Suppression of polyglutamine toxicity by a Drosophila homolog of myeloid leukemia factor 1 [PDF]
, 2002 The toxicity of an abnormally long polyglutamine [poly(Q)] tract within specific proteins is the molecular lesion shared by Huntington's disease (HD) and several other hereditary neurodegenerative disorders.
Benzer, Seymour, Kazemi-Esfarjani, Parsa
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Glaucoma and cigarette smoking: a review of narrative reviews [PDF]
, 2016 Background: Glaucoma is an optic neuropathy associated with visual field changes for which high intra-ocular pressure is a major risk factor. Emerging research indicates that modifiable factors, among which the cigarette smoke, besides IOP may be ...
DI MURRO, FRANCESCA +3 more
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Distribution of iris color and its association with ocular diseases in a rural population of Iran
Journal of Current Ophthalmology, 2019 Purpose: To determine the distribution of iris color and its relationship with some ocular diseases in a rural population of Iran. Methods: Two rural areas of the north and southwest of Iran were selected by a cross-sectional study using multi-stage ...
Hassan Hashemi +6 more
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BMC Ophthalmology, 2022 Background Infectious keratitis, a medical emergency with acute and rapid disease progression may lead to severe visual impairment and even blindness. Herein, an antimicrobial polypeptide from Crassostrea hongkongensis, named URP20, was evaluated for its
Meng Li +6 more
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Exploration of the functional consequences of fixational eye movements in the absence of a fovea. [PDF]
, 2020 A recent theory posits that ocular drifts of fixational eye movements serve to reformat the visual input of natural images, so that the power of the input image is equalized across a range of spatial frequencies.
Agaoglu, Mehmet N, Chung, Susana TL
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Incidence of postharvest fungal diseases of apples in integrated fruit production
Acta Scientiarum Polonorum: Hortorum Cultus, 2021 In 2014–2017 an investigation was carried out into the occurrence of fungal storage diseases of five apple varieties (Red Jonaprince, Gala, Golden Delicious, Gloster and Ligol) in the Sandomierz orchard region.
Marek Franciszek Grabowski
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Immune- and nonimmune-compartment-specific interferon responses are critical determinants of herpes simplex virus-induced generalized infections and acute liver failure [PDF]
, 2016 The interferon (IFN) response to viral pathogens is critical for host survival. In humans and mouse models, defects in IFN responses can result in lethal herpes simplex virus 1 (HSV-1) infections, usually from encephalitis.
Leib, David A +3 more
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Subconjunctival delivery of p75NTR antagonists reduces the inflammatory, vascular, and neurodegenerative pathologies of diabetic retinopathy [PDF]
, 2017 The p75NTR is a novel therapeutic target validated in a streptozotocin mouse model of diabetic retinopathy. Intravitreal (IVT) injection of small molecule p75NTR antagonist THX-B was therapeutic and resolved the inflammatory, vascular, and ...
Barcelona, Pablo Federico +5 more
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Frontiers in PsychologyA surprising number of humans are equipped with a subpar eye model—featuring pale, colorful irides that are nowhere as good as the original dark ones at guarding the retina from sunlight and do, in fact, raise one’s risk of eye disease.
Paola Bressan
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The Effect of Cone Opsin Mutations on Retinal Structure and the Integrity of the Photoreceptor Mosaic [PDF]
, 2012 Purpose. To evaluate retinal structure and photoreceptor mosaic integrity in subjects with OPN1LW and OPN1MW mutations. Methods. Eleven subjects were recruited, eight of whom have been previously described.
Banin, Eyal +19 more
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