MR Dana, Y Qian, P Hamrah - Cornea, 2000 - journals.lww.com Corneal infectious diseases are among the most common prob- lems confronting
ophthalmologists. Development of powerful an- tiviral and antibiotic therapy in
the 1960s and 1970s entirely al- tered the management and prognosis of ... Cited by 58 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 3 versions
- ►nih.gov [PDF] - Free from Publisher VA Smith, H Rishmawi, H Hussein, DL Easty - British Journal of Ophthalmology, 2001 - bjo.bmj.com RESULTS The major MMPs that accumulate in the tears of patients with rheumatoid
arthritis with active ocular disease are MMP-9 and a species ofM r 116 000. By
comparing the zymographic activity profiles of the gelatinases present in ... Cited by 50 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 8 versions
- ►bmj.com VA Smith, SD Cook - British Medical Journal, 2004 - bjo.bmj.com Results: IL-1 and LPS had no effect on MMP/TIMP production by cultured corneal
epithelial cells and keratocytes. Corneal MMP-2 inhibition by doxycycline was
partially [Ca 2+ ] dependent but irreversible. At the minimum inhibitory ... Cited by 20 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 8 versions
JG Ladas, BJ Mondino - Current Opinion in Ophthalmology, 2000 - journals.lww.com Peripheral ulcerative keratitis may be associated with a variety of autoimmune
diseases. In some diseases, corneal involvement occurs after the systemic
disease has been present for many years, whereas in others, it may be the ... Cited by 16 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 2 versions
- ►physiology.org AB Lentsch, A Kato, JT Saari, DA Schuschke - American Journal of Physiology- Lung Cellular and …, 2001 - Am Physiological Soc Dietary copper is required for normal function of >30 mammalian enzyme systems.
Copper deficiency causes a number of cardiovascular defects as well as impaired
immune cell function. Little is known regarding the effects of copper ... Cited by 11 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 4 versions
- ►bmj.com J Lan, RK Kumar, N Di Girolamo, P McCluskey … - British Medical Journal, 2003 - bjo.bmj.com Results: Positive staining for MMPs and TIMPs was observed in all regions of the
anterior uvea, and was more intense in the ciliary body than in the iris. Most
MMPs and TIMPs showed similar patterns in their distribution. In the ... Cited by 10 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 9 versions
G Rohini, P Murugeswari, NV Prajna, P … - Cornea, 2007 - journals.lww.com Methods: Experimental study. Infected corneal tissue from 4 patients with fungal
keratitis (group 1) scheduled to undergo therapeutic keratoplasty accounted for
the histopathologic and cytospin smear analysis. Ten patients with fungal ... Cited by 9 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 2 versions
VA Smith, A El-Rakhawy, DL Easty - Ophthalmic Research, 2000 - content.karger.com Purpose: Corneas that are maintained in tissue culture medium shed their
epithelial cells and repopulation following graft surgery is an essential facet
of the healing process. Failure to do so may be a result of structural ... Cited by 7 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 4 versions
T Sakimoto, J Shoji, H Kanno, M Sawa - Japanese journal of ophthalmology, 2004 - Springer Abstract Purpose: To determine the expression of gelatinase A [matrix
metalloproteinase (MMP)-2] and gelati- nase B (MMP-9) in ocular surface
disorders, we carried out examinations of the eyes of patients with such ... Cited by 6 - Related articles - All 4 versions
