Blepharitis: current strategies for diagnosis and management.
Background: The aim of this article is to present a consensus on the appropriate identification and management of patients with blepharitis based on expert clinical recommendations for 4 representative case studies and evidence from well-designed clinical trials.Methods: The case study recommendations were developed at a consensus […]
Cyclops.
Steinbach MJ.
Keratoprosthesis in the treatment of severe ocular trauma / La kératoprothèse dans le traitement d\’un grave traumatisme oculaire.
Aquavella JV.
Circulating uveal melanoma cells: should we test for them? / Devrait-on faire un test de détection des cellules métastatiques circulantes du mélanome de l\’uvée ?
Fernandes BF, Belfort RN, Di Cesare S, Burnier MN Jr.
The roles of MAPKs in disease.
MAP kinases transduce signals that are involved in a multitude of cellular pathways and functions in response to a variety of ligands and cell stimuli. Aberrant or inappropriate functions of MAPKs have now been identified in diseases ranging from cancer to inflammatory disease to obesity and diabetes. […]
Cost-effectiveness of pharmacogenetic testing to tailor smoking-cessation treatment.
We evaluated the cost-effectiveness of a range of smoking cessation drug treatments, including varenicline, transdermal nicotine (TN), bupropion and the use of a genetic test to choose between TN and bupropion. We performed Monte Carlo simulation with sensitivity analysis, informing analyses with published estimates of […]
Migratory properties of cultured olfactory ensheathing cells by single-cell migration assay.
Olfactory ensheathing cells (OECs) are a unique type of glial cells that have axonal growth-promoting properties. OEC transplantation has emerged as a promising experimental therapy of axonal injuries and demyelinating diseases. However, some fundamental cellular properties of OECs remain unclear. In this […]
Interaction between polymorphisms in the renin-angiotensin-system and angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor or beta-blocker use and the risk of myocardial infarction and stroke.
This study investigates whether the interaction between angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors or beta-blockers and the ACE insertion/deletion (I/D) polymorphism or angiotensin receptor II type 1 (AGTR1) 573C/T polymorphism modifies the risk of […]
Further evidence for association of the RGS2 gene with antipsychotic-induced parkinsonism: protective role of a functional polymorphism in the 3\’-untranslated region.
RGS2 (regulator of G-protein signaling 2) modulates dopamine receptor signal transduction. Functional variants in the gene may influence susceptibility to extrapyramidal symptoms (EPS) induced by antipsychotic drugs. To further investigate our previous […]
Non-invasive assessment of lower extremity muscle composition after incomplete spinal cord injury.
Study Design: Cross-sectional study.Objective: (1) To quantify intramyocellular lipid (IMCL) content of the soleus muscle. (2) To assess the T(2) relaxation rates in the lower extremity skeletal muscles in persons with incomplete spinal cord injury (SCI).Setting: Academic Institution, Florida.Methods: Eight subjects […]
