Advances in Experimental Medicine and Bi Retinal Degenerative Diseases: Laboratory and Therapeutic Investigations, Book 664, (Paperback)

Basic Science Underlying Retinal Degeneration.- Analysis of Genes Differentially Expressed During Retinal Degeneration in Three Mouse Models.- Regulation of Angiogenesis by Macrophages.- Protein Kinase C Regulates Rod Photoreceptor Differentiation Through Modulation of STAT3 Signaling.- Pigment Epithelium-derived Factor Receptor (PEDF-R): A Plasma Membrane-linked Phospholipase with PEDF Binding Affinity.- The Function of Oligomerization-Incompetent RDS in Rods.- The Association Between Telomere Length and Sensitivity to Apoptosis of HUVEC.- Photoreceptor Guanylate Cyclases and cGMP Phosphodiesterases in Zebrafish.- RDS in Cones Does Not Interact with the Beta Subunit of the Cyclic Nucleotide Gated Channel.- Increased Expression of TGF-?1 and Smad 4 on Oxygen-Induced Retinopathy in Neonatal Mice.- ZBED4, A Novel Retinal Protein Expressed in Cones and Müller Cells.- Tubby-Like Protein 1 (Tulp1) Is Required for Normal Photoreceptor Synaptic Development.- Growth-Associated Protein43 (GAP43) Is a Biochemical Marker for the Whole Period of Fish Optic Nerve Regeneration.- Multiprotein Complexes of Retinitis Pigmentosa GTPase Regulator (RPGR), a Ciliary Protein Mutated in X-Linked Retinitis Pigmentosa (XLRP).- Misfolded Proteins and Retinal Dystrophies.- Neural Retina and MerTK-Independent Apical Polarity of ?v?5 Integrin Receptors in the Retinal Pigment Epithelium.- Mertk in Daily Retinal Phagocytosis: A History in the Making.- The Interphotoreceptor Retinoid Binding (IRBP) Is Essential for Normal Retinoid Processing in Cone Photoreceptors.- Aseptic Injury to Epithelial Cells Alters Cell Surface Complement Regulation in a Tissue Specific Fashion.- Role of Metalloproteases in Retinal Degeneration Induced by Violet and Blue Light.- Mitochondrial Decay and Impairment of Antioxidant Defenses in Aging RPE Cells.- Ciliary Transport of Opsin.- Effect of Hesperidin on Expression of Inducible Nitric Oxide Synthase in Cultured Rabbit Retinal Pigment Epithelial Cells.- Profiling MicroRNAs Differentially Expressed in Rabbit Retina.- Unexpected Transcriptional Activity of the Human VMD2 Promoter in Retinal Development.- Microarray Analysis of Hyperoxia Stressed Mouse Retina: Differential Gene Expression in the Inferior and Superior Region.- Photoreceptor Sensory Cilia and Inherited Retinal Degeneration.- Role of Elovl4 Protein in the Biosynthesis of Docosahexaenoic Acid.- Molecular Genetics and Candidate Genes.- Molecular Pathogenesis of Achromatopsia Associated with Mutations in the Cone Cyclic Nucleotide-Gated Channel CNGA3 Subunit.- Mutation Spectra in Autosomal Dominant and Recessive Retinitis Pigmentosa in Northern Sweden.- 1 Rhodopsin Mutations in Congenital Night Blindness.- GCAP1 Mutations Associated with Autosomal Dominant Cone Dystrophy.- Genotypic Analysis of X-linked Retinoschisis in Western Australia.- Mutation Frequency of IMPDH1 Gene of Han Population in Ganzhou City.- Diagnostic, Clinical, Cytopathological and Physiologic Aspects of Retinal Degeneration.- Reversible and Size-Selective Opening of the Inner Blood-Retina Barrier: A Novel Therapeutic Strategy.- Spectral Domain Optical Coherence Tomography and Adaptive Optics: Imaging Photoreceptor Layer Morphology to Interpret Preclinical Phenotypes.- Pharmacological Manipulation of Rhodopsin Retinitis Pigmentosa.- Targeted High-Throughput DNA Sequencing for Gene Discovery in Retinitis Pigmentosa.- Advances in Imaging of Stargardt Disease.- Protamine Sulfate Downregulates Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor (VEGF) Expression and Inhibits VEGF and Its Receptor Binding in Vitro.- Computer-Assisted Semi-Quantitative Analysis of Mouse Choroidal Density.- Thioredoxins 1 and 2 Protect Retinal Ganglion Cells from Pharmacologically Induced Oxidative Stress, Optic Nerve Transection and Ocular Hypertension.- Near-Infrared Light Protect the Photoreceptor from Light-Induced Damage in Rats.- BDNF Improves the Efficacy ERG Amplitude Maintenance by Transplantation of Retinal Stem Cells in RC