J Sebag, P Gupta, RR Rosen, P Garcia, … - Transactions of the …, 2007 - pubmedcentral.nih.gov Vitreoschisis was detected in 24 of 45 eyes (53.3%) with macular hole and 19 of 44 (43.2%)
with macular pucker. Retinal contraction was detected eccentrically in the macula of 18 of 45
eyes (40%) with macular hole. In eyes with macular hole with unifocal retinal contraction, ... Cited by 13 - Related articles - All 4 versions
- ►nih.gov R Samarakoon, SP Higgins, CE Higgins, PJ … - Journal of molecular and …, 2008 - Elsevier TGF-β1 and its target gene encoding plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 (PAI-1) are major causative
factors in the pathology of tissue fibrosis and vascular disease. The increasing complexity of
TGF-β1 action in the cardiovascular system requires analysis of specific TGF-β1-initiated ... Cited by 11 - Related articles - All 31 versions
T Kita, Y Hata, M Miura, S Kawahara, S Nakao, T … - Diabetes, 2007 - Am Diabetes Assoc Connective tissue growth factor (CTGF) level is elevated in eyes with proliferative vitreoretinal
diseases, such as proliferative diabetic retinopathy and proliferative vitreoretinopathy (PVR),
as we previously reported, but its functional characteristics on vitreoretinal cells are yet to ... Cited by 11 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 5 versions
- ►diabetesjournals.org S Kawahara, Y Hata, T Kita, R Arita, M Miura, S Nakao, … - Diabetes, 2008 - Am Diabetes Assoc OBJECTIVE—Despite tremendous progress in vitreoretinal surgery, certain postsurgical complications
limit the success in the treatment of proliferative vitreoretinal diseases (PVDs), such as proliferative
diabetic retinopathy (PDR) and proliferative vitreoretinopathy (PVR). One of the most ... Cited by 8 - Related articles - All 5 versions
- ►pnas.org T Kita, Y Hata, R Arita, S Kawahara, M … - Proceedings of the …, 2008 - National Acad Sciences Cicatricial contraction of preretinal fibrous membrane is a cause of severe vision loss in proliferative
vitreoretinal diseases such as proliferative diabetic retinopathy (PDR) and proliferative vitreoretinopathy
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ILM was visualised with Brilliant Blue G (BBG). The residual ILM pattern was divided into three
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whole-mount immunohistochemistry with anti-glial fibrillar acidic protein (GFAP) and alpha
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AA Rao, H Thota, RS Gumpeny, A Akula, SB … - Medical Hypotheses, 2008 - Elsevier Diabetic retinopathy is the leading cause of blindness among patients with diabetes mellitus.
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physiological inhibitor of pericellular plasmin generation, is a significant causative factor in the
pro- gression of vascular disorders (egarteriosclerosis,thrombosis, perivascular fibrosis) ... Cited by 1 - Related articles - All 3 versions
