Browsing School of Genetics & Microbiology by Subject "Ophthalmology"
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Altered retinal microRNA expression profile in a mouse model of retinitis pigmentosa.
(BioMed Central, 2007)Background The role played by microRNAs (miRs) as common regulators in physiologic processes such as development and various disease states was recently highlighted. Retinitis pigmentosa (RP) linked to RHO (which encodes ... -
Characterization of RP1L1, a highly polymorphic paralog of the retinitis pigmentosxa 1 (RP1) gene
(Molecular Vision, 2003)PURPOSE: To determine the full-length sequence of a gene with similarity to RP1 and to screen for mutations in this newly characterized gene, named retinitis pigmentosa 1-like 1(RP1L1). Since mutations in the RP1 gene cause ... -
Cone opsin mislocalization in Rpe65-/- mice: A defect that can be corrected by 11-cis retinal
(The Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology, Inc., 2005)PURPOSE: In retinal degenerative diseases, rod photoreceptors typically deteriorate more rapidly than cone photoreceptors. In the Rpe65(-/-) mouse, a model for Leber's congenital amaurosis, cones degenerate much more rapidly ... -
Influence of a quantitative trait locus on mouse chromosome 19 to the light-adapted electroretinogram.
(Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology, 2008)PURPOSE. Both implicit time and amplitude of the cone-mediated electroretinographic (ERG) b-wave differ significantly between the C57BL/6JOlaHsd and 129S2/SvHsd inbred mouse strains. The purpose of this work was to undertake ... -
Morphological characterization of the retina of the CNGA3(-/-)Rho(-/-) mutant mouse lacking functional cones and rods
(Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology, 2004)PURPOSE. To assess the structural changes in the retina caused by a functional blockade of rods and cones and to document the time course of their degeneration. METHODS. Double knockout mice were generated by cross-breeding ... -
Sensitivity of Photoreceptor-Derived Cell Line (661W) to Baculoviral p35, Z-VAD.FMK, and Fas-Associated Death Domain
(Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology, 2002)PURPOSE: Rod, cone, cone-rod, and macular dystrophies eventually bring about the death of cone photoreceptor cells. The present study explores means of inhibiting apoptosis in addition to inducing a specific apoptotic ... -
Transplantation of syngeneic schwann cells to the retina of the rhodopsin knockout (Rho-/-) mouse
(The Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology, Inc., 2003)PURPOSE: To determine whether subretinal Schwann cell transplantation can prolong the survival of photoreceptors in the rhodopsin knockout (rho(-/-)) mouse. METHODS: Schwann cells were prepared from postnatal day (PN) 5 ...