiggs
Janey L
JL
Department of Ophthalmology, Massachusetts Eye and Ear, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Knepper
Paul A
PA
Department of Ophthalmology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Pasquale
Louis R
LR
Department of Ophthalmology, Massachusetts Eye and Ear, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA louis_pasquale@meei.harvard.edu.
Channing Division of Network Medicine, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
eng
Journal Article
2018
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26
England
Br J Ophthalmol
0421041
0007-1161
blood flow
capillaries
nailfold video capillaroscopy
primary open-angle glaucoma
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10.1136/bjophthalmol-2018-311846
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PloS one
PLoS ONE
Attenuation of choroidal neovascularization by dietary intake of ω-3 long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids and lutein in mice.
e0196037
10.1371/journal.pone.0196037
Dietary ω-3 long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids (LCPUFAs) and lutein each protect against age-related macular degeneration (AMD). We here examined the effects of ω-3 LCPUFAs and lutein supplementation in a mouse model of AMD. Mice were assigned to four groups: (1) a control group fed an ω-3 LCPUFA-free diet, (2) a lutein group fed an ω-3 LCPUFA-free diet with oral administration of lutein, (3) an ω-3 group fed an ω-3 LCPUFA-supplemented diet, and (4) an ω-3 + lutein group fed an ω-3 LCPUFA-supplemented diet with oral administration of lutein. Mice were fed the defined diets beginning 2 weeks before, and received lutein with an oral gavage needle beginning 1 week before, induction of choroidal neovascularization (CNV) by laser photocoagulation. The area of CNV measured in choroidal flat-mount preparations was significantly reduced in mice fed ω-3 LCPUFAs or lutein compared with those in the control group, and it was reduced in an additive manner in those receiving both ω-3 LCPUFAs and lutein. The concentrations of various inflammatory mediators in the retina or choroid were reduced in mice fed ω-3 LCPUFAs or lutein, but no additive effect was apparent. The generation of reactive oxygen species (ROS) in chorioretinal lesions revealed by dihydroethidium staining as well as the expression of NADPH oxidase 4 (Nox4) in the retina revealed by immunohistofluorescence and immunoblot analyses were attenuated by ω-3 LCPUFAs and lutein in a synergistic manner. Our results thus show that dietary intake of ω-3 LCPUFAs and lutein attenuated CNV in an additive manner and in association with suppression of inflammatory mediator production, ROS generation, and Nox4 expression. Dietary supplementation with both ω-3 LCPUFAs and lutein warrants further study as a means to protect against AMD.
Yanai
Ryoji
R
http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0265-9760
Department of Ophthalmology, Yamaguchi University Graduate School of Medicine, Ube, Yamaguchi, Japan.
Chen
Shang
S
Department of Ophthalmology, Yamaguchi University Graduate School of Medicine, Ube, Yamaguchi, Japan.
Uchi
Sho-Hei
SH
Department of Ophthalmology, Yamaguchi University Graduate School of Medicine, Ube, Yamaguchi, Japan.
Nanri
Tomoaki
T
Santen Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd., Osaka, Japan.
Connor
Kip M
KM
Angiogenesis Laboratory, Department of Ophthalmology, Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Harvard Medical School, Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States of America.
Kimura
Kazuhiro
K
Department of Ophthalmology, Yamaguchi University Graduate School of Medicine, Ube, Yamaguchi, Japan.
eng
Journal Article
2018
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United States
PLoS One
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1932-6203
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IEEE transactions on circuits and systems for video technology : a publication of the Circuits and Systems Society
IEEE Trans Circuits Syst Video Technol
A Compact VLSI System for Bio-Inspired Visual Motion Estimation.
1021-1036
10.1109/TCSVT.2016.2630848
This paper proposes a bio-inspired visual motion estimation algorithm based on motion energy, along with its compact very-large-scale integration (VLSI) architecture using low-cost embedded systems. The algorithm mimics motion perception functions of retina, V1, and MT neurons in a primate visual system. It involves operations of ternary edge extraction, spatiotemporal filtering, motion energy extraction, and velocity integration. Moreover, we propose the concept of confidence map to indicate the reliability of estimation results on each probing location. Our algorithm involves only additions and multiplications during runtime, which is suitable for low-cost hardware implementation. The proposed VLSI architecture employs multiple (frame, pixel, and operation) levels of pipeline and massively parallel processing arrays to boost the system performance. The array unit circuits are optimized to minimize hardware resource consumption. We have prototyped the proposed architecture on a low-cost field-programmable gate array platform (Zynq 7020) running at 53-MHz clock frequency. It achieved 30-frame/s real-time performance for velocity estimation on 160 × 120 probing locations. A comprehensive evaluation experiment showed that the estimated velocity by our prototype has relatively small errors (average endpoint error < 0.5 pixel and angular error < 10°) for most motion cases.
Shi
Cong
C
Department of Ophthalmology, Harvard Medical School, Schepens Eye Research Institute, Massachusetts Eye and Ear, Boston, MA 02114 USA.
Luo
Gang
G
Department of Ophthalmology, Harvard Medical School, Schepens Eye Research Institute, Massachusetts Eye and Ear, Boston, MA 02114 USA.
eng
R01 AG041974
AG
NIA NIH HHS
United States
Journal Article
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United States
IEEE Trans Circuits Syst Video Technol
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Bio-inspired motion estimation
motion energy
multiple levels of pipeline
optical flow
spatiotemporal filtering
very-large-scale integration (VLSI) architecture
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JPEN. Journal of parenteral and enteral nutrition
JPEN J Parenter Enteral Nutr
Influence of Human Milk and Parenteral Lipid Emulsions on Serum Fatty Acid Profiles in Extremely Preterm Infants.
10.1002/jpen.1172
Infants born prematurely are at risk of a deficiency in ω-6 and ω-3 long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids (LC-PUFAs) arachidonic acid (AA) and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA). We investigated how fatty acids from breast milk and parenteral lipid emulsions shape serum LC-PUFA profiles in extremely preterm infants during early perinatal life.
Ninety infants born < 28 weeks gestational age were randomized to receive parenteral lipids with or without the ω-3 LC-PUFAs eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) and DHA (SMOFlipid: Fresenius Kabi, Uppsala, Sweden, or Clinoleic: Baxter Medical AB, Kista, Sweden, respectively). The fatty acid composition of infant serum phospholipids was determined from birth to postmenstrual age 40 weeks, and in mother's milk total lipids on postnatal day 7. Enteral and parenteral intake of LC-PUFAs was correlated with levels in infant serum.
Infants administered parenteral ω-3 LC-PUFAs received 4.4 and 19.3 times more DHA and EPA, respectively, over the first 2 weeks of life. Parenteral EPA but not DHA correlated with levels in infant serum. We found linear relationships between dietary EPA and DHA and infant serum levels in the Clinoleic (Baxter Medical AB) group. The volume of administered SMOFlipid (Fresenius Kabi) was inversely correlated with serum AA, whereas Clinoleic (Baxter Medical AB) inversely correlated with serum EPA and DHA.
There appears to be no or low correlation between the amount of DHA administered parenterally and levels measured in serum. Whether this observation reflects serum phospholipid fraction only or truly represents the amount of accreted DHA needs to be investigated. None of the parenteral lipid emulsions satisfactorily maintained high levels of both ω-6 and ω-3 LC-PUFAs in infant serum.
© 2018 The Authors. Journal of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition published by American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition.
Nilsson
Anders K
AK
Section for Ophthalmology, Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden.
Löfqvist
Chatarina
C
Section for Ophthalmology, Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden.
Najm
Svetlana
S
Department of Paediatrics, Institute of Clinical Sciences, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden.
Hellgren
Gunnel
G
Section for Ophthalmology, Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden.
Biomedicine, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden.
Sävman
Karin
K
Department of Paediatrics, Institute of Clinical Sciences, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden.
Andersson
Mats X
MX
Department of Biology and Environmental Sciences, The Faculty of Science, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg.
Smith
Lois E H
LEH
Department of Ophthalmology, Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
Hellström
Ann
A
Section for Ophthalmology, Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden.
eng
Journal Article
2018
04
21
United States
JPEN J Parenter Enteral Nutr
7804134
0148-6071
arachidonic acid
docosahexaenoic acid (DHA)
extremely preterm
human milk
long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids (LC-PUFA)
parenteral nutrition
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BMJ open
BMJ Open
Technology-enabled examinations of cardiac rhythm, optic nerve, oral health, tympanic membrane, gait and coordination evaluated jointly with routine health screenings: an observational study at the 2015 Kumbh Mela in India.
e018774
10.1136/bmjopen-2017-018774
Technology-enabled non-invasive diagnostic screening (TES) using smartphones and other point-of-care medical devices was evaluated in conjunction with conventional routine health screenings for the primary care screening of patients.
Dental conditions, cardiac ECG arrhythmias, tympanic membrane disorders, blood oxygenation levels, optic nerve disorders and neurological fitness were evaluated using FDA-approved advanced smartphone powered technologies. Routine health screenings were also conducted. A novel remote web platform was developed to allow expert physicians to examine TES data and compare efficacy with routine health screenings.
The study was conducted at a primary care centre during the 2015 Kumbh Mela in Maharashtra, India.
494 consenting 18-90 years old adults attending the 2015 Kumbh Mela were tested.
TES and routine health screenings identified unique clinical conditions in distinct patients. Intraoral fluorescent imaging classified 63.3% of the population with dental caries and periodontal diseases. An association between poor oral health and cardiovascular illnesses was also identified. Tympanic membrane imaging detected eardrum abnormalities in 13.0% of the population, several with a medical history of hearing difficulties. Gait and coordination issues were discovered in eight subjects and one subject had arrhythmia. Cross-correlations were observed between low oxygen saturation and low body mass index (BMI) with smokers (p=0.0087 and p=0.0122, respectively), and high BMI was associated with elevated blood pressure in middle-aged subjects.
TES synergistically identified clinically significant abnormalities in several subjects who otherwise presented as normal in routine health screenings. Physicians validated TES findings and used routine health screening data and medical history responses for comprehensive diagnoses for at-risk patients. TES identified high prevalence of oral diseases, hypertension, obesity and ophthalmic conditions among the middle-aged and elderly Indian population, calling for public health interventions.
© Article author(s) (or their employer(s) unless otherwise stated in the text of the article) 2018. All rights reserved. No commercial use is permitted unless otherwise expressly granted.
Shah
Pratik
P
Media Lab, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA.
Yauney
Gregory
G
Media Lab, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA.
Gupta
Otkrist
O
Media Lab, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA.
Patalano Ii
Vincent
V
Department of Ophthalmology, Cambridge Health Alliance, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA.
Department of Opthalmology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Mohit
Mrinal
M
Media Lab, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA.
Merchant
Rikin
R
Department of Prosthodontics, Karmaveer Bhausaheb Hiray Dental College and Hospital, Nashik, Maharashtra, India.
Subramanian
S V
SV
Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
eng
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2018
04
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England
BMJ Open
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glaucoma
primary care
telemedicine
Competing interests: None declared.
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Investigative ophthalmology & visual science
Invest. Ophthalmol. Vis. Sci.
Age-Related Changes to Human Tear Composition.
2024-2031
10.1167/iovs.17-23358
We characterize age-associated alterations in the expression of inflammatory mediators and tissue remodeling factors in human tears.
A total of 75 consecutive volunteers (32 male/44 female; 19-93 years) underwent clinical assessment of ocular surface status, ocular surface disease index (OSDI) grading and tear sampling. The volunteers were categorized into three groups: young (18-40 years), middle-aged (41-60 years), and old (>60 years). Total protein profiles and chip-based protein array evaluations were conducted to investigate the expression of 60 potential candidates, including pro-/anti-inflammatory mediators and tissue remodeling factors. Appropriate validations were performed using conventional assays. Multiple comparisons for regression between potential candidates and age were performed, as well as statistical analyses among the three age groups. Nonpooled samples were used for quantifications.
Pearson analysis of chip-arrays identified 9 of 60 potential candidates. Specifically, IL-8, IL-6, and regulated on activation, normal T cell expressed and secreted (RANTES; P < 0.0083) protein as well as matrix metalloproteinase (MMP)-1, IL-3, and TNF-α (P < 0.05) correlated positively with aging. MIP-3β showed an opposite tendency. Western blot and ELISA analysis corroborated the array data. OSDI grading did not correlate with aging.
Dynamic changes to tear protein profiles occur with aging. Our study identifies the expression of IL-8, IL-6, RANTES, MMP-1, and MIP-3β as increasing with age. These select inflammatory and matrix remodeling factors may be relevant to the development of novel diagnostic tools and therapeutics in the context of age-related ocular surface disease.
Micera
Alessandra
A
Research Laboratories in Ophthalmology, IRCCS-G.B. Bietti Foundation, Rome, Italy.
Di Zazzo
Antonio
A
Ophthalmology Complex Operative Unit, University Campus Bio-Medico, Rome, Italy.
Esposito
Graziana
G
Research Laboratories in Ophthalmology, IRCCS-G.B. Bietti Foundation, Rome, Italy.
Longo
Rosa
R
Ophthalmology Complex Operative Unit, University Campus Bio-Medico, Rome, Italy.
Foulsham
William
W
Schepens Eye Research Institute, Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Maryland, United States.
Sacco
Roberto
R
Neuropsychiatry Research Unit, University Campus Bio-Medico, Rome, Italy.
Sgrulletta
Roberto
R
Ophthalmology Complex Operative Unit, University Campus Bio-Medico, Rome, Italy.
Bonini
Stefano
S
Ophthalmology Complex Operative Unit, University Campus Bio-Medico, Rome, Italy.
eng
Journal Article
United States
Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci
7703701
0146-0404
2018
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10.1167/iovs.17-23358
29677003
2018
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20
1536-4798
2018
Apr
19
Cornea
Cornea
Identification of a Novel TCF4 Isoform in the Human Corneal Endothelium.
10.1097/ICO.0000000000001521
Alternative splice isoforms of TCF4, a gene implicated in Fuchs corneal dystrophy, have been identified in multiple human tissues outside of the eye. The aim of this study was to identify the transcriptional profile of TCF4 in the corneal endothelium.
We extracted RNA from the donor corneal endothelium and performed rapid amplification of cDNA ends. We tested the expression pattern of 1 newly identified isoform (7b) in a panel of cDNA derived from multiple human tissues and included cDNA from corneal endothelial (CE) and retinal pigment epithelial cell lines. To further delineate differential expression of TCF4 splice variants that span CTG18.1, we analyzed expression of 6 alternative splice isoforms that are transcribed from either exon 2 or 3 in RNA extracted from the corneal endothelium of 3 normal donors and a CE cell line.
We identified 11 different isoforms in control CE tissue, including 1 isoform (7b) not reported previously. This isoform is enriched specifically in the corneal endothelium and placenta compared with other tissues in a panel of human cDNA.
We demonstrate the complex expression profile of TCF4 in the human corneal endothelium and reveal expression of alternative splice variants of TCF4.
Eghrari
Allen O
AO
The Wilmer Eye Institute, Department of Ophthalmology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD.
Vasanth
Shivakumar
S
The Wilmer Eye Institute, Department of Ophthalmology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD.
Schepens Eye Research Institute, Department of Ophthalmology, Harvard Medical School, Boston MA.
Gapsis
Briana C
BC
The Wilmer Eye Institute, Department of Ophthalmology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD.
Bison
Henry
H
The Wilmer Eye Institute, Department of Ophthalmology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD.
Jurkunas
Ula
U
Schepens Eye Research Institute, Department of Ophthalmology, Harvard Medical School, Boston MA.
Riazuddin
S Amer
SA
The Wilmer Eye Institute, Department of Ophthalmology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD.
Gottsch
John D
JD
The Wilmer Eye Institute, Department of Ophthalmology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD.
eng
Journal Article
2018
04
19
United States
Cornea
8216186
0277-3740
2018
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29677003
10.1097/ICO.0000000000001521
29675394
2018
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22
2222-3959
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2018
International journal of ophthalmology
Int J Ophthalmol
Cryopreserved limbal lamellar keratoplasty for peripheral corneal and limbal reconstruction.
699-702
10.18240/ijo.2018.04.27
This study aimed to evaluate the outcomes and described the recovery process of cryopreserved limbal lamellar keratoplasty (CLLK) for peripheral corneal and limbal diseases. Thirteen eyes of 12 patients with a mean age of 41±23.9y were included. The average follow-up was 12.1±5.6mo. Stable ocular surface was achieved in all eyes at last follow-up. Epithelialization originated from both recipient and graft in 9 eyes. We conclude that CLLK compensates for the shortage of donor corneas and cryopreserved limbal grafts provide epithelialization sources in ocular surface reconstruction.
Xie
Hua-Tao
HT
Department of Ophthalmology, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430022, China.
Li
Jing
J
Department of Ophthalmology, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430022, China.
Liu
Yang
Y
Schepens Eye Research Institute, Massachusetts Eye and Ear, Harvard Medical School, Boston 02114, USA.
Jiang
Dong-Ling
DL
Department of Ophthalmology, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430022, China.
Shen
Rui-Fen
RF
Department of Ophthalmology, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430022, China.
Zhang
Ming-Chang
MC
Department of Ophthalmology, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430022, China.
eng
Journal Article
2018
04
18
China
Int J Ophthalmol
101553860
2222-3959
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cryopreserve
epithelialization
lamellar keratoplasty
limbus
neovascularization
ocular surface
peripheral corneal and limbal diseases
stem cells
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ijo-11-04-699
PMC5902380
29666122
2018
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2018
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17
The British journal of ophthalmology
Br J Ophthalmol
Iontophoretic delivery of dexamethasone phosphate for non-infectious, non-necrotising anterior scleritis, dose-finding clinical trial.
bjophthalmol-2017-311610
10.1136/bjophthalmol-2017-311610
Currently available treatment options for non-infectious scleritis, including non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, systemic corticosteroids and immunosuppressive therapies, have both efficacy and side effect limitations. Iontophoretic delivery of corticosteroids has been demonstrated to be effective for anterior uveitis and represents a potential new approach to scleritis therapy. We hypothesised that iontophoretic delivery would provide effective and precise medication delivery to the sclera, while limiting systemic exposure and side effects. This first-in-human randomised, double-masked, dose-escalating study of iontophoretic administration of dexamethasone phosphate for scleritis suggests the treatment to be well tolerated and safe (within the limitations of the 18 patients sample size). There was a suggestion of efficacy in the lowest (1.2 mA/min at 0.4 mA) dose group (corresponding to the superficial location of scleritis compared with anterior uveitis), with 5/7 eyes meeting the primary efficacy outcome within 28 days. Our results suggest iontophoretic delivery of corticosteroids is a promising potential treatment for scleritis, with favourable safety and preliminary efficacy results in this phase 1 trial.
NCT01059955.
© Article author(s) (or their employer(s) unless otherwise stated in the text of the article) 2018. All rights reserved. No commercial use is permitted unless otherwise expressly granted.
O'Neil
Erin C
EC
Department of Ophthalmology, Scheie Eye Institute, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
Huang
Jiayan
J
Department of Ophthalmology, Center for Preventive Ophthalmology and Biostatistics, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
Suhler
Eric B
EB
Department of Ophthalmology, Oregon Health and Sciences University, Portland, Oregon, USA.
Dunn
James P
JP
Jr
Mid-Atlantic Retina, Wills Eye Hospital, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
Wilmer Eye Institute, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.
Perez
Victor L
VL
Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, University of Miami, Miami, Florida, USA.
Gritz
David C
DC
Wilmer Eye Institute, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.
McWilliams
Kathy
K
Department of Ophthalmology, Center for Preventive Ophthalmology and Biostatistics, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
Peskin
Ellen
E
Department of Ophthalmology, Center for Preventive Ophthalmology and Biostatistics, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
Ying
Gui-Shuang
GS
Department of Ophthalmology, Center for Preventive Ophthalmology and Biostatistics, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, Center for Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
Bunya
Vatinee Y
VY
Department of Ophthalmology, Scheie Eye Institute, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
Maguire
Maureen G
MG
Department of Ophthalmology, Center for Preventive Ophthalmology and Biostatistics, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, Center for Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
Kempen
John H
JH
http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2967-4792
Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, University of Miami, Miami, Florida, USA kempenjh@yahoo.com.
Department of Ophthalmology, Massachusetts Eye and Ear, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Department of Ophthalmology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Discovery Eye Center, MyungSung Christian Medical Center, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
eng
ClinicalTrials.gov
NCT01059955
Journal Article
2018
04
17
England
Br J Ophthalmol
0421041
0007-1161
Clinical Trial
Drugs
Sclera and Episclera
Treatment other
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10.1136/bjophthalmol-2017-311610
29659833
2018
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1460-2083
2018
Apr
05
Human molecular genetics
Hum. Mol. Genet.
Ift172 conditional knockout mice exhibit rapid retinal degeneration and protein trafficking defects.
10.1093/hmg/ddy109
Intraflagellar transport (IFT) is a bidirectional transport process that occurs along primary cilia and specialized sensory cilia, such as photoreceptor outer-segments. Genes coding for various IFT components are associated with ciliopathies. Mutations in IFT172 lead to diseases ranging from isolated retinal degeneration to severe syndromic ciliopathies. In this study, we created a mouse model of IFT172-associated retinal degeneration to investigate the ocular disease mechanism. We found that depletion of IFT172 in rod photoreceptors leads to a rapid degeneration of the retina, with severely reduced electroretinography responses by one month and complete outer-nuclear layer degeneration by two months. We investigated molecular mechanisms of degeneration and show that IFT172 protein reduction leads to mislocalization of specific photoreceptor outer-segment proteins (RHO, RP1, IFT139), aberrant light-driven translocation of alpha transducin and altered localization of glioma-associated oncogene family member 1 (GLI1). This mouse model exhibits key features of the retinal phenotype observed in patients with IFT172-associated blindness and can be used for in vivo testing of ciliopathy therapies.
Gupta
Priya R
PR
Ocular Genomics Institute, Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Department of Ophthalmology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, 02114, USA.
Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, New York, 10021, USA.
Pendse
Nachiket
N
Ocular Genomics Institute, Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Department of Ophthalmology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, 02114, USA.
Greenwald
Scott H
SH
Ocular Genomics Institute, Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Department of Ophthalmology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, 02114, USA.
Leon
Mihoko
M
Ocular Genomics Institute, Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Department of Ophthalmology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, 02114, USA.
Liu
Qin
Q
Ocular Genomics Institute, Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Department of Ophthalmology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, 02114, USA.
Pierce
Eric A
EA
Ocular Genomics Institute, Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Department of Ophthalmology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, 02114, USA.
Bujakowska
Kinga M
KM
Ocular Genomics Institute, Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Department of Ophthalmology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, 02114, USA.
eng
Journal Article
2018
04
05
England
Hum Mol Genet
9208958
0964-6906
2017
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29659833
4961539
10.1093/hmg/ddy109
29659558
2018
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2073-4425
9
4
2018
Apr
16
Genes
Genes (Basel)
Special Issue Introduction: Inherited Retinal Disease: Novel Candidate Genes, Genotype-Phenotype Correlations, and Inheritance Models.
E215
10.3390/genes9040215
Inherited retinal diseases (IRDs) are genetically and clinically heterogeneous disorders.[...].
Cremers
Frans P M
FPM
Department of Human Genetics and Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition and Behaviour, Radboud University Medical Center, P.O. Box 9101, 6500 HB Nijmegen, The Netherlands. Frans.Cremers@radboudumc.nl.
Boon
Camiel J F
CJF
Department of Ophthalmology, Leiden University Medical Center, P.O. Box 9600, 2300 RC Leiden, The Netherlands. C.J.F.Boon@lumc.nl.
Academic Medical Center, Department of Ophthalmology, Meibergdreef 9, 1105 AZ Amsterdam, The Netherlands. C.J.F.Boon@lumc.nl.
Bujakowska
Kinga
K
Ocular Genomics Institute, Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02114, USA. Kinga_Bujakowska@MEEI.HARVARD.EDU.
Zeitz
Christina
C
0000-0002-3510-1712
Sorbonne Université, INSERM, CNRS, Institut de la Vision, Department of Genetics, 17 rue Moreau, 75012 Paris, France. christina.zeitz@inserm.fr.
eng
Editorial
2018
04
16
Switzerland
Genes (Basel)
101551097
2073-4425
The authors declare no conflict of interest.
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10.3390/genes9040215
29649829
2018
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1661-7819
114
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2018
Apr
12
Neonatology
Neonatology
Relation of Retinopathy of Prematurity to Brain Volumes at Term Equivalent Age and Developmental Outcome at 2 Years of Corrected Age in Very Preterm Infants.
46-52
10.1159/000487847
Retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) is a major complication of preterm birth and has been associated with later visual and nonvisual impairments.
To evaluate relationships between any stage of ROP, brain volumes, and developmental outcomes.
This study included 52 very preterm infants (gestational age [mean ± SD]: 26.4 ± 1.9 weeks). Total brain, gray matter, unmyelinated white matter (UWMV), and cerebellar volumes were estimated in 51 out of 52 infants by magnetic resonance imaging at term-equivalent age. Bayley Scales of Infant Development were used to assess developmental outcomes in 49 out of 52 infants at a mean corrected age of 24.6 months.
Nineteen out of 52 infants developed any stage of ROP. Infants with ROP had a lower median (IQR) UWMV (173 [156-181] vs. 204 [186-216] mL, p < 0.001) and cerebellar volume (18.3 [16.5-20] vs. 22.3 [20.3-24.7] mL, p < 0.001) than infants without ROP. They also had a lower median (IQR) mental developmental index (72 [56-83] vs. 100 [88-104], p < 0.001) and a lower psychomotor developmental index (80 [60-85] vs. 92 [81-103], p = 0.002). Brain volumes and developmental outcomes did not differ among infants with different stages of ROP.
Any stage of ROP in preterm infants was associated with a reduced brain volume and an impaired developmental outcome. These results suggest that common pathways may lead to impaired neural and neurovascular development in the brain and retina and that all stages of ROP may be considered in future studies on ROP and development.
© 2018 S. Karger AG, Basel.
Sveinsdóttir
Kristbjörg
K
Division of Pediatrics, Department of Clinical Sciences, Skåne University Hospital, Lund University, Lund, Sweden.
Ley
David
D
Division of Pediatrics, Department of Clinical Sciences, Skåne University Hospital, Lund University, Lund, Sweden.
Hövel
Holger
H
Division of Pediatrics, Department of Clinical Sciences, Central Hospital Kristianstad, Lund, Sweden.
Fellman
Vineta
V
Division of Pediatrics, Department of Clinical Sciences, Skåne University Hospital, Lund University, Lund, Sweden.
Children's Hospital, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland.
Hüppi
Petra S
PS
Division of Development and Growth, Department of Pediatrics, University Hospital of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland.
Smith
Lois E H
LEH
Department of Opthalmology, Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Hellström
Ann
A
Sahlgrenska Center for Pediatric Ophthalmology Research, Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden.
Hansen Pupp
Ingrid
I
Division of Pediatrics, Department of Clinical Sciences, Skåne University Hospital, Lund University, Lund, Sweden.
eng
R01 EY017017
EY
NEI NIH HHS
United States
R24 EY024864
EY
NEI NIH HHS
United States
Journal Article
2018
04
12
Switzerland
Neonatology
101286577
1661-7800
Brain volume
Developmental outcome
Magnetic resonance imaging
Mental developmental index
Preterm birth
Psychomotor developmental index
Retinopathy of prematurity
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2018
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10.1159/000487847
29633588
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10
2162-0989
2018
Apr
09
Asia-Pacific journal of ophthalmology (Philadelphia, Pa.)
Asia Pac J Ophthalmol (Phila)
Familial Exudative Vitreoretinopathy: Pathophysiology, Diagnosis, and Management.
10.22608/APO.201855
Familial exudative vitreoretinopathy (FEVR) is a heritable vitreoretinopathy characterized by anomalous retinal vascular development. The principal feature of the disease is an avascular peripheral retina. This in turn can cause further pathological changes including neovascularization, exudation, hemorrhage, and retinal detachment. The biological basis of the disease is thought to be from defects in the Wnt signaling pathway. Many gene mutations have been implicated, and these can be inherited in an autosomal dominant (most common), autosomal recessive, and X-linked recessive fashion. Examination with wide-field fluorescein angiography is essential and can identify the disease in its earlier stages, enabling timely treatment, in addition to helping identify asymptomatic family members. The current treatment paradigm involves laser photocoagulation of the avascular peripheral retina for neovascular sequelae and vitreoretinal surgery for progressive retinal detachment. Further studies are underway to better characterize this complex vitreoretinopathy.
Copyright 2018 Asia-Pacific Academy of Ophthalmology.
Tauqeer
Zujaja
Z
Retina Service, Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts.
Yonekawa
Yoshihiro
Y
Retina Service, Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts.
Pediatric Retina Surgery, Department of Ophthalmology, Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts.
eng
Journal Article
2018
04
09
China
Asia Pac J Ophthalmol (Phila)
101583622
2162-0989
FEVR
familial exudative vitreoretinopathy
2018
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10.22608/APO.201855
29631901
2018
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10
1549-4713
2018
Apr
06
Ophthalmology
Ophthalmology
Contact Lens Correction of Aphakia in Children: A Report by the American Academy of Ophthalmology.
S0161-6420(18)30675-4
10.1016/j.ophtha.2018.03.014
To review the published literature to assess the visual outcomes and adverse events associated with the 2 most commonly used contact lenses for treating aphakia in children: silicone elastomer (SE) and rigid gas permeable (RGP).
Literature searches were last conducted in January 2018 in the PubMed, Cochrane Library, and ClinicalTrials.gov databases with no date or language restrictions. These combined searches yielded 167 citations, 27 of which were reviewed in full text. Of these, 10 articles were deemed appropriate for inclusion in this assessment and subsequently assigned a level of evidence rating by the panel methodologist.
The literature search identified 4 level II studies and 6 level III studies. There were insufficient data to compare visual outcomes for eyes treated using SE lenses versus RGP lenses. Silicone elastomer lenses have the advantage that they can be worn on an extended-wear basis, but they were associated with more adverse events than RGP lenses. These adverse events included microbial keratitis, corneal infiltrates, corneal edema, corneal scars, lenses adhering to the cornea, superficial punctate keratopathy, lid swelling, and conjunctival hyperemia. The lens replacement rate was approximately 50% higher for RGP lenses in the only study that directly compared SE and RGP lenses.
Limited evidence was found in the literature on this topic. Silicone elastomer and RGP contact lenses were found to be effective for treating aphakia in children. Silicone elastomer lenses are easier to fit and may be worn on an extended-wear basis. Rigid gas permeable lenses must be removed every night and require a more customized fit, but they are associated with fewer adverse events. The choice of which lens a practitioner prescribes should be based on the particular needs of each patient.
Copyright © 2018 American Academy of Ophthalmology. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
Lambert
Scott R
SR
Department of Ophthalmology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, California.
Kraker
Raymond T
RT
Jaeb Center for Health Research, Tampa, Florida.
Pineles
Stacy L
SL
Jules Stein Eye Institute, Los Angeles, California.
Hutchinson
Amy K
AK
Department of Ophthalmology, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia.
Wilson
Lorri B
LB
Casey Eye Institute, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, Oregon.
Galvin
Jennifer A
JA
Eye Surgery Associates, LLC, Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Science, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut.
VanderVeen
Deborah K
DK
Department of Ophthalmology, Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts.
eng
Journal Article
2018
04
06
United States
Ophthalmology
7802443
0161-6420
2018
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2018
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S0161-6420(18)30675-4
10.1016/j.ophtha.2018.03.014
29630857
2018
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1525-2191
2018
Apr
06
The American journal of pathology
Am. J. Pathol.
The Role of Microglia and Peripheral Monocytes in Retinal Damage Following Corneal Chemical Injury.
S0002-9440(17)31228-2
10.1016/j.ajpath.2018.03.005
Eyes that have suffered alkali burn to the surface are excessively susceptible to subsequent severe glaucoma and retinal ganglion cell loss, despite maximal efforts to prevent or slow down the disease. Recently, we have shown in mice and rabbits, that such retinal damage is neither mediated by the alkali itself reaching the retina nor by intraocular pressure elevation. Rather, it is caused by the up-regulation of tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-α) that rapidly diffuses posteriorly, causing retinal ganglion cell apoptosis and CD45+ cell activation. Here, we investigated the involvement of peripheral blood monocytes and microglia in retinal damage. Using CX3CR1+/EGFP::CCR2+/RFP reporter mice and bone marrow chimeras, we show that peripheral CX3CR1+CD45hiCD11b+MHC-II+ monocyte infiltrate into the retina from the optic nerve at 24 hours after the burn and release further TNF-α. A secondary source of peripheral monocyte response originates from a rare population of 'patrolling' myeloid CCR2+ cells of the retina that differentiate into CX3CR1+ macrophages within hours after the injury. As a result, CX3CR1+CD45loCD11b+ microglia become reactive at 7 days, causing further TNF-α release. Prompt TNF-α inhibition after corneal burn suppresses monocyte infiltration and microglia activation, and protects the retina. This study may prove relevant to other injuries of the central nervous system.
Copyright © 2018. Published by Elsevier Inc.
Paschalis
Eleftherios I
EI
Massachusetts Eye and Ear, Department of Ophthalmology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA; Massachusetts Eye and Ear / Schepens Eye Research Institute, Boston Keratoprosthesis Laboratory, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA; Disruptive Technology Laboratory, Massachusetts Eye and Ear, Department of Ophthalmology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA. Electronic address: eleftherios_paschalis@meei.harvard.edu.
Lei
Fengyang
F
Massachusetts Eye and Ear, Department of Ophthalmology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA; Massachusetts Eye and Ear / Schepens Eye Research Institute, Boston Keratoprosthesis Laboratory, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA; Disruptive Technology Laboratory, Massachusetts Eye and Ear, Department of Ophthalmology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA.
Zhou
Chengxin
C
Massachusetts Eye and Ear, Department of Ophthalmology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA; Massachusetts Eye and Ear / Schepens Eye Research Institute, Boston Keratoprosthesis Laboratory, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA; Disruptive Technology Laboratory, Massachusetts Eye and Ear, Department of Ophthalmology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA.
Kapoulea
Vassiliki
V
Massachusetts Eye and Ear, Department of Ophthalmology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA; Massachusetts Eye and Ear / Schepens Eye Research Institute, Boston Keratoprosthesis Laboratory, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA; Disruptive Technology Laboratory, Massachusetts Eye and Ear, Department of Ophthalmology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA.
Thanos
Aristomenis
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Angiogenesis Laboratory, Massachusetts Eye and Ear, Department of Ophthalmology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA.
Dana
Reza
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Massachusetts Eye and Ear, Department of Ophthalmology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA.
Vavvas
Demetrios
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Angiogenesis Laboratory, Massachusetts Eye and Ear, Department of Ophthalmology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA.
Chodosh
James
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Massachusetts Eye and Ear, Department of Ophthalmology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA; Disruptive Technology Laboratory, Massachusetts Eye and Ear, Department of Ophthalmology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA.
Dohlman
Claes H
CH
Massachusetts Eye and Ear, Department of Ophthalmology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA; Massachusetts Eye and Ear / Schepens Eye Research Institute, Boston Keratoprosthesis Laboratory, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA.
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United States
Am J Pathol
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Ophthalmic research
Ophthalmic Res.
Meibomian Gland Dysfunction in Primary and Secondary Sjögren Syndrome.
10.1159/000487487
We hypothesized that women with primary (pSS) and secondary Sjögren syndrome (sSS; with systemic lupus erythematosus [SLE] or rheumatoid arthritis [RA]) have meibomian gland dysfunction (MGD). We sought to test our hypothesis.
Subjects with pSS, sSS + SLE, sSS + RA, and non-SS-related MGD were recruited from the Sjögren's Syndrome Foundation or outpatient clinics at Tufts University School of Dental Medicine or Brigham and Women's Hospital. The control population was recruited from the Greater Boston area. After providing written informed consent, the subjects underwent an eye examination and/or completed two questionnaires that assess symptoms of dry eye disease (DED).
Our results demonstrate that pSS and sSS patients have MGD. These subjects had meibomian gland orifice metaplasia, an increased number of occluded meibomian gland orifices, and a reduced quality of meibomian gland secretions. Further, patients with pSS, sSS + SLE, sSS + RA, and MGD had significant alterations in their tear film, lid margin, cornea, and conjunctiva. Symptoms of DED were increased ∼10-fold in all pSS, sSS, and MGD groups relative to controls.
Our findings support our hypothesis and show that individuals with pSS, sSS + SLE, and sSS + RA have MGD. In addition, our study indicates that patients with pSS and sSS have both aqueous-deficient and evaporative DED.
© 2018 S. Karger AG, Basel.
Sullivan
David A
DA
Schepens Eye Research Institute, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Department of Ophthalmology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Massachusetts Eye and Ear, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Dana
Reza
R
Schepens Eye Research Institute, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Department of Ophthalmology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Massachusetts Eye and Ear, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Sullivan
Rose M
RM
Schepens Eye Research Institute, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Krenzer
Kathleen L
KL
Schepens Eye Research Institute, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Department of Ophthalmology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Sahin
Afsun
A
Schepens Eye Research Institute, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Department of Ophthalmology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Koç University Medical School, Istanbul, Turkey.
Arica
Beril
B
Schepens Eye Research Institute, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Liu
Yang
Y
Schepens Eye Research Institute, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Department of Ophthalmology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Massachusetts Eye and Ear, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Kam
Wendy R
WR
Schepens Eye Research Institute, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Department of Ophthalmology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Massachusetts Eye and Ear, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Papas
Athena S
AS
Tufts University School of Dental Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Cermak
Jennifer M
JM
Schepens Eye Research Institute, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Department of Ophthalmology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
eng
Journal Article
2018
04
06
Switzerland
Ophthalmic Res
0267442
0030-3747
Lacrimal gland
Meibomian gland
Primary Sjögren syndrome
Rheumatoid arthritis
Secondary Sjögren syndrome
Systemic lupus erythematosus
Tear film
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2018
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The ocular surface
Ocul Surf
Improving the practicality and safety of artificial corneas: Pre-assembly and gamma-rays sterilization of the boston keratoprosthesis.
S1542-0124(18)30044-2
10.1016/j.jtos.2018.04.002
To make the Boston keratoprosthesis (B-KPro), together with its carrier corneal graft, more easily procured, transported and stored, as well as less expensive, easier for the surgeon to implant and safer for the patient, it is proposed that the B-KPro-graft combination be pre-assembled by an expert technician, followed by sterilization with gamma ray irradiation (GI) allowing long-term storage at room temperature. For this to be possible, it must be shown that the B-KPro itself (not only the graft) remains unharmed by the irradiation.
Polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA) discs and B-KPros were submitted to either ethylene oxide sterilization or different doses of GI. Cell biocompatibility, mechanical strength and optical quality were evaluated. The feasibility of assembling the B-KPro to a corneal graft, and gamma-radiate afterwards, was also assessed.
There were no differences in cell biocompatibility between the samples. The optical evaluation showed high levels of transparency for all the groups. The absorbance of ultraviolet was higher for the groups treated with GI. The mechanical evaluation by nanoindentation showed no alterations of the PMMA discs after GI. The flexure test revealed a similar mechanical behavior. Technically, pre-assembly and GI of the B-KPro revealed no problems.
Sterilization of B-KPro using GI has no detrimental influence on the device. The pre-assembly of B-KPro to a donor cornea, followed by gamma sterilization, emerges as an efficient and safe procedure.
Copyright © 2018. Published by Elsevier Inc.
Gonzalez-Andrades
Miguel
M
Massachusetts Eye and Ear and Schepens Eye Research Institute, Department of Ophthalmology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, United States. Electronic address: miguel_gonzalez@meei.harvard.edu.
Sharifi
Roholah
R
Massachusetts Eye and Ear and Schepens Eye Research Institute, Department of Ophthalmology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, United States.
Islam
Mohammad-Mirazul
MM
Massachusetts Eye and Ear and Schepens Eye Research Institute, Department of Ophthalmology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, United States.
Divoux
Thibaut
T
Centre de Recherche Paul Pascal, CNRS UMR, 5031, Pessac, France; MultiScale Material Science for Energy and Environment, UMI 3466, CNRS-MIT, Cambridge, MA, United States.
Haist
Michael
M
Institute of Concrete Structures and Building Materials, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Karlsruhe, Germany; Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Civil and Environmental Engineering Department, Cambridge, MA, United States.
Paschalis
Eleftherios
E
Massachusetts Eye and Ear and Schepens Eye Research Institute, Department of Ophthalmology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, United States.
Gelfand
Larisa
L
Massachusetts Eye and Ear and Schepens Eye Research Institute, Department of Ophthalmology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, United States.
Mamodaly
Shamina
S
Massachusetts Eye and Ear and Schepens Eye Research Institute, Department of Ophthalmology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, United States.
Di Cecilia
Luca
L
Massachusetts Eye and Ear and Schepens Eye Research Institute, Department of Ophthalmology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, United States.
Cruzat
Andrea
A
Massachusetts Eye and Ear and Schepens Eye Research Institute, Department of Ophthalmology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, United States.
Ulm
Franz-Josef
FJ
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Civil and Environmental Engineering Department, Cambridge, MA, United States.
Chodosh
James
J
Massachusetts Eye and Ear and Schepens Eye Research Institute, Department of Ophthalmology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, United States.
Delori
Francois
F
Massachusetts Eye and Ear and Schepens Eye Research Institute, Department of Ophthalmology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, United States.
Dohlman
Claes H
CH
Massachusetts Eye and Ear and Schepens Eye Research Institute, Department of Ophthalmology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, United States.
eng
Journal Article
2018
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05
United States
Ocul Surf
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Artificial corneas
Boston keratoprosthesis
Gamma radiation
Gamma rays
Preassembly
Sterilization
2018
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2018
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Journal of AAPOS : the official publication of the American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus
J AAPOS
A case of Graves' ophthalmopathy associated with pembrolizumab (Keytruda) therapy.
S1091-8531(18)30039-9
10.1016/j.jaapos.2018.01.006
We present the first reported case of Graves' orbitopathy induced by pembrolizumab, a new FDA-approved drug used for the treatment of multiple refractory solid tumors and classic Hodgkin lymphoma. Pembrolizumab elicits T-lymphocyte proliferation; we suspect that thyroid eye disease may result in some cases.
Copyright © 2018. Published by Elsevier Inc.
Park
Ella S Y
ESY
Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea.
Rabinowits
Guilherme
G
Medical Oncology Department, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts.
Hamnvik
Ole-Petter R
OR
Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Hypertension, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts.
Dagi
Linda R
LR
Department of Ophthalmology, Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts. Electronic address: Linda.Dagi@childrens.harvard.edu.
eng
Journal Article
2018
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United States
J AAPOS
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2018
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American journal of ophthalmology
Am. J. Ophthalmol.
Peripheral Changes Associated with Delayed Dark Adaptation in Age-related Macular Degeneration.
S0002-9394(18)30150-8
10.1016/j.ajo.2018.03.035
To study the association between peripheral changes in Age-related Macular Degeneration (AMD) and dark adaptation (DA).
Prospective, cross-sectional study.
We recruited patients with AMD and a control group (> 50 years) without any vitreoretinal disease. Ultra-widefield (UWF) pseudocolor and fundus autofluorescence (FAF) (Optos Inc, MA) were obtained, and were assessed by two graders for the presence of several peripheral changes in perimacular, mid- and far-peripheral zones. All participants were also imaged with 7 field color fundus photographs used for AMD staging (AREDS system). Both eyes of study participants were tested with the AdaptDx® (MacuLogix, PA) DA extended protocol (20 minutes). Multilevel, mixed-effect models (accounting for correlated outcomes between 2 eyes) were used for analyses.
We included 128 eyes (n= 72 patients), 75% with AMD and the remainder controls. The presence of reticular pigmentary changes in the mid- (ß= 4.3, p=0.012) and far- peripheral zones (ß= 8.4, p<0.001) was associated with delayed rod-intercept times (RITs), even after adjusting for confounding factors. The presence, number and extent of peripheral classic drusen did not show a similar association (p ≥ 0.148). The presence of a mottled decreased FAF pattern in the mid-peripheral zone was also associated with prolonged RITs (β= 4.4, p= 0.031).
Our results suggest an association between DA and the presence of peripheral reticular pigmentary changes, as well as the presence of a peripheral mottled decreased FAF pattern. This provides new insights on the clinical significance of peripheral changes in AMD, and their contribution to impairments on DA.
Copyright © 2018. Published by Elsevier Inc.
Laíns
Inês
I
Retina Service, Massachusetts Eye and Ear, Harvard Ophthalmology AMD Center of Excellence, Department of Ophthalmology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, United States.
Park
Dong Ho
DH
Retina Service, Massachusetts Eye and Ear, Harvard Ophthalmology AMD Center of Excellence, Department of Ophthalmology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, United States.
Mukai
Ryo
R
Retina Service, Massachusetts Eye and Ear, Harvard Ophthalmology AMD Center of Excellence, Department of Ophthalmology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, United States.
Silverman
Rebecca
R
Retina Service, Massachusetts Eye and Ear, Harvard Ophthalmology AMD Center of Excellence, Department of Ophthalmology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, United States.
Oellers
Patrick
P
Retina Service, Massachusetts Eye and Ear, Harvard Ophthalmology AMD Center of Excellence, Department of Ophthalmology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, United States.
Mach
Steven
S
Retina Service, Massachusetts Eye and Ear, Harvard Ophthalmology AMD Center of Excellence, Department of Ophthalmology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, United States.
Kim
Ivana K
IK
Retina Service, Massachusetts Eye and Ear, Harvard Ophthalmology AMD Center of Excellence, Department of Ophthalmology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, United States.
Vavvas
Demetrios G
DG
Retina Service, Massachusetts Eye and Ear, Harvard Ophthalmology AMD Center of Excellence, Department of Ophthalmology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, United States.
Miller
Joan W
JW
Retina Service, Massachusetts Eye and Ear, Harvard Ophthalmology AMD Center of Excellence, Department of Ophthalmology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, United States.
Miller
John B
JB
Retina Service, Massachusetts Eye and Ear, Harvard Ophthalmology AMD Center of Excellence, Department of Ophthalmology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, United States.
Husain
Deeba
D
Retina Service, Massachusetts Eye and Ear, Harvard Ophthalmology AMD Center of Excellence, Department of Ophthalmology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, United States. Electronic address: Deeba_Husain@meei.harvard.edu.
eng
Journal Article
2018
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United States
Am J Ophthalmol
0370500
0002-9394
2018
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29621365
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2018
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JAMA ophthalmology
JAMA Ophthalmol
Association of Hypovitaminosis D With Increased Risk of Uveitis in a Large Health Care Claims Database.
10.1001/jamaophthalmol.2018.0642
Understanding the role of vitamin D-which regulates inflammatory responses-in noninfectious uveitis (an inflammatory disease) may provide insight into treatment and prevention of this disease.
To investigate whether there is an association between hypovitaminosis D and incident noninfectious uveitis.
In a retrospective case-control study, data from a health care claims database containing deidentified medical claims from a large private insurer were used to identify 558 adults enrolled from January 1, 2000, to December 31, 2016, who received a diagnosis of noninfectious uveitis from an eye care clinician (with receipt of a confirmatory diagnosis within 120 days of the initial diagnosis) and who had a vitamin D level measured within 1 year before the first diagnosis. Exclusion criteria included having systemic disease or receiving medication known to lower vitamin D levels, having undergone intraocular surgery, and having infectious uveitis. Each case patient was matched with 5 controls on the basis of age, sex, race/ethnicity, and index date (2790 controls). The controls had vitamin D level determined either within 1 year before or within 6 months after receiving an eye examination with normal findings. Multiple logistic regression models were used to examine the association between hypovitaminosis D and noninfectious uveitis.
The primary, prespecified analysis assessed the association of noninfectious uveitis with hypovitaminosis D (vitamin D level ≤20 ng/mL).
The 558 cases and 2790 controls were matched on age, and each group had a mean (SD) age of 58.9 (14.7) years. Among the cohort of 3348 patients, 2526 (75.4%) were female, and the racial/ethnic distribution in the matched samples was 2022 (60.4%) white, 552 (16.5%) black, 402 (12.0%) Hispanic, 162 (4.8%) Asian, and 210 (6.3%) unknown. Patients with normal vitamin D levels had 21% lower odds of having noninfectious uveitis than patients with low vitamin D levels (odds ratio [OR], 0.79; 95% CI, 0.62-0.99; P = .04). In a race-stratified analysis, an association between vitamin D and uveitis was found in black patients (OR, 0.49; 95% CI, 0.30-0.80; P = .004) and was qualitatively similar but nonsignificant in white patients (OR, 0.87; 95% CI, 0.62-1.21; P = .40) and Hispanic patients (OR, 0.60; 95% CI, 0.33-1.10; P = .10).
This and other reports have found an association between hypovitaminosis D and noninfectious uveitis. However, these studies cannot establish a causal relationship. Prospective studies are warranted to evaluate whether hypovitaminosis D causes increased risk of uveitis and the role of vitamin D supplementation in prevention and treatment of uveitis.
Sobrin
Lucia
L
Department of Ophthalmology, Harvard Medical School, Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Boston.
Stanwyck
Lynn K
LK
Department of Ophthalmology, Harvard Medical School, Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Boston.
Pan
Wei
W
Department of Ophthalmology, Scheie Eye Institute, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia.
Hubbard
Rebecca A
RA
Department of Biostatistics, Epidemiology & Informatics, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia.
Kempen
John H
JH
Department of Ophthalmology, Harvard Medical School, Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Boston.
Discovery Eye Center, MyungSung Christian Medical Center, MyungSung Medical School, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
VanderBeek
Brian L
BL
Department of Ophthalmology, Scheie Eye Institute, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia.
eng
Journal Article
2018
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United States
JAMA Ophthalmol
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2168-6165
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Nature
Nature
Lens regeneration in children.
E2-E3
10.1038/nature26149
Vavvas
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Department of Ophthalmology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Department of Ophthalmology, Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Dryja
Thaddeus P
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Ocular Pathology Service, Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Department of Ophthalmology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
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M Edward
ME
Albert Florens Storm Eye Institute, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina, USA.
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Timothy W
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Department of Ophthalmology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA.
Shah
Ankoor
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Department of Ophthalmology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Department of Ophthalmology, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Jurkunas
Ula
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Department of Ophthalmology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Department of Ophthalmology, Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Pineda
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R
Department of Ophthalmology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Department of Ophthalmology, Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Poulaki
Vasiliki
V
Department of Ophthalmology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Department of Ophthalmology, Veterans Affairs Hospital, Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
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Sotiria
S
Department of Ophthalmology, Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, University of Miami, Miami, Florida, USA.
Veldman
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P
Department of Ophthalmology, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Moreno-Montañés
Javier
J
Department of Ophthalmology, University of Navarra, Pamplona, Spain.
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MD
Ophthalmic Research Unit "Santiago Grisolía" and Cellular and Molecular Ophthalmobiology Group at the Department of Ophthalmology, University of Valencia, Valencia, Spain.
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José Carlos
JC
Department of Ophthalmology, Hospital Clinico Universitario and IOBA (Eye Institute) University of Valladolid, Valladolid, Spain.
Tsilimbaris
Miltiadis
M
Department of Ophthalmology, University of Crete, Crete, Greece.
Rhee
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D
Department of Ophthalmology, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, Ohio, USA.
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K
Department of Ophthalmology, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Hunter
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Department of Ophthalmology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Department of Ophthalmology, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
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Institute of Experimental Ophthalmology, Westfalian Wilhelms-University of Münster, Albert-Schweitzer Campus 1, D15, 48149 Münster, Germany.
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Department of Ophthalmology, Kagoshima University, Kagoshima, Japan.
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Department of Ophthalmology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Department of Ophthalmology, Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
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Department of Ophthalmology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Department of Ophthalmology, Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
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D
Department of Ophthalmology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Department of Ophthalmology, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
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Scott R
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Department of Ophthalmology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California, USA.
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BACKGROUND HSP60-related immunological activities are found in normal-pressure glaucoma (NPG) patients, in whom an elevated intraocular pressure (IOP) found in primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG) is not observed. HSP60 was found in POAG and NPG patients, while anti-HSP60 level was mainly found to be higher in NPG patients. The purpose of this study was to compare the percentages of Th cells and levels of related cytokines, attempting to provide evidence to explain this discrepancy. MATERIAL AND METHODS Blood samples from POAG, NPG, and normal control (NC) groups were collected and peripheral blood monocytes were isolated and cultured with or without the stimulation of HSP60. Flow cytometry and enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay were used to assess the percentages of Th1, Th2, Th17, and Treg cells, as well as HSP60 antibody levels and related cytokine levels, before and after culture. RESULTS Significantly higher titers of anti-HSP60 were observed only in NPG patients. Comparable Th1 and Th2 cell frequencies, IL-4 level, and IFN-γ level were found in POAG and NPG patients, while higher Treg cell frequency was only found in POAG patients. After culturing with HSP60, increased Th2 frequencies and decreased Th1 frequencies were observed in the POAG, NPG, and NC groups, while increased Treg frequency was only identified in the POAG and NC groups. CONCLUSIONS Different Th cell patterns were observed among POAG, NPG, and NC groups. Lack of induction of Treg cells and imbalance of the pro-inflammatory and anti-inflammatory response patterns of Th cells exist in some NPG patients.
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Department of Ophthalmology, Ninth People's Hospital, Shanghai JiaoTong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China (mainland).
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Shanghai Institute of Immunology, Shanghai JiaoTong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China (mainland).
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Shanghai Institute of Immunology, Shanghai JiaoTong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China (mainland).
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Department of Ophthalmology, Ninth People's Hospital, Shanghai JiaoTong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China (mainland).
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Department of Ophthalmology, Schepens Eye Research Institute, Massachusetts Eye and Ear, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
VA Boston Healthcare System, Boston, MA, USA.
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Wenyi
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Department of Ophthalmology, Ninth People's Hospital, Shanghai JiaoTong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China (mainland).
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Srikant K
SK
Schepens Eye Research Institute, Massachusetts Eye and Ear, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, United States.
L.V. Prasad Eye Institute, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India.
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Schepens Eye Research Institute, Massachusetts Eye and Ear, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, United States.
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Schepens Eye Research Institute, Massachusetts Eye and Ear, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, United States.
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Mingshun
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Schepens Eye Research Institute, Massachusetts Eye and Ear, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, United States.
Department of Ophthalmology, Beijing Hospital, National Center of Gerontology, Beijing, P.R. China.
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Virender S
VS
L.V. Prasad Eye Institute, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India.
L.V. Prasad Eye Institute, Hyderabad, India.
Chauhan
Sunil K
SK
Schepens Eye Research Institute, Massachusetts Eye and Ear, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, United States.
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EY
NEI NIH HHS
United States
Journal Article
United States
Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci
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Nature
A new class of synthetic retinoid antibiotics effective against bacterial persisters.
103-107
10.1038/nature26157
A challenge in the treatment of Staphylococcus aureus infections is the high prevalence of methicillin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA) strains and the formation of non-growing, dormant 'persister' subpopulations that exhibit high levels of tolerance to antibiotics and have a role in chronic or recurrent infections. As conventional antibiotics are not effective in the treatment of infections caused by such bacteria, novel antibacterial therapeutics are urgently required. Here we used a Caenorhabditis elegans-MRSA infection screen to identify two synthetic retinoids, CD437 and CD1530, which kill both growing and persister MRSA cells by disrupting lipid bilayers. CD437 and CD1530 exhibit high killing rates, synergism with gentamicin, and a low probability of resistance selection. All-atom molecular dynamics simulations demonstrated that the ability of retinoids to penetrate and embed in lipid bilayers correlates with their bactericidal ability. An analogue of CD437 was found to retain anti-persister activity and show an improved cytotoxicity profile. Both CD437 and this analogue, alone or in combination with gentamicin, exhibit considerable efficacy in a mouse model of chronic MRSA infection. With further development and optimization, synthetic retinoids have the potential to become a new class of antimicrobials for the treatment of Gram-positive bacterial infections that are currently difficult to cure.
Kim
Wooseong
W
Division of Infectious Diseases, Rhode Island Hospital, Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island 02903, USA.
Zhu
Wenpeng
W
School of Engineering, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island 02903, USA.
Hendricks
Gabriel Lambert
GL
Division of Infectious Diseases, Rhode Island Hospital, Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island 02903, USA.
Van Tyne
Daria
D
Department of Ophthalmology, Harvard Medical School, Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Boston, Massachusetts 02114, USA.
Department of Microbiology and Immunobiology, Harvard Medical School, Massachusetts 02115, USA.
Steele
Andrew D
AD
Department of Chemistry, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia 30322, USA.
Emory Antibiotic Resistance Center, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia 30322, USA.
Keohane
Colleen E
CE
Department of Chemistry, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia 30322, USA.
Emory Antibiotic Resistance Center, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia 30322, USA.
Fricke
Nico
N
School of Engineering, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island 02903, USA.
Conery
Annie L
AL
Department of Molecular Biology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts 02114, USA.
Department of Genetics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA.
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Steven
S
Division of Infectious Diseases, Rhode Island Hospital, Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island 02903, USA.
Pan
Wen
W
Division of Infectious Diseases, Rhode Island Hospital, Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island 02903, USA.
Lee
Kiho
K
Division of Infectious Diseases, Rhode Island Hospital, Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island 02903, USA.
Rajamuthiah
Rajmohan
R
Division of Infectious Diseases, Rhode Island Hospital, Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island 02903, USA.
Fuchs
Beth Burgwyn
BB
Division of Infectious Diseases, Rhode Island Hospital, Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island 02903, USA.
Vlahovska
Petia M
PM
Department of Engineering Sciences and Applied Mathematics, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois 60208, USA.
Wuest
William M
WM
Department of Chemistry, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia 30322, USA.
Emory Antibiotic Resistance Center, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia 30322, USA.
Gilmore
Michael S
MS
Department of Ophthalmology, Harvard Medical School, Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Boston, Massachusetts 02114, USA.
Department of Microbiology and Immunobiology, Harvard Medical School, Massachusetts 02115, USA.
Gao
Huajian
H
School of Engineering, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island 02903, USA.
Ausubel
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FM
Department of Molecular Biology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts 02114, USA.
Department of Genetics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA.
Mylonakis
Eleftherios
E
Division of Infectious Diseases, Rhode Island Hospital, Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island 02903, USA.
eng
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NIAID NIH HHS
United States
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NIGMS NIH HHS
United States
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NEI NIH HHS
United States
Journal Article
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
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Nature
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Biochemical Society transactions
Biochem. Soc. Trans.
Glycosylation pathways at the ocular surface.
343-350
10.1042/BST20170408
Glycosylation is a major form of enzymatic modification of organic molecules responsible for multiple biological processes in an organism. The biosynthesis of glycans is controlled by a series of glycosyltransferases, glycosidases and glycan-modifying enzymes that collectively assemble and process monosaccharide moieties into a diverse array of structures. Many studies have provided insight into various pathways of glycosylation at the ocular surface, such as those related to the biosynthesis of mucin-type O-glycans and N-glycans on proteins, but many others still remain largely unknown. This review provides an overview of the different classes of glycans described at the ocular surface focusing on their biosynthetic pathways and biological relevance. A precise understanding of these pathways under physiological and pathological conditions could help identify biomarkers and novel targets for therapeutic intervention.
© 2018 The Author(s). Published by Portland Press Limited on behalf of the Biochemical Society.
Rodriguez Benavente
Maria C
MC
Schepens Eye Research Institute of Massachusetts Eye and Ear, Department of Ophthalmology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, U.S.A.
Argüeso
Pablo
P
Schepens Eye Research Institute of Massachusetts Eye and Ear, Department of Ophthalmology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, U.S.A. pablo_argueso@meei.harvard.edu.
eng
R01 EY024031
EY
NEI NIH HHS
United States
R01 EY026147
EY
NEI NIH HHS
United States
P30 EY003790
EY
NEI NIH HHS
United States
Journal Article
Review
2018
03
09
England
Biochem Soc Trans
7506897
0300-5127
biosynthetic pathways
glycosylation
ocular surface
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10.1042/BST20170408
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JAMA ophthalmology
JAMA Ophthalmol
The SCORE2 Comparison of Treat-and-Extend vs Monthly Anti-Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Dosing: Short-term Similarities and Longer-term Questions.
346-347
10.1001/jamaophthalmol.2017.6855
Sun
Jennifer K
JK
Beetham Eye Institute, Joslin Diabetes Center, Boston, Massachusetts.
Department of Ophthalmology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts.
CME Editor.
eng
Journal Article
United States
JAMA Ophthalmol
101589539
2168-6165
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Human molecular genetics
Hum. Mol. Genet.
Genome-wide association study identifies seven novel susceptibility loci for primary open-angle glaucoma.
1486-1496
10.1093/hmg/ddy053
Primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG) is the leading cause of irreversible blindness worldwide for which 15 disease-associated loci had been discovered. Among them, only 5 loci have been associated with POAG in Asians. We carried out a genome-wide association study and a replication study that included a total of 7378 POAG cases and 36 385 controls from a Japanese population. After combining the genome-wide association study and the two replication sets, we identified 11 POAG-associated loci, including 4 known (CDKN2B-AS1, ABCA1, SIX6 and AFAP1) and 7 novel loci (FNDC3B, ANKRD55-MAP3K1, LMX1B, LHPP, HMGA2, MEIS2 and LOXL1) at a genome-wide significance level (P < 5.0×10-8), bringing the total number of POAG-susceptibility loci to 22. The 7 novel variants were subsequently evaluated in a multiethnic population comprising non-Japanese East Asians (1008 cases, 591 controls), Europeans (5008 cases, 35 472 controls) and Africans (2341 cases, 2037 controls). The candidate genes located within the new loci were related to ocular development (LMX1B, HMGA2 and MAP3K1) and glaucoma-related phenotypes (FNDC3B, LMX1B and LOXL1). Pathway analysis suggested epidermal growth factor receptor signaling might be involved in POAG pathogenesis. Genetic correlation analysis revealed the relationships between POAG and systemic diseases, including type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular diseases. These results improve our understanding of the genetic factors that affect the risk of developing POAG and provide new insight into the genetic architecture of POAG in Asians.
Shiga
Yukihiro
Y
Laboratory for Statistical Analysis, RIKEN Center for Integrative Medical Sciences, Yokohama, Japan.
Department of Ophthalmology, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Miyagi, Japan.
Akiyama
Masato
M
Laboratory for Statistical Analysis, RIKEN Center for Integrative Medical Sciences, Yokohama, Japan.
Nishiguchi
Koji M
KM
Department of Ophthalmology, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Miyagi, Japan.
Department of Advanced Ophthalmic Medicine, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Miyagi, Japan.
Sato
Kota
K
Department of Ophthalmology, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Miyagi, Japan.
Department of Ophthalmic Imaging and Information Analytics, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Miyagi, Japan.
Shimozawa
Nobuhiro
N
Tsukuba Primate Research Center, National Institutes of Biomedical Innovation, Health and Nutrition, Ibaraki, Japan.
Takahashi
Atsushi
A
Laboratory for Statistical Analysis, RIKEN Center for Integrative Medical Sciences, Yokohama, Japan.
Omics Research Center, National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center, Osaka, Japan.
Momozawa
Yukihide
Y
Laboratory for Genotyping Development, RIKEN Center for Integrative Medical Sciences, Yokohama, Japan.
Hirata
Makoto
M
Institute of Medical Science, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan.
Matsuda
Koichi
K
Graduate School of Frontier Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan.
Yamaji
Taiki
T
Division of Epidemiology, Center for Public Health Sciences, National Cancer Center, Tokyo, Japan.
Iwasaki
Motoki
M
Division of Epidemiology, Center for Public Health Sciences, National Cancer Center, Tokyo, Japan.
Tsugane
Shoichiro
S
Center for Public Health Sciences, National Cancer Center, Tokyo, Japan.
Oze
Isao
I
Division of Molecular and Clinical Epidemiology, Aichi Cancer Center Research Institute, Nagoya, Japan.
Mikami
Haruo
H
Cancer Prevention Center, Chiba Cancer Center Research Institute, Chiba, Japan.
Naito
Mariko
M
Department of Preventive Medicine, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya, Japan.
Wakai
Kenji
K
Department of Preventive Medicine, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya, Japan.
Yoshikawa
Munemitsu
M
Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan.
Miyake
Masahiro
M
Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan.
Yamashiro
Kenji
K
Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan.
Department of Ophthalmology, Otsu Red-Cross Hospital, Otsu, Japan.
Japan Glaucoma Society Omics Group (JGS-OG)
Kashiwagi
Kenji
K
Department of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Yamanashi, Yamanashi, Japan.
Iwata
Takeshi
T
Division of Molecular and Cellular Biology, National Institute of Sensory Organs, Tokyo Medical Center, National Hospital Organization, Tokyo, Japan.
Mabuchi
Fumihiko
F
Department of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Yamanashi, Yamanashi, Japan.
Takamoto
Mitsuko
M
Department of Ophthalmology, University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan.
Ozaki
Mineo
M
Ozaki Eye Hospital, Hyuga, Miyazaki, Japan.
Department of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Miyazaki, Miyazaki, Japan.
Kawase
Kazuhide
K
Department of Ophthalmology, Gifu University Graduate School of Medicine, Gifu, Japan.
Aihara
Makoto
M
Department of Ophthalmology, University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan.
Araie
Makoto
M
Kanto Central Hospital of the Mutual Aid Association of Public School Teachers, Tokyo, Japan.
Yamamoto
Tetsuya
T
Department of Ophthalmology, Gifu University Graduate School of Medicine, Gifu, Japan.
Kiuchi
Yoshiaki
Y
Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Hiroshima University, Hiroshima, Japan.
Nakamura
Makoto
M
Division of Ophthalmology, Department of Surgery, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, Kobe, Japan.
Ikeda
Yasuhiro
Y
Department of Ophthalmology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan.
Sonoda
Koh-Hei
KH
Department of Ophthalmology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan.
Ishibashi
Tatsuro
T
Department of Ophthalmology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan.
Nitta
Koji
K
Fukuiken Saiseikai Hospital, Fukui, Japan.
Iwase
Aiko
A
Tajimi Iwase Eye Clinic, Tajimi, Japan.
Shirato
Shiroaki
S
Yotsuya Shirato Eye Clinic, Tokyo, Japan.
Oka
Yoshitaka
Y
Oka Eye Clinic, Fukuoka, Japan.
Satoh
Mamoru
M
Iwate Tohoku Medical Megabank Organization, Iwate Medical University, Iwate, Japan.
Sasaki
Makoto
M
Iwate Tohoku Medical Megabank Organization, Iwate Medical University, Iwate, Japan.
Fuse
Nobuo
N
Department of Integrative Genomics, Tohoku Medical Megabank Organization, Miyagi, Japan.
Suzuki
Yoichi
Y
Department of Education and Training, Tohoku Medical Megabank Organization, Miyagi, Japan.
Cheng
Ching-Yu
CY
Singapore Eye Research Institute, Singapore National Eye Centre, Singapore.
Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences Academic Clinical Program (Eye ACP), Duke-NUS Medical School, Singapore.
Department of Ophthalmology, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore.
Khor
Chiea Chuen
CC
Genome Institute of Singapore, Singapore.
Baskaran
Mani
M
Singapore Eye Research Institute, Singapore National Eye Centre, Singapore.
Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences Academic Clinical Program (Eye ACP), Duke-NUS Medical School, Singapore.
Perera
Shamira
S
Singapore Eye Research Institute, Singapore National Eye Centre, Singapore.
Aung
Tin
T
Singapore Eye Research Institute, Singapore National Eye Centre, Singapore.
Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences Academic Clinical Program (Eye ACP), Duke-NUS Medical School, Singapore.
Department of Ophthalmology, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore.
Vithana
Eranga N
EN
Singapore Eye Research Institute, Singapore National Eye Centre, Singapore.
Cooke Bailey
Jessica N
JN
Department of Population and Quantitative Health Sciences, Institute for Computational Biology, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, OH, USA.
Kang
Jae H
JH
Channing Division of Network Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA.
Pasquale
Louis R
LR
Department of Ophthalmology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
Haines
Jonathan L
JL
Department of Population and Quantitative Health Sciences, Institute for Computational Biology, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, OH, USA.
NEIGHBORHOOD Consortium
Wiggs
Janey L
JL
Department of Ophthalmology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
Burdon
Kathryn P
KP
Menzies Institute for Medical Research, University of Tasmania, Hobart, TAS, Australia.
Department of Ophthalmology, Flinders University, Adelaide, SA, Australia.
Gharahkhani
Puya
P
QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute, Brisbane, QLD, Australia.
Hewitt
Alex W
AW
Centre for Eye Research Australia, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.
Department of Ophthalmology, Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.
Mackey
David A
DA
Menzies Institute for Medical Research, University of Tasmania, Hobart, TAS, Australia.
Centre for Ophthalmology and Visual Science, Lions Eye Institute, University of Western Australia, Perth, WA, Australia.
MacGregor
Stuart
S
QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute, Brisbane, QLD, Australia.
Craig
Jamie E
JE
Department of Ophthalmology, Flinders University, Adelaide, SA, Australia.
Allingham
R Rand
RR
Department of Ophthalmology, Duke University, Durham, NC, USA.
Hauser
Micheal
M
Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, USA.
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Adeyinka
A
Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria.
Budenz
Donald L
DL
Department of Ophthalmology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA.
Akafo
Stephan
S
University of Ghana School of Medicine and Dentistry, Ghana.
Williams
Susan E I
SEI
Division of Ophthalmology, Department of Neurosciences, University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa.
Kamatani
Yoichiro
Y
Laboratory for Statistical Analysis, RIKEN Center for Integrative Medical Sciences, Yokohama, Japan.
Center for Genomic Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan.
Nakazawa
Toru
T
Department of Ophthalmology, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Miyagi, Japan.
Department of Advanced Ophthalmic Medicine, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Miyagi, Japan.
Department of Ophthalmic Imaging and Information Analytics, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Miyagi, Japan.
Kubo
Michiaki
M
Laboratory for Genotyping Development, RIKEN Center for Integrative Medical Sciences, Yokohama, Japan.
eng
R21 EY028671
EY
NEI NIH HHS
United States
Journal Article
England
Hum Mol Genet
9208958
0964-6906
2017
12
02
2018
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2018
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2018
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29452408
4857230
10.1093/hmg/ddy053
29421330
2018
04
29
1096-0007
169
2018
Apr
Experimental eye research
Exp. Eye Res.
Genomic loci modulating retinal ganglion cell death following elevated IOP in the mouse.
61-67
S0014-4835(17)30660-7
10.1016/j.exer.2017.12.013
The present study was designed to identify genomic loci modulating the susceptibility of retinal ganglion cells (RGC) to elevated intraocular pressure (IOP) in the BXD recombinant inbred mouse strain set. IOP was elevated by injecting magnetic microspheres into the anterior chamber and blocking the trabecular meshwork using a handheld magnet to impede drainage. The IOP was then measured over the next 21 days. Only animals with IOP greater than 25 mmHg for two consecutive days or an IOP above 30 mmHg on a single day after microsphere-injection were used in this study. On day 21, mice were sacrificed and the optic nerve was processed for histology. Axons were counted for both the injected and the control eye in 49 BXD strains, totaling 181 normal counts and 191 counts associated with elevated IOP. The axon loss for each strain was calculated and the data were entered into genenetwork.org. The average number of normal axons in the optic nerve across all strains was 54,788 ± 16% (SD), which dropped to 49,545 ± 20% in animals with artificially elevated IOP. Interval mapping demonstrated a relatively similar genome-wide map for both conditions with a suggestive Quantitative Trait Locus (QTL) on proximal Chromosome 3. When the relative axon loss was used to generate a genome-wide interval map, we identified one significant QTL (p < 0.05) on Chromosome 18 between 53.6 and 57 Mb. Within this region, the best candidate gene for modulating axon loss was Aldh7a1. Immunohistochemistry demonstrated ALDH7A1 expression in mouse RGCs. ALDH7A1 variants were not significantly associated with glaucoma in the NEIGHBORHOOD GWAS dataset, but this enzyme was identified as part of the butanoate pathway previously associated with glaucoma risk. Our results suggest that genomic background influences susceptibility to RGC degeneration and death in an inducible glaucoma model.
Copyright © 2018 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd.. All rights reserved.
Struebing
Felix L
FL
Department of Ophthalmology, Emory University, 1365B Clifton Road NE, Atlanta, GA, 30322, USA.
King
Rebecca
R
Department of Ophthalmology, Emory University, 1365B Clifton Road NE, Atlanta, GA, 30322, USA.
Li
Ying
Y
Department of Ophthalmology, Emory University, 1365B Clifton Road NE, Atlanta, GA, 30322, USA.
Cooke Bailey
Jessica N
JN
Department of Population and Quantitative Health Sciences, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, USA.
NEIGHBORHOOD consortium
Wiggs
Janey L
JL
Department of Ophthalmology, Harvard Medical School, Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, USA.
Geisert
Eldon E
EE
Department of Ophthalmology, Emory University, 1365B Clifton Road NE, Atlanta, GA, 30322, USA. Electronic address: egeiser@emory.edu.
eng
R01 EY017841
EY
NEI NIH HHS
United States
Journal Article
2018
02
03
England
Exp Eye Res
0370707
0014-4835
Butanoate pathway
GeneNetwork
Glaucoma model
QTL mapping
Systems genetics
2017
09
13
2017
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2017
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2018
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2018
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29421330
S0014-4835(17)30660-7
10.1016/j.exer.2017.12.013
29409963
2018
04
06
1937-5913
16
2
2018
Apr
The ocular surface
Ocul Surf
Web-based longitudinal remote assessment of dry eye symptoms.
249-253
S1542-0124(17)30338-5
10.1016/j.jtos.2018.01.002
To investigate the feasibility of remote assessment and follow-up of dry eye symptoms using electronic versions of two validated questionnaires.
We conducted a prospective study of consecutive patients with dry eye disease (DED). Patients were enrolled during a clinical visit and were explained how to respond electronic versions of the Ocular surface Disease Index (OSDI) and the Symptom Assessment in Dry Eye (SANDE) questionnaires using a computer in the presence of investigators. A secure link to both questionnaires was sent to each patient every 2 weeks in order to respond and submit their symptoms over a 3-month period. We analyzed the number of patients who responded to both questionnaires, the recurrence, and the symptoms scores reported.
A total of 1121 questionnaires were collected; 103 patients (85%) reported their symptoms at least once during the 3-month study duration. The majority of participants who completed the study (71.6%) responded remotely at least once per month during the 3-month duration of the study. The mean OSDI and SANDE scores from the total of remote evaluations were 34.9 ± 21.9 (range 0-97.5) and 50.3 ± 24.9 (range 0-100), respectively. There was a statistically significant correlation between the total scores collected with the two questionnaires (R = 0.67, P < 0.001).
Patients are motivated to report DED symptoms while away from the clinic. Distance-based evaluation of DED symptoms is both feasible and convenient, and can be implemented to follow symptoms in large populations with chronic dry eye.
Copyright © 2018 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
Amparo
Francisco
F
Cornea Service, Massachusetts Eye & Ear Infirmary, Department of Ophthalmology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, United States.
Dana
Reza
R
Cornea Service, Massachusetts Eye & Ear Infirmary, Department of Ophthalmology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, United States. Electronic address: reza_dana@meei.harvard.edu.
eng
Journal Article
2018
02
02
United States
Ocul Surf
101156063
1542-0124
Dry eye symptoms
Electronic questionnaire
Remote assessment
2017
11
30
2018
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2018
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30
2018
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2018
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2018
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29409963
S1542-0124(17)30338-5
10.1016/j.jtos.2018.01.002
29396036
2018
03
27
1879-1891
188
2018
Apr
American journal of ophthalmology
Am. J. Ophthalmol.
Progress Toward Precisely Diagnosing Autoimmune Retinopathy.
xiv-xv
S0002-9394(18)30003-5
10.1016/j.ajo.2018.01.002
Sobrin
Lucia
L
Department of Ophthalmology, Harvard Medical School, Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Boston, Massachusetts. Electronic address: Lucia_sobrin@meei.harvard.edu.
eng
Editorial
2018
02
01
United States
Am J Ophthalmol
0370500
0002-9394
2017
12
11
2017
12
27
2018
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29396036
S0002-9394(18)30003-5
10.1016/j.ajo.2018.01.002
29393489
2018
03
29
1791-3004
17
4
2018
Apr
Molecular medicine reports
Mol Med Rep
Lysyl oxidase inhibition via β-aminoproprionitrile hampers human umbilical vein endothelial cell angiogenesis and migration in vitro.
5029-5036
10.3892/mmr.2018.8508
Lysyl oxidase (LOX) is an enzyme that oxidizes lysine residues in collagens and elastin. It stabilizes or remodels the extracellular matrix and basement membrane of blood vessels. Current oncology studies have revealed that LOX is upregulated in invasive cancer cells and bolstered cell movement, and LOX was observed to promote the angiogenesis and migration of endothelial cells. In the present study, angiogenesis and migration were examined in human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVECs). Following cell treatment with 0.1-0.4 mM β-aminoproprionitrile (BAPN), a specific inhibitor of LOX, angiogenesis was analyzed with a fibrin gel in vitro angiogenesis assay kit and migration was examined via a Boyden Chamber assay. Angiogenesis-associated gene expression was investigated with a microarray assay and confirmed with reverse transcription-quantitative polymerase chain reaction (RT-qPCR). The results showed that HUVEC angiogenesis substantially increased in the presence of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF), basic fibroblast growth factor (bFGF) and phorbol 12-myristate 13-acetate (PMA). In addition, LOX inhibition blocked the angiogenesis stimulated by VEGF bFGF and PMA, and the inhibition of LOX reduced the migration of HUVECs. Furthermore, the microarray and RT-qPCR revealed that BAPN downregulated myeloid progenitor inhibitory factor 1, and western blot analysis demonstrated that BAPN decreased the phosphorylation of MAPK and Akt, suggesting that the specific inhibitor of LOX, BAPN, may serve as an alternative strategy for preventing angiogenesis.
Shi
Lin
L
Department of Pathogenic Biology and Immunology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Ningxia Medical University, Yinchuan, Ningxia 750004, P.R. China.
Zhang
Ning
N
Department of Pathogenic Biology and Immunology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Ningxia Medical University, Yinchuan, Ningxia 750004, P.R. China.
Liu
Hetao
H
Department of Pathogenic Biology and Immunology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Ningxia Medical University, Yinchuan, Ningxia 750004, P.R. China.
Zhao
Lei
L
Department of Pathogenic Biology and Immunology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Ningxia Medical University, Yinchuan, Ningxia 750004, P.R. China.
Liu
Jing
J
Department of Pathogenic Biology and Immunology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Ningxia Medical University, Yinchuan, Ningxia 750004, P.R. China.
Wan
Juan
J
Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, The General Hospital of Ningxia Medical University, Yinchuan, Ningxia 750004, P.R. China.
Wu
Wenyi
W
Schepens Eye Research Institute of Massachusetts Eye and Ear, Department of Ophthalmology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02114, USA.
Lei
Hetian
H
Schepens Eye Research Institute of Massachusetts Eye and Ear, Department of Ophthalmology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02114, USA.
Liu
Rongqing
R
Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, The General Hospital of Ningxia Medical University, Yinchuan, Ningxia 750004, P.R. China.
Han
Mei
M
Department of Pathogenic Biology and Immunology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Ningxia Medical University, Yinchuan, Ningxia 750004, P.R. China.
eng
Journal Article
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2018
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29393489
10.3892/mmr.2018.8508
PMC5865964
29384812
2018
03
02
1536-4798
37
4
2018
Apr
Cornea
Cornea
Descemetorhexis Without Endothelial Keratoplasty (DWEK): Proposal for Nomenclature Standardization.
e20-e21
10.1097/ICO.0000000000001528
Kaufman
Aaron R
AR
Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA.
Nosé
Ricardo M
RM
Department of Ophthalmology, Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA.
Pineda
Roberto
R
2nd
Department of Ophthalmology, Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA.
eng
Journal Article
United States
Cornea
8216186
0277-3740
2018
2
1
6
0
2018
2
1
6
0
2018
2
1
6
0
ppublish
29384812
10.1097/ICO.0000000000001528
29343568
2018
04
17
2018
04
25
1098-5514
92
7
2018
04
01
Journal of virology
J. Virol.
An Alternate Route for Adeno-associated Virus (AAV) Entry Independent of AAV Receptor.
e02213-17
10.1128/JVI.02213-17
Determinants and mechanisms of cell attachment and entry steer adeno-associated virus (AAV) in its utility as a gene therapy vector. Thus far, a systematic assessment of how diverse AAV serotypes engage their proteinaceous receptor AAVR (KIAA0319L) to establish transduction has been lacking, despite potential implications for cell and tissue tropism. Here, a large set of human and simian AAVs as well as in silico-reconstructed ancestral AAV capsids were interrogated for AAVR usage. We identified a distinct AAV capsid lineage comprised of AAV4 and AAVrh32.33 that can bind and transduce cells in the absence of AAVR, independent of the multiplicity of infection. Virus overlay assays and rescue experiments in nonpermissive cells demonstrate that these AAVs are unable to bind to or use the AAVR protein for entry. Further evidence for a distinct entry pathway was observed in vivo, as AAVR knockout mice were equally as permissive to transduction by AAVrh32.33 as wild-type mice upon systemic injection. We interestingly observe that some AAV capsids undergo a low level of transduction in the absence of AAVR, both in vitro and in vivo, suggesting that some capsids may have a multimodal entry pathway. In aggregate, our results demonstrate that AAVR usage is conserved among all primate AAVs except for those of the AAV4 lineage, and a non-AAVR pathway may be available to other serotypes. This work furthers our understanding of the entry of AAV, a vector system of broad utility in gene therapy.IMPORTANCE Adeno-associated virus (AAV) is a nonpathogenic virus that is used as a vehicle for gene delivery. Here, we have identified several situations in which transduction is retained in both cell lines and a mouse model in the absence of a previously defined entry receptor, AAVR. Defining the molecular determinants of the infectious pathway of this highly relevant viral vector system can help refine future applications and therapies with this vector.
Copyright © 2018 American Society for Microbiology.
Dudek
Amanda M
AM
Grousbeck Gene Therapy Center, Schepens Eye Research Institute and Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Harvard Ph.D. Program in Virology, Division of Medical Sciences, Harvard University, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Ocular Genomics Institute, Department of Ophthalmology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Pillay
Sirika
S
Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California, USA.
Puschnik
Andreas S
AS
Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California, USA.
Nagamine
Claude M
CM
Department of Comparative Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California, USA.
Cheng
Fang
F
Department of Microbiology, Molecular Genetics and Immunology, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Kansas, USA.
Qiu
Jianming
J
Department of Microbiology, Molecular Genetics and Immunology, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Kansas, USA.
Carette
Jan E
JE
Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California, USA.
Vandenberghe
Luk H
LH
0000-0002-3508-4924
Grousbeck Gene Therapy Center, Schepens Eye Research Institute and Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Boston, Massachusetts, USA Luk_Vandenberghe@MEEI.harvard.edu.
Harvard Ph.D. Program in Virology, Division of Medical Sciences, Harvard University, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Ocular Genomics Institute, Department of Ophthalmology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
The Broad Institute of Harvard and MIT, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA.
eng
P30 EY003790
EY
NEI NIH HHS
United States
Journal Article
Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
2018
03
14
United States
J Virol
0113724
0022-538X
0
KIAA0319L protein, mouse
0
Receptors, Cell Surface
IM
Animals
Capsid
metabolism
Cell Line
Dependovirus
genetics
metabolism
Genetic Vectors
Mice
Mice, Knockout
Receptors, Cell Surface
genetics
metabolism
Transduction, Genetic
Virus Internalization
AAV
adeno-associated virus
attachment
gene therapy
vector
viral entry
viral gene transfer
virus
virus receptor
2018
01
02
2018
01
03
2018
1
19
6
0
2018
4
18
6
0
2018
1
19
6
0
epublish
29343568
JVI.02213-17
10.1128/JVI.02213-17
29341971
2018
03
02
1536-4798
37
4
2018
Apr
Cornea
Cornea
Atopy in Patients With Ocular Cicatricial Pemphigoid.
436-441
10.1097/ICO.0000000000001477
To evaluate the presence of atopy in patients with ocular cicatricial pemphigoid (OCP).
Patient encounters between August 2005 and November 2016 at the Massachusetts Eye Research and Surgery Institute (MERSI) were searched to identify those with biopsy-proven OCP who had concurrent evidence of atopy.
There were 230 patients with biopsy-proven OCP. Thirty-three of them were found to have clinical symptoms of atopy (asthma, hay fever, and eczema) and of these, 23 had evidence of atopy in their conjunctival biopsy specimens. All patients were administered immunomodulatory therapy for treatment of their OCP with 20 patients requiring additional antiallergy treatment to control residual atopic ocular symptoms. Among patients who used antiallergy medications, 80% showed improvement in residual symptoms. Rituximab and/or intravenous immunoglobulin is a preferred OCP medication for patients with OCP with some evidence of atopy.
Clinicians should consider the coexistence of atopy in patients with OCP, especially in those with persistent symptoms after initiation of immunomodulatory therapy.
Ebrahimiadib
Nazanin
N
Massachusetts Eye Research and Surgery Institution (MERSI), Waltham, MA.
Ocular Immunology and Uveitis Foundation, Weston, MA.
Hernandez
Mikhail
M
Massachusetts Eye Research and Surgery Institution (MERSI), Waltham, MA.
Ocular Immunology and Uveitis Foundation, Weston, MA.
Modjtahedi
Bobeck S
BS
Massachusetts Eye Research and Surgery Institution (MERSI), Waltham, MA.
Ocular Immunology and Uveitis Foundation, Weston, MA.
Roohipoor
C Ramak
CR
Massachusetts Eye Research and Surgery Institution (MERSI), Waltham, MA.
Ocular Immunology and Uveitis Foundation, Weston, MA.
Foster
C Stephen
CS
Massachusetts Eye Research and Surgery Institution (MERSI), Waltham, MA.
Ocular Immunology and Uveitis Foundation, Weston, MA.
Department of Ophthalmology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA.
eng
Journal Article
United States
Cornea
8216186
0277-3740
2018
1
18
6
0
2018
1
18
6
0
2018
1
18
6
0
ppublish
29341971
10.1097/ICO.0000000000001477
29305292
2018
04
08
1937-5913
16
2
2018
Apr
The ocular surface
Ocul Surf
Corneal nerve regeneration after herpes simplex keratitis: A longitudinal in vivo confocal microscopy study.
218-225
S1542-0124(17)30306-3
10.1016/j.jtos.2017.12.001
To evaluate the long-term alterations of corneal nerves in patients with herpes simplex virus (HSV) keratitis using in vivo confocal microscopy (IVCM).
Prospective, longitudinal, cross sectional.
This study included 16 patients with a history of HSV keratitis and 15 age-matched normal controls. Slit-scanning IVCM was performed in all subjects at baseline and then after a mean follow-up of 37.3 ± 1.7 months in the patient group. Corneal subbasal nerve density and corneal sensation were compared between groups at baseline and follow-up.
At baseline, the mean subbasal nerve density was significantly lower in both affected eyes (1.4 ± 0.6 mm/mm2) and contralateral unaffected eyes (6.4 ± 0.7 mm/mm2) compared with the controls (14.1 ± 1.6 mm/mm2; all P < .001). At the end of follow-up, the mean nerve density in affected eyes increased to 2.8 ± 0.7 mm/mm2 (P = .006), with no significant change in contralateral unaffected eyes (6.5 ± 1.0 mm/mm2, P = .72). However, both eyes had lower nerve density than controls (all P < .001). Corneal sensation was significantly lower in affected eyes (2.6 ± 0.6 cm) than in the control group (6.0 ± 0.0, P < .001) and showed no significant change at the end of follow-up (2.5 ± 0.6 cm, P = .80). Corneal sensation in contralateral unaffected eyes was not different in comparison with controls at both baseline and follow up (all p > .05).
Our results demonstrate that although corneal nerve regeneration occurs in patients with HSV keratitis, this change is not clinically significant and does not results in changes of corneal sensation. Therefore, these patients need to be followed closely for complications of neurotrophic keratopathy and might benefit from neuro-regenerative therapies.
Copyright © 2018 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
Moein
Hamid-Reza
HR
Ocular Surface Imaging Center, Department of Ophthalmology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA; Center for Translational Ocular Immunology, Department of Ophthalmology, Tufts Medical Center, Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, USA.
Kheirkhah
Ahmad
A
Ocular Surface Imaging Center, Department of Ophthalmology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA; Cornea and Refractive Surgery Service, Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Department of Ophthalmology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
Muller
Rodrigo T
RT
Ocular Surface Imaging Center, Department of Ophthalmology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA; Cornea and Refractive Surgery Service, Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Department of Ophthalmology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
Cruzat
Andrea C
AC
Ocular Surface Imaging Center, Department of Ophthalmology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA; Cornea and Refractive Surgery Service, Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Department of Ophthalmology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
Pavan-Langston
Deborah
D
Cornea and Refractive Surgery Service, Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Department of Ophthalmology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
Hamrah
Pedram
P
Ocular Surface Imaging Center, Department of Ophthalmology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA; Cornea and Refractive Surgery Service, Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Department of Ophthalmology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA; Cornea Service, New England Eye Center, Department of Ophthalmology, Tufts Medical Center, Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, USA; Center for Translational Ocular Immunology, Department of Ophthalmology, Tufts Medical Center, Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, USA. Electronic address: pedram.hamrah@tufts.edu.
eng
K08 EY020575
EY
NEI NIH HHS
United States
R01 EY022695
EY
NEI NIH HHS
United States
R21 EY025393
EY
NEI NIH HHS
United States
Journal Article
2018
01
03
United States
Ocul Surf
101156063
1542-0124
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Growth hormone & IGF research : official journal of the Growth Hormone Research Society and the International IGF Research Society
Growth Horm. IGF Res.
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S1096-6374(17)30107-7
10.1016/j.ghir.2017.11.006
Retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) is a multifactorial disease linked to low insulin-like growth factor (IGF)-I levels and perhaps to postnatal inflammation. Here, we investigated the longitudinal postnatal serum concentrations of pro-inflammatory cytokines interleukin (IL)-6 and tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-α in relation to IGF-I levels and ROP.
The study cohort included 52 infants born before 31 gestational weeks. The infants were screened for ROP and classified as non-ROP (n=33), non-proliferative ROP (stages 1 and 2; n=10), or proliferative ROP (stage 3, all treated for ROP; n=9). Blood samples were collected at birth, 24h after birth, and then weekly until at least 36weeks postmenstrual age (PMA) (i.e., up to 13weeks after birth). Circulating levels of IL-6 and TNF-α were evaluated in relation to circulating IGF-I levels and ROP.
IL-6 levels negatively correlated with IGF-I levels between 5 and 8weeks after birth, (p<0.01 to p<0.05). At birth, the IL-6 and TNF-α levels were similar independent of later ROP. Twenty-four hours after birth, both IL-6 and TNF-α levels had increased in infants later treated for ROP (p<0.05). Postnatal, infants treated for ROP had higher IL-6 levels than infants without ROP.
The pro-inflammatory response is associated with low IGF-I levels and the development of ROP.
Copyright © 2017 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd.. All rights reserved.
Hellgren
Gunnel
G
Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden; Department of Pediatrics, Institute of Clinical Sciences, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden. Electronic address: gunnel.hellgren@gu.se.
Löfqvist
Chatarina
C
Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden.
Hansen-Pupp
Ingrid
I
Department of Clinical Sciences, Lund University, Lund, Sweden; Skåne University Hospital, Sweden.
Gram
Magnus
M
Department of Clinical Sciences, Lund University, Lund, Sweden; Skåne University Hospital, Sweden.
Smith
Lois E
LE
Department of Ophthalmology, Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA.
Ley
David
D
Department of Clinical Sciences, Lund University, Lund, Sweden; Skåne University Hospital, Sweden.
Hellström
Ann
A
Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden.
eng
R01 EY017017
EY
NEI NIH HHS
United States
U54 HD090255
HD
NICHD NIH HHS
United States
Journal Article
2017
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27
Scotland
Growth Horm IGF Res
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Trends in immunology
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Copyright © 2017 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
Foulsham
William
W
Schepens Eye Research Institute, Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Department of Ophthalmology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA; University College London (UCL) Institute of Ophthalmology, University College London, London, UK.
Coco
Giulia
G
Schepens Eye Research Institute, Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Department of Ophthalmology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
Amouzegar
Afsaneh
A
Schepens Eye Research Institute, Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Department of Ophthalmology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
Chauhan
Sunil K
SK
Schepens Eye Research Institute, Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Department of Ophthalmology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA. Electronic address: sunil_chauhan@meei.harvard.edu.
Dana
Reza
R
Schepens Eye Research Institute, Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Department of Ophthalmology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA. Electronic address: reza_dana@meei.harvard.edu.
eng
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EY
NEI NIH HHS
United States
R01 EY020889
EY
NEI NIH HHS
United States
R01 EY024602
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NEI NIH HHS
United States
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Pediatric blood & cancer
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10.1002/pbc.26899
Yang
Youyang
Y
http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3447-1401
Department of Pediatrics, Massachusetts General Hospital for Children, Boston, Massachusetts.
Department of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts.
Kazlas
Melanie
M
Department of Ophthalmology, Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts.
Department of Ophthalmology, Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Boston, Massachusetts.
Sharma
Medha
M
Department of Ophthalmology, Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts.
Friedmann
Alison
A
Department of Pediatrics, Massachusetts General Hospital for Children, Boston, Massachusetts.
Department of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts.
eng
Letter
2017
11
22
United States
Pediatr Blood Cancer
101186624
1545-5009
AML
heterochromia
macrosomia
overgrowth
preleukemia
pseudohypopyon
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Human gene therapy
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Tao
Yong
Y
1 Department of Otolaryngology and Program in Neuroscience, Harvard Medical School and Eaton Peabody Laboratory, Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary , Boston, Massachusetts.
2 Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology , Wuhan, China .
Huang
Mingqian
M
1 Department of Otolaryngology and Program in Neuroscience, Harvard Medical School and Eaton Peabody Laboratory, Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary , Boston, Massachusetts.
Shu
Yilai
Y
1 Department of Otolaryngology and Program in Neuroscience, Harvard Medical School and Eaton Peabody Laboratory, Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary , Boston, Massachusetts.
3 Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Eye and ENT Hospital, Shanghai Medical College, Fudan University , Shanghai, China .
Ruprecht
Adam
A
1 Department of Otolaryngology and Program in Neuroscience, Harvard Medical School and Eaton Peabody Laboratory, Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary , Boston, Massachusetts.
Wang
Hongyang
H
1 Department of Otolaryngology and Program in Neuroscience, Harvard Medical School and Eaton Peabody Laboratory, Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary , Boston, Massachusetts.
4 Chinese PLA Institute of Otolaryngology, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Medical School of Chinese PLA , Beijing, China .
Tang
Yong
Y
1 Department of Otolaryngology and Program in Neuroscience, Harvard Medical School and Eaton Peabody Laboratory, Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary , Boston, Massachusetts.
5 Department of Ear, Nose and Throat, People's Hospital of Jilin Province , Changchun, China .
Vandenberghe
Luk H
LH
6 Grousbeck Gene Therapy Center, Schepens Eye Research Institute and Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary , Boston, Massachusetts.
7 Ocular Genomics Institute, Department of Ophthalmology, Harvard Medical School , Boston, Massachusetts.
Wang
Qiuju
Q
4 Chinese PLA Institute of Otolaryngology, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Medical School of Chinese PLA , Beijing, China .
Gao
Guangping
G
8 Horae Gene Therapy Center and Department of Microbiology and Physiological Systems, University of Massachusetts Medical School , Worcester, Massachusetts.
9 State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy, West China Hospital, Sichuan University , Chengdu, China .
Kong
Wei-Jia
WJ
2 Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology , Wuhan, China .
Chen
Zheng-Yi
ZY
1 Department of Otolaryngology and Program in Neuroscience, Harvard Medical School and Eaton Peabody Laboratory, Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary , Boston, Massachusetts.
eng
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2018
01
22
United States
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AAV
adult mouse
hair cells
hearing
inner ear
2019
04
01
2017
11
14
6
0
2017
11
14
6
0
2017
11
14
6
0
ppublish
29130354
10.1089/hum.2017.120
PMC5909114
28944477
2018
03
25
1531-4995
128
4
2018
Apr
The Laryngoscope
Laryngoscope
Long-term impact of endoscopic orbital decompression on sinonasal-specific quality of life.
785-788
10.1002/lary.26812
Endoscopic orbital decompression (EOD) is the workhorse surgical intervention for severe thyroid eye disease in Graves disease. Although EOD is a safe and effective procedure, the objective of this study is to determine the impact of orbital decompression on long-term sinonasal-pecific quality of life.
Retrospective study of 27 patients who underwent EOD by a single surgeon. The primary endpoint was change in preoperative 22-item Sinonasal Outcomes Test (SNOT-22) score at a minimum of 1 year. The secondary endpoint was to determine whether the performance of septoplasty for surgical access in patients without nasal obstruction impacted domain 1 (i.e., rhinologic domain) and total SNOT-22 scores.
The mean follow-up was 25.7 ± 11.4 months. Domain 1 scores significantly increased at the first postoperative visit (P ≤ 0.01) and returned to baseline values between 1 and 3 months. At 1 year, significant improvements in both total score and domain 4 and 5 (psychological and sleep dysfunction, respectively) scores were seen (P < 0.01 for all scores). Septoplasty was not associated with a significant change in SNOT-22 score at 1 year (P = 0.48).
Endoscopic orbital decompression is associated at 1 year with a significant improvement in sinonasal-specific quality of life, which is driven by the psychological and sleep dysfunction domains. Adjunctive septoplasty has no significant impact on SNOT-22 scores.
4. Laryngoscope, 128:785-788, 2018.
© 2017 The American Laryngological, Rhinological and Otological Society, Inc.
Mueller
Sarina K
SK
http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5790-0841
Department of Otolaryngology, University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Erlangen, Germany.
Department of Otolaryngology, Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A.
Miyake
Marcel M
MM
Department of Otolaryngology, Santa Casa de Sao Paulo School of Medical Sciences, Sao Paulo, Brazil.
Department of Otolaryngology, Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A.
Lefebvre
Daniel R
DR
Department of Ophthalmology, Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A.
Freitag
Suzanne K
SK
Department of Ophthalmology, Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A.
Bleier
Benjamin S
BS
Department of Otolaryngology, Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A.
eng
Journal Article
2017
09
25
United States
Laryngoscope
8607378
0023-852X
Endoscopy
Graves disease
orbit
paranasal sinus
quality of life
surgical decompression
2017
06
28
2017
9
26
6
0
2017
9
26
6
0
2017
9
26
6
0
ppublish
28944477
10.1002/lary.26812
28786234
2018
03
25
1531-4995
128
4
2018
Apr
The Laryngoscope
Laryngoscope
Endoscopic DCR using bipedicled interlacing mucosal flaps.
794-797
10.1002/lary.26730
Obstruction of the nasolacrimal duct is a relatively common condition that affects patients of all ages, races, and sexes. The surgical gold standard for complete nasolacrimal duct obstruction and dacryocystitis is dacryocystorhinostomy (DCR). The purpose of this study was to describe a novel, bipedicled interlacing mucosal sparing flap technique for endoscopic DCR (eDCR).
A posteriorly based mucosal flap over the fundus is combined with a novel, anteriorly based mucosal flap over the intraosseus portion of the nasolacrimal duct (NLD). This exposes a wide area of the maxillary bone, allowing for exposure and identification of the NLD/sac complex in a safer, more inferior position. The interlacing mucosal flaps may be replaced at the conclusion of the procedure, thereby minimizing bone exposure and maintaining excellent long-term patency.
The authors have utilized this technique in 55 procedures with 100% positive identification of the NLD and lacrimal sac, 0% complication rate, 100% anatomical patency rate, and 96.4% success rate after a minimal follow-up of 6 months.
The bipedicled interlacing flap technique for eDCR provides for safe and reproducible identification of the NLD and lacrimal sac while minimizing bone exposure and restenosis rate.
The bipedicled interlacing flap technique for eDCR provides for safe and reproducible identification of the NLD and lacrimal sac while minimizing bone exposure and restenosis rate.
NA. Laryngoscope, 128:794-797, 2018.
© 2017 The American Laryngological, Rhinological and Otological Society, Inc.
Mueller
Sarina K
SK
http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5790-0841
Department of Otolaryngology, Massachusetts Eye and Ear, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A.
Department of Otolaryngology, University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Erlangen, Germany.
Freitag
Suzanne K
SK
Department of Ophthalmology Massachusetts Eye and Ear, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A.
Lefebvre
Daniel R
DR
Department of Ophthalmology Massachusetts Eye and Ear, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A.
Bleier
Benjamin S
BS
Department of Otolaryngology, Massachusetts Eye and Ear, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A.
eng
Journal Article
2017
08
08
United States
Laryngoscope
8607378
0023-852X
Allergy/Rhinology
Basic Science
Clinical
2017
04
17
2017
05
09
2017
8
9
6
0
2017
8
9
6
0
2017
8
9
6
0
ppublish
28786234
10.1002/lary.26730