简介:目的调查上海市奉贤区奉城镇60岁以上老年人群干眼的患病率及相关影响因素。方法2013年6~12月对上海市奉贤区奉城镇60岁以上人群采用随机整群分组抽样法,进行问卷调查,对有阳性症状的受检者做裸眼视力、裂隙灯、基础泪液分泌试验(SⅠt)、泪膜破裂时间(BUT)、角膜荧光素染色(FL)、睑板腺功能检查。结果随机抽取受检者2387例,实际受检者2058例,应答率为86.2%。受检者中干眼患者295例,患病率为14.3%,女性患病率为18.0%(208/1153),男性患病率为9.6%(87/905),女性高于男性(χ^2=29.22,P〈0.05);80岁以上人群的干眼患病率为21.3%,70~79岁为15.8%,60~69岁为9.2%(χ^2=36.61,P〈0.005)。结论上海市奉贤区奉城镇60岁以上人群中,女性的干眼患病率高于男性。干眼患病率随年龄增长而升高,眼干涩、视疲劳、异物感为最常见症状,局部及全身多种因素均影响干眼的发生。干眼的社区防治对郊区眼病防治工作有着重要的意义。
简介:Thedamageofhumancornealcellsencounterwiththeproblemofavailabilityofcornealcellsforreplacement.Limitationofthesourceofcornealcellshasbeenrealized.Anattemptofdevelopmentofcornealepithelial-likecellsfromthehumanskin-derivedprecursor(hSKPs)hasbeenmadeinthisstudy.Combinationofthreeessentialgrowthfactors:epidermalgrowthfactor(EGF),keratinocytegrowthfactor(KGF)andhepatocytegrowthfactor(HGF)coulddemonstratesuccessfullyinductionofhSKPstodifferentiationintocornealcells.Theinducedcellsexpressedtheappearanceofmarkersofcornealepithelialcellsasshownbythepresenceofkeratin3(K3)byantibodylabelandWesternblotassay.TheK3geneexpressionofinducedhSKPscellsasshownbyreversetranscription-polymerasechainreaction(RT-PCR)technologywasalsodemonstrated.ThepresenceofthesemarkersatbothgeneandproteinlevelscouldleadtoourconclusionthatthedirectionaltransdifferentiationofhSKPscellsintocornealepithelialcellswassuccessfullydoneunderthiscellinductionprotocol.Thefindingshowsanewlyavailablestemcellsourcecanbeobtainedfromeasilyavailableskin.Cellsfromautologoushumanskinmightbeusedforcornealdisordertreatmentinfutureclinicalapplication.
简介:目的观察白内障冷冻囊内摘除术后二期人工晶状体植入疗效.方法对134例134眼白内障冷冻囊内摘除术后元晶状体眼随机分为两组,第一组弹性开放襻前房型人工晶状体植入组共70眼;第二组为后房型人工晶状体缝线固定组共66眼.结果两组病例术后矫正视力均达到术前矫正视力或超过,矫正视力0.5以上超过60%,两组病例视力差异元明显统计学意义.结论白内障囊内摘除术无晶状体眼两种类型人工晶状体二期植入均具有良好的治疗效果.
简介:目的:评价聚乙二醇滴眼液联合重组牛碱性成纤维细胞生长因子滴眼液治疗干眼症的疗效。方法:干眼症患者51例102眼,双眼自身对照,随机分为治疗组和对照组。治疗组给予聚乙二醇滴眼液和重组牛碱性成纤维细胞生长因子滴眼液,均4次/d,两种滴眼液之间间隔5~10min。对照组给予聚乙二醇滴眼液滴眼,4次/d,连续用药1mo后复查。观察每组用药前后SchirmerI试验,BUT,角膜荧光素染色和症状改善情况。结果:两组治疗前后BUT,角膜荧光素染色和症状都有显著差异(P〈0.05)。两组治疗前后SchirmerI试验结果无显著差异(P〉0.05)。治疗后两组BUT,角膜荧光素染色和症状也有显著差异(P〈0.05)。结论:聚乙二醇滴眼液联合重组牛碱性成纤维细胞生长因子滴眼液对治疗干眼症有明显的疗效。
简介:AIM:Toestablishanuntransfectedhumancornealstromal(HCS)celllineandcharacterizeitsbiocompatibilitytoacellularporcinecornealstroma(aPCS).·METHODS:PrimaryculturewasinitiatedwithapurepopulationofHCScellsinDMEM/F12media(pH7.2)containing20%fetalbovineserumandvariousnecessarygrowthfactors.Theestablishedcelllinewascharacterizedbygrowthproperty,chromosomeanalysis,tumorigenicityassay,expressionofmarkerproteinsandfunctionalproteins.Furthermore,thebiocompatibilityofHCScellswithaPCSwasexaminedthroughhistologicalandimmunocytochemistryanalysesandwithlight,electronmicroscopies.·RESULTS:HCScellsproliferatedtoconfluence2weekslaterinprimarycultureandhavebeensubculturedtopassage140sofar.AcontinuousuntransfectedHCScelllinewithapopulationdoublingtimeof41.44hoursatpassage80hasbeendetermined.Resultsofchromosomeanalysis,morphology,combinedwiththeresultsofexpressionofmarkerproteinandfunctionalproteinssuggestedthatthecellsretainedHCScellproperties.Furthermore,HCScellshavenotumorigenicity,andwithexcellentbiocompatibilitytoaPCS.·CONCLUSION:Anuntransfectedandnon-tumorigenicHCScelllinehasbeenestablished,andthecellsmaintainedpositiveexpressionofmarkerproteinsandfunctionalproteins.Thecellline,withexcellentbiocompatibilitytoaPCS,mightbeusedforinvitroreconstructionoftissue-engineeredHCS.
简介:AIM:Toinvestigatethediffusioncharacteristicsofwaterofopticnerveandopticradiationinhealthyadultsanditsrelatedfactorsbydiffusiontensorimaging(DTI)at3T.METHODS:Atotalof107healthyvolunteersperformedheadconventionalMRIandbilateralopticnerveandopticradiationDTI.TheprimarydataofDTIwasprocessedbypost-processingsoftwareofDTIstudio2.3,obtainingfractionalanisotropyvalue,meandiffusivityvalue,principalenginevalue,orthogonalenginevaluebymeasuring,andanalyzedbytheSPSS13.0statisticalsoftware.RESULTS:Thebilateralopticnerveandopticradiationfiberspresentedgreencolorindirectionalencodedcolor(DEC)mapsandpresentedhighsignalinfractionalanisotropy(FA)maps.TheFAvalueoftheleftopticnervewas0.598±0.069andtherightwas0.593±0.065;themeandiffusivity(MD)valueoftheleftopticnervewas(1.324±0.349)×10-3mm2/sandtherightwas(1.312±0.350)x10-3mm2/s;theprincipalenginevalue(λ?)oftheleftopticnervewas(2.297±0.522)×10-4mm2/sandtherightwas(2.277±0.526)×10-3mm2/s;theorthogonalenginevalue(λ⊥)oftheleftopticnervewas(0.838±0.285)×10-3mm2/sandtherightwas(0.830±0.280)×10-3mm2/s;theFAvalueoftheleftopticradiationwas0.636±0.057andtherightwas0.628±0.056;themeandiffusivity(MD)valueoftheleftopticradiationwas(0.907±0.103)×10-3mm2/sandtherightwas(0.889±0.125)×10-3mm2/s;theprincipaleigenvalue(λⅡ)oftheleftopticradiationwas(1.655±0.210)×10-3mm2/sandtherightwas(1.614±0.171)×10-3mn2/s;theorthogonalenginvalue(λ⊥)oftheleftopticradiationwas(0.531±0.103)×10-3mm2/sandtherightwas(0.524±0.152)×10-3m
简介:AIM:Todemonstratethemorphologyandstructureofinvitroreconstructedtissue-engineeredhumancornealepithelium(TE-HCEP)withseedercellsfromanuntransfectedHCEPcellline.·METHODS:TheTE-HCEPswerereconstructedinvitrowithseedercellsfromanuntransfectedHCEPcellline,andscaffoldcarriersofdenudedamnioticmembrane(dAM)inair-liquidinterfaceculturefor3,5,7and9days,respectively.Thespecimenswereexaminedwithhematoxylin-eosin(HE)stainingofparaffin-section,immunocytochemicalstaining,scanningandtransmissionelectronmicroscopy.·RESULTS:DuringinvitroreconstructionofTE-HCEP,HCEPcellsformeda3-4,6-7and8-10layersofanHCEP-likestructureondAMsinair-liquidinterfaceculturefor3,5and7days,respectively.Butthecellsdeceasedto5-6layersandthestructureofstraifiedepitheliumbecamelooseatday9.Andthecellsmaintainedpositiveexpressionofmarkerproteins(keratin3andkeratin12),cell-junctionproteins(zonulaoccludens-1,E-cadherin,connexin43andintegrinβ1)andmembranetransportproteinofNa+-K+ATPase.TheHCEPcellsinTE-HCEPwererichinmicrovillionapicalsurfaceandestablishednumerouscell-cellandcell-dAMjunctionsatday5.·CONCLUSION:ThemorphologyandstructureofthereconstructedTE-HCEPweresimilartothoseofHCEPinvivo.TheHCEPcellsinthereconstructedTE-HCEPmaintainedthepropertiesofHCEPcells,includingabilitiesofformingintercellularandcell-extracellularmatrixjunctionsandabilitiesofperformingmembranetransportation.TheuntransfectedHCEPcellsanddAMscouldpromisinglybeusedinreconstructionHCEPequivalentforclinicalcornealepitheliumtransplantation.
简介:糖尿病视网膜病变(DR)是作为一种常见的糖尿病并发症,对其发病机制的研究一直是关注的焦点。经典的糖尿病视网膜病变的发病机制假说集中与多元醇通路的异常、蛋白质非酶糖基化产物的堆积、蛋白激酶C及氨基己糖途径有关。聚腺苷二磷酸核糖聚合酶(PARP)作为统一机制中的一个关键分子,与DR发病机制及其防治密不可分,对其进行适当干预,可成为DR治疗的重要方法之一。
简介:AIM:Toevaluatetheaccuracyofsphericalequivalent(SE)estimatesofadouble-passsystemandtocompareitwithretinoscopy,subjectiverefractionandatablemountedautorefractor.METHODS:Non-cycloplegicrefractionwasperformedon125eyesof65healthyadults(age23.5±3.0years)fromOctober2010toJanuary2011usingretinoscopy,subjectiverefraction,autorefraction(AutokeratorefractometerTOPCONKR-8100,Japan)andadoublepasssystem(OpticalQualityAnalysisSystem,OQAS,VisiometricsS.L.,Spain).Nineconsecutivemeasurementswiththedouble-passsystemwereperformedonasubgroupof22eyestoassessrepeatability.ToevaluatethetruenessoftheOQASinstrument,theSElaboratorybiasbetweenthedoublepasssystemandtheothertechniqueswascalculated.RESULTS:TheSEmeancoefficientofrepeatabilityobtainedwas0.22D.SignificantcorrelationscouldbeestablishedbetweentheOQASandtheSEobtainedwithretinoscopy(r=0.956,P<0.001),subjectiverefraction(r=0.955,P<0.001)andautorefraction(r=0.957,P<0.001).ThedifferencesinSEbetweenthedouble-passsystemandtheothertechniquesweresignificant(P<0.001),butlackedclinicalrelevanceexceptforretinoscopy;Retinoscopygavemorehyperopicvaluesthanthedouble-passsystem-0.51±0.50Daswellasthesubjectiverefraction-0.23±0.50D;Moremyopicvalueswereachievedbymeansofautorefraction0.24±0.49D.CONCLUSION:Thedouble-passsystemprovidesaccurateandreliableestimatesoftheSEthatcanbeusedforclinicalstudies.Thistechniquecandeterminethecorrectfocuspositiontoassesstheocularopticalquality.However,ithasarelativelysmallmeasuringrangeincomparisonwithautorefractors(-8.00to+5.00D),andrequirespriorinformationontherefractivestateofthepatient.
简介:AIM:ToInvestigatetheeffectsoftransforminggrowthfactorβ2(TGF-β2)andconnectivetissuegrowthfactor(CTGF)ontransdifferentiationofhumanlensepithelialcells(HLECs)culturedinvitroandsynthesisofextracellularmatrix(ECM).METHODS:HLECsweretreatedwithTGF-β2(0,0.5,1.0,5,10μg/L)andCTGF(0,15,30,60,100μg/L)fordifferenttimes(0,24,48,72h)invitroandtheexpressionofα-smoothmuscleactin(α-SMA),themaincomponentoftheextracellularmatrixtypeⅠcollagen(Col-1)andfibronectin(Fn)weremeasuredbyusingreal-timepolymerasechainreaction(PCR)andwestern-blot.RESULTS:TGF-β2andCTGFsignificantlyincreasedexpressionofα-SMAmRNAandprotein(P<0.05,P<0.001),FnmRNAandprotein(P<0.001),Col-1mRNAandprotein(P<0.001).TGF-β2couldinduceHLECsexpressionofCTGFmRNAandproteinindosedependentmanner(P<0.05,P<0.001).TGF-β2andCTGFcouldinduceHLECstoexpressα-SMA,FnandCol-1intime-dependentmanner.EachtimeofTGF-β2andCTGFinducedHELCsexpressionofα-SMA,Fn,Col-1mRNAandproteinwassignificantincreasecomparedwithcontrol(P<0.05,P<0.001).CONCLUSION:TGF-β2andCTGFcouldinduceHLECsepithelialmesenchymaltransitionandECMsynthesis.