简介:AIM:Toinvestigatetheeffectsofhydrogen-richsaline(HRS)onmicrogliaactivationandSirtuintype1(Sirt1)inratswithN-methyl-N-nitrosourea(MNU)-inducedretinitispigmentosa(RP).METHODS:Ratsweredividedintonorm(N)group,model(M)groupandHRS(H)group.RatsinMandHgroupsweregivensalineandHRSrespectivelypriortoandafteradministrationofMNU.Atoneday(d1)andd3afterwards,electroretinogramandhistologicalexaminationwereperformedtoconfirmtheeffectsofHRSonretinalfunctionandstructureofMNU-inducedRP.Immunofluorescencestainingofanti-ionizedcalcium-bindingadaptermolecule1(Iba1),amakerofmicrogliacells,wasperformed,withquantitativereal-timepolymerasechainreaction(qRT-PCR)foritsmRNAquantification.Moreover,Sirt1mRNAandproteinexpressionintheretinasweredetectedbyWesternblotandqRT-PCR.RESULTS:HRSpreservedtheretinalfunctionandmitigatedthereductionofphotoreceptordegenerationinMNU-treatedretinas.ThepresenceofmicrogliacellswassomewhatmoreobviousinHgroupthanthatinMgroupatd1.HRSsuppressedthefurtheractivationofmicrogliacells,withthenumberofmicrogliacellslessthanthatofMgroupatd3.ResultsofqRT-PCRofIba1wereconsistentwiththoseofimmunofluorescencestaining,withthemRNAexpressionofIba1inHgroupmoreintensivethanthatofMgroupatd1(P<0.05),whilelessthanthatofMgroupatd3(P<0.05).Furthermore,theSirt1mRNAandproteinexpressiondecreasedafterMNUadministration,whileHRSmitigatedtheMNU-induceddownregulationofSirt1.CONCLUSION:HRScaneffectivelykeepmicrogliaactivationinducedbyMNUtoanappropriateextent,whileupregulateSirt1inMNU-inducedRP.
简介:AIM:Todeterminetheclinicalfeatures,diagnosisandtreatmentoftheprimarySjogrensyndrome(SS)relatedopticneuritis.METHODS:Theclinicaldataof8patients(12eyes)withprimarySSrelatedopticneuritiswereanalyzedretrospectively.RESULTS:Eightof128consecutivepatientswithopticneuritisresultedfromvariedcausesfulfilledthediagnosticcriteriafortheprimarySS.Theypresentedinitiallywiththesignsandsymptomsofnon-specificopticneuritis,and5patientspresentingwithoutdrynessshowedachronicinflammationofsubmandibularglandorparotidgland,andlymphocyteinfiltrationwasdemonstratedbylabialglandbiopsyin2patients.Therewereserumpositivetitersforanti-SjogrensyndromeA(SSA)in7patientsandanti-SjogrensyndromeB(SSB)in8patients.Anti-aquaporin-4(AQP4)antibodywasnegativeinallthe8patients.Bothglucocorticoidsandimmunosuppressiveagentwereadministered,andvisualacuityelevatedin8eyes(66.7%),3patients(37.5%)recurredinthefollow-up.CONCLUSION:PrimarySSrelatedopticneuritisislesscommonandeasilymisdiagnosed.Theconventionaltherapiesforopticneuritiscouldnotcontroltherecurrence.
简介:Leber'scongenitalamaurosis(LCA)andrecentgenetherapyadvancementfortreatinginheritedretinopathieswereextensiveliteraturereviewedusingMEDLINE,PubMedandEMBASE.Adeno-associatedviralvectorswerethemostutilisedvectorsforoculargenetherapy.Conephotoreceptorcellsmightuseanalternatepathwaywhichwasnotreliantoftheretinalpigmentepithelium(RPE)derivedretinoidisomerohydrolase(RPE65)toaccessthe11-cisretinaldehydechromophore.Researcheffortsdedicatedontheprogressionofagene-basedtherapyforthetreatmentofLCA2.Suchgenetherapyapproacheswereextremelysuccessfulincanine,porcineandrodentLCA2models.TherecombinantAAV2.hRPE65v2adenoassociatedvectorcontainedtheRPE65cDNAandwasreplicationdeficient.ItsinvitroinjectionintargetcellsinducedRPE65proteinproduction.Thegenetherapytrialsthatweresofarconductedforinheritedretinopathieshavegeneratedpromisingresults.PhaseIclinicaltrialstocureLCAandchoroideremiademonstratedthatadeno-associatedviralvectorscontainingRPEgenesandphotoreceptorsrespectively,couldbesuccessfullyadministeredtoinheritedretinopathypatients.AphaseIIItrialispresentlyongoingandifsuccessful,itwillleadthewaytoadditionalgenetherapyattemptstocuremonogenic,inheritedretinopathies.
简介:Aim:ToverifywhetherpartialintraoperativeTenon'scapsuleresection(PTCR)withadjunctiveMitomycinCiseffectiveindevelopingthin,avascularblebsineyesundergoingAhmedglaucomavalveinsertionandtoassesstheefficacyandsafetyofthisprocedure.Methods:ThisstudywasconductedinfourLatinAmericacountries(Argentina,Brazil,ColombiaandPeru).AhmedglaucomavalveimplantinsertionwithPTCR(groupA)andwithoutPCTR(groupB)wasperformedinneovascular
简介:目的探讨缩短小切口非超乳白内障摘除人工晶体晶植人术学习曲线的途径.方法对2006年萧县彭年光明行动中完成29例小切口非超乳白内障摘除人工晶体晶植入术的病例进行回顾性分析.结果通过最先完成17例小切口非超乳白内障摘除人工晶体晶植入术部分手术操作步骤,循序渐进最后独立完成12例小切口非超乳白内障摘除人工晶体晶植入术的全部操作步骤.结论熟练掌握白内障囊外摘除+人工晶体植入技术,是缩短小切口非超乳白内障摘除+IOL植入学习曲线的关键因素.
简介:AIMTo在Descemet的家根据厚度评估视觉尖酸和endothelial房间密度剥去自动化endothelialkeratoplasty(DSAEK)在外科以后的年。