N Di Girolamo, J Chui, MT Coroneo, D … - Progress in retinal and eye research, 2004 - Elsevier Pterygium is a common ocular surface disease apparently only observed in humans.
Chronic UV exposure is a widely accepted aetiological factor in the pathogenesis
of this disease and this concept is supported by epidemiological data, ray ... Cited by 59 - Related articles - All 4 versions
- ►nih.gov F Piras, PS Moore, J Ugalde, MT Perra, A … - British Journal of Ophthalmology, 2003 - bjo.bmj.com Background/aims: The aetiology and pathogenesis of pterygia remain unclear and
the involvement of human papillomavirus (HPV) is controversial. 41 pterygia from
two geographic locations were evaluated for the presence of HPV DNA. Cited by 31 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 10 versions
- ►amjpathol.org N Di Girolamo, M Coroneo, D Wakefield - American Journal of Pathology, 2005 - ASIP Pterygia are inflammatory, invasive, and proliferative lesions of the human
ocular surface in which the matrix metalloproteinase (MMP) collagenase-1 (MMP-1)
is highly expressed. Pterygia development may involve MMP-1 activity ... Cited by 30 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 7 versions
- ►nih.gov W Tulvatana, P Bhattarakosol, L Sansopha, W … - British Journal of Ophthalmology, 2003 - bjo.bmj.com Methods: 30 consecutive pathological specimens, ranging from conjunctival
intraepithelial neoplasia, carcinoma in situ, to invasive squamous cell
carcinoma were retrieved from tissue archives. 30 controls were disease ... Cited by 28 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 7 versions
M John-Aryankalayil, N Dushku, CJ Jaworski … - Mol Vis, 2006 - molvis.org Results: Thirty-four genes exhibited a 2 fold or greater difference in
expression between human whole pterygium and autologous conjunctiva. Twenty-nine
transcripts were increased and five transcripts were decreased in ... Cited by 19 - Related articles - Cached - All 3 versions
- ►nih.gov [PDF] - Free from Publisher BH Jeng, SD McLeod - British Journal of Ophthalmology, 2003 - bjo.bmj.com Microbial keratitis is a potentially vision threatening condition that requires
prompt diagnosis and treatment to prevent untoward out- comes. The incidence of
this condition varies from 11.0 per 100000 person years in the United ... Cited by 18 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 7 versions
MT Perra, C Maxia, A Corbu, L Minerba, P … - Mol Vis, 2006 - molvis.org Purpose: Ultraviolet (UV) radiation is known to cause oxidative DNA damage and
is thought to be a major factor implicated in the pathogenesis of pterygium, a
benign invasive lesion of the bulbar conjunctiva. Among all the ... Cited by 17 - Related articles - Cached - All 3 versions
- ►bmj.com [PDF] KH Chen, WM Hsu, CC Cheng, YS Li - British Medical Journal, 2003 - bjo.bmj.com Laser induced chorioretinal venous anastomosis in ischaemic central retinal vein
occlusion Laser induced chorioretinal venous anas- tomosis (CRVA) has been
advocated by McAllister and Constable as a treatment for non-ischaemic ... Cited by 13 - Related articles - All 7 versions
HC Kau, CC Tsai, WM Hsu, JH Liu, YH Wei - Eye, 2004 - nature.com Purpose Ultraviolet irradiation is known to cause oxidative DNA damage and is
thought to be a major factor implicated in the pathogenesis of pterygium. The
highly mutagenic 8-hydroxy-2'-deoxyguanosine, a marker for the evaluation ... Cited by 12 - Related articles - All 3 versions
