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Sun YL, Moriya T, Zhao C, Kirk RL, Chikenji T, Passe SM, An KN, Amadio PC. Subsynovial connective tissue is sensitive to surgical interventions in a rabbit model of carpal tunnel syndrome. J Orthop Res 2012; 30:649-54. [PMID: 22009518 PMCID: PMC3275695 DOI: 10.1002/jor.21565] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/11/2011] [Accepted: 09/19/2011] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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The most common histological finding in carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) is non-inflammatory fibrosis and thickening of the subsynovial connective tissue (SSCT) in the tunnel. While the cause of SSCT fibrosis and the relationship of SSCT fibrosis and CTS are unknown, one hypothesis is that SSCT injury causes fibrosis, and that the fibrosis then leads to CTS. We investigated the sensitivity of the SSCT to injuries. Two types of surgical interventions were performed in a rabbit model: A skin incision with tendon laceration and SSCT stretching sufficient to damage the SSCT, and skin incision alone. Twelve weeks after surgery, the rabbit carpal tunnel tissues were studied with immunochemistry for TGF-β receptors 1, 2, and 3, collagen III, and collagen VI. All TGF-β receptors were expressed. The percentages of the TGF-β receptors' expressions were less in the control SSCT fibroblasts than in the fibroblasts from rabbits with surgical interventions. The surgical interventions did not result in any alteration of collagen III expression. However, both surgical interventions resulted in a significant decrease in collagen VI expression compared to the control group. The two surgical interventions achieved similar expression of TGF-β receptors and collagens. Our results provide evidence that the SSCT is sensitive to surgical interventions, even when these are modest. Since SSCT fibrosis is a hallmark of CTS, these data also suggest that such fibrosis could result from relatively minor trauma.
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- Yu-Long Sun
- Biomechanics Laboratory, Division of Orthopedic Research, Mayo Clinic, 200 First Street SW, Rochester, Minnesota 55905, USA
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Mcdermott M, Wheater M. In Vitro Comparison of the Effects of Clinically Available Ophthalmic Solutions of Gatifloxacin 0.3% and Moxifloxacin 0.5% on Human Corneal and Conjunctival Epithelial Cell Adhesion and Migration and on Collagen Type IV Protein Expression. Cornea 2006; 25:S25-30. [DOI: 10.1097/01.ico.0000254287.77426.7d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Higuchi I, Horikiri T, Niiyama T, Suehara M, Shiraishi T, Hu J, Uchida Y, Saito A, Nakagawa M, Arimura K, Osame M. Pathological characteristics of skeletal muscle in Ullrich's disease with collagen VI deficiency. Neuromuscul Disord 2003; 13:310-6. [PMID: 12868500 DOI: 10.1016/s0960-8966(02)00282-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Patients with Ullrich's disease have generalized muscle weakness, multiple contractures of the proximal joints and hyperextensibility of the distal joints. Recently, we found a deficiency of collagen VI protein in skeletal muscle from two patients with Ullrich's disease. In this study, we investigated immunohistochemically the expression of extracellular matrix proteins and various proteins, which are markers for regenerating muscle fibers. Although we have detected the reduction of collagen VI in Ullrich's disease with the two kinds of monoclonal antibodies for the different domains of collagen VI, the remaining immunoreactive material was different between them. This might suggest the presence of incomplete collagen VI protein in the muscle fibers. Furthermore, we found that very small muscle fibers in the patients with Ullrich's disease showed marked expression of desmin, neural cell adhesion molecule and neonatal myosin heavy chain, which is a characteristic finding of regenerating fibers, however, they showed poor expression of developmental myosin heavy chain and thrombomodulin. The present findings suggest that abnormal regeneration or maturation processes are involved in the pathogenesis of dystrophic muscle changes at least in the advanced stage of Ullrich's disease.
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- Itsuro Higuchi
- Third Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Kagoshima University, 8-35-1 Sakuragaoka, Kagoshima 890-8520, Japan.
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van de Pol C, Soya K, Hwang DG. Objective assessment of transient corneal haze and its relation to visual performance after photorefractive keratectomy. Am J Ophthalmol 2001; 132:204-10. [PMID: 11476680 DOI: 10.1016/s0002-9394(01)01003-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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PURPOSE Photorefractive keratectomy has the potential to cause transient corneal haze. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the relationship between transient corneal haze as measured by an objective means and high and low contrast visual performance. METHODS In a prospective study, 44 eyes of 28 patients were examined preoperatively and at 1, 3, 6, and 12 months after photorefractive keratectomy. Five laser in situ keratomileusis and two intrastromal corneal ring segments (Intacs [KeraVision, Fremont, CA]) were included for comparison, because these procedures are not expected to cause haze. Haze was measured using a prototype objective hazemeter, TSPC-3, a modification of the Nidek EAS-1000. Visual performance was measured using high-contrast visual acuity and the Rabin Small Letter Contrast Test. RESULTS Corneal haze was greatest at the 1-month examination and was consistent with a decrease in visual performance on both tests. Corneal haze resolved in 82% of eyes by 10 +/- 4 months after photorefractive keratectomy. However, visual performance had not returned to preoperative levels in 65% and 81% of these eyes on the high-contrast visual acuity test and the Small Letter Contrast Test, respectively. Eyes that underwent laser in situ keratomileusis and Intacs did not develop corneal haze; however, visual decrements were measured. CONCLUSIONS As a clinical tool, the TSPC-3 hazemeter objectively measures very subtle changes in haze levels. Corneal haze appears to account for only approximately 50% of visual performance changes in the early healing period after photorefractive keratectomy. Other factors, namely topographic abnormalities, are more likely to be an important cause of persistent visual disturbances.
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- C van de Pol
- Visual Sciences Branch, US Army Aeromedical Research Laboratory, Fort Rucker, Alabama 36362, USA..
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Iyama K, Sumiyoshi H, Khaleduzzaman M, Matsuo N, Ninomiya Y, Yoshioka H. Differential expression of two exons of the alpha1(XI) collagen gene (Col11a1) in the mouse embryo. Matrix Biol 2001; 20:53-61. [PMID: 11246003 DOI: 10.1016/s0945-053x(00)00130-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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The amino terminal domain of collagen XI has a unique structure, which is believed to participate in the regulation of matrix assembly. Interestingly, several distinct isoforms of the amino terminal domain of alpha1(XI) and alpha2(XI) collagen chains exist as a result of alternative splicing. Here we report the analysis of the alternative splicing pattern of the mouse alpha1(XI) collagen gene (Col11a1). Like other vertebrate species, the mutually exclusive expression of exons 6A and 6B of Col11a1 results in the inclusion in the alpha1 chain of either an acidic peptide (pI 3.14) or a basic peptide (pI 11.66). Expression of these two exons was monitored in several tissues of the 16.5-day mouse embryo by in situ hybridization and immunohistochemistry, with exon-specific cDNA probes and peptide-specific antibodies, respectively. The results documented that isoforms containing the exon 6B-encoded peptide accumulate predominantly in the vertebrae, skeletal muscles and intestinal epithelium. By contrast, exon 6A products were found to be most abundant in the smooth muscle cells of the intestine, aorta and lung. The results using in situ hybridization confirmed those using immunohistochemistry. Albeit correlative, the evidence suggests distinct contributions of the two peptides to the differential assembly of tissue-specific matrices.
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- K Iyama
- Department of Surgical Pathology, Kumamoto University School of Medicine, 860-8556, Kumamoto, Japan
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Koch DD, Kohnen T, Anderson JA, Binder PS, Moore MN, Menefee RF, Valderamma GL, Berry MJ. Histologic Changes and Wound Healing Response Following 10-Pulse Noncontact Holmium:YAG Laser Thermal Keratoplasty. J Refract Surg 1996; 12:623-34. [PMID: 8871864 DOI: 10.3928/1081-597x-19960701-16] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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BACKGROUND Noncontact holmium:YAG laser thermal keratoplasty (Ho:YAG LTK) is a promising new technology for correction of hyperopia and astigmatism. We studied the acute histologic changes and wound healing response following Ho:YAG LTK performed with treatment parameters encompassing those used in clinical studies. METHODS We performed 10-pulse noncontact Ho:YAG LTK on three human corneas 1 day before their removal at penetrating keratoplasty and on six New Zealand white rabbit corneas followed for up to 3 months. Tissues were studied with light and transmission electron microscopy and immunohistochemistry. RESULTS The amount of acute tissue injury increased according to the pulse radiant energy. In human corneas, changes in the irradiated zones included epithelial cell injury and death, loss of fine filamentous structure in Bowman's layer, disruption of stromal lamellae, and keratocyte injury and death. In the rabbit corneas, similar acute changes were noted. By 3 weeks, epithelial hyperplasia and stromal contraction were present. Wound healing in the rabbits included repair of the epithelial attachment complex, keratocyte activation, synthesis of type I collagen, partial restoration of stromal keratan sulfate and type VI collagen, and retrocorneal membrane formation. CONCLUSIONS Noncontact Ho:YAG LTK produces acute epithelial and stromal tissue changes and in rabbit corneas stimulates a brisk wound healing response.
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- D D Koch
- Cullen Eye Institute, Baylor College of Medicine, Department of Ophthalmology, Houston, Tex 77030, USA
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Melles GR, SundarRaj N, Binder PS, van der Weiden MM, Wijdh RH, Beekhuis WH, Anderson JA. Immunohistochemical analysis of unsutured and sutured corneal wound healing. Curr Eye Res 1995; 14:809-17. [PMID: 8529420 DOI: 10.3109/02713689508995803] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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In the unsutured partial thickness penetrating wounds of the cornea, the epithelium migrates over the wounded stromal surface prior to the onset of stromal regeneration. To determine the possible affects of the epithelial ingrowth on the organization of the stromal scar tissues, the healing of unsutured and sutured wounds was compared immunohistochemically. Immunostaining patterns for fibronectin, types III, VI and VII collagen, keratan sulfate proteoglycan (KSPG), and intermediate filament-associated protein (IFAP 130) in fibroblasts, were analyzed in unsutured and adjacent sutured keratotomy wounds in monkeys, at 2-9 weeks after surgery. At 2-4 weeks, fibronectin, type III and type VI collagen showed a lamellar interweaving pattern across unsutured wounds that was absent in sutured wounds. Type VII collagen was detected along the entire depth of regenerated stroma in unsutured wounds, but not in sutured wounds indicating that the epithelium had formerly been present in the regenerated stroma in unsutured wounds. Fibroblasts in both types of wounds expressed IFAP 130, but staining was more pronounced in sutured wounds. At 5-9 weeks, cellular re-activation, as judged from the expression for IFAP 130, was concomitant with a loss of lamellar interweaving with fibronectin, type III and type VI collagen across unsutured wounds, and proceeded in a posterior to anterior direction. In contrast, in sutured wounds, lamellar interweaving was established in anterior to posterior direction. At all postoperative times, unsutured and sutured wounds showed minimal staining for KSPG in the anterior scar.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
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- G R Melles
- Department of Ophthalmology, University of Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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Delaigue O, Arbeille B, Rossazza C, Lemesle M, Roingeard P. Quantitative analysis of immunogold labellings of collagen types I, III, IV and VI in healthy and pathological human corneas. Graefes Arch Clin Exp Ophthalmol 1995; 233:331-8. [PMID: 7672619 DOI: 10.1007/bf00200481] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/26/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND We studied the distribution of collagen types I, III, IV and VI in one healthy human cornea and in seven pathological human corneas, in which the disorders were three cases of pseudophakic bullous keratopathy (two severe, one moderate) and one case each of stage IV keratoconus, chronic ulcer, vascularized cornea and disciform keratitis. METHODS Transmission electron microscopy examinations were performed on post-embedding immunogold-labelled sections. The staining was evaluated by gold particle count in the different tissues. The presence or absence of a given antigen was determined by statistical analysis, using a d-value test. RESULTS Our results on healthy corneal tissues corroborate the data available from previous studies, except for collagen type VI, which we found to be absent in Bowman's layer. In pathological corneas with a collagenous layer posterior to Descemet's membrane, collagen types I, III and especially IV were detected in this collagenous layer. Collagen types I, III and VI were detected in the anterior healed stroma of other pathological corneas, except for the keratoconus cornea, in which intense collagen III staining was observed. CONCLUSION The presence of collagen types I and III in the posterior collagenous layer of our pseudophakic bullous keratopathy corneas suggests that this layer corresponds to scar tissue secreted by stimulated endothelial cells.
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- O Delaigue
- Laboratoire de Microscopie électronique, Faculté de Médecine de TOURS, France
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Over one million Americans have undergone refractive keratoplasty since the introduction of radial keratotomy into the United States in 1978. There are now a number of alternative techniques available for reshaping the corneal surface to alter ocular refractive errors. Numerous technologic advances in the past decade now enable us to perform these procedures in a safer and more reliable fashion. The ability to control precisely the refractive outcome, however, continues to elude us and appears to be limited, in part, by interindividual variability in the wound healing response. Presently, we review the corneal wound healing response to various keratorefractive approaches and suggest some interventional strategies which might enable us to modulate more precisely our refractive results.
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- K K Assil
- Anheuser-Busch Eye Institute, Department of Ophthalmology, St. Louis University School of Medicine, Missouri
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Hatamochi A, Mori K, Takeda K, Arakawa M, Ueki H, Yoshioka H. Decreased type VI collagen gene expression in cultured Werner's syndrome fibroblasts. J Invest Dermatol 1993; 100:771-4. [PMID: 8496616 DOI: 10.1111/1523-1747.ep12476366] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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Gene expression of collagens VI, I, and III in Werner's syndrome was studied by measuring messenger RNA (mRNA) and protein production levels in four fibroblast strains from patients with Werner's syndrome and comparing them with age-matched healthy subjects. Levels of type VI collagen mRNA were decreased in all Werner's syndrome fibroblast strains and the decreases were in parallel in all three chains (alpha 1, alpha 2, and alpha 3) of type VI collagen. A coordinate increase of the alpha 1(I) and alpha 1(III) collagen mRNA levels was observed in three of the four Werner's syndrome fibroblast strains. However, no qualitative abnormality of these mRNA transcripts in Werner's syndrome fibroblasts were found by Northern blot analysis. Changes in type VI and type I collagen mRNA correlated well with production levels of corresponding proteins, as determined by immunologic assays. These data suggest that there are changes in expression of multiple connective tissue constituents in Werner's syndrome fibroblasts.
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- A Hatamochi
- Department of Dermatology, Kawasaki Medical School, Kurashiki, Japan
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Betz P, Nerlich A, Wilske J, Tübel J, Penning R, Eisenmenger W. Immunohistochemical localization of collagen types I and VI in human skin wounds. Int J Legal Med 1993; 106:31-4. [PMID: 8398888 DOI: 10.1007/bf01225021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/30/2023]
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A total of 74 human skin wounds were investigated and collagen types I and VI were localized in the wound area by immunohistochemistry. Collagen type I appeared in the form of ramifying string-like structures after approximately 5-6 days, but positive reactions in the form of a spot-like staining around isolated fibroblasts also occurred in a skin wound aged 4 days. Collagen VI was detectable after a post-infliction interval of at least 3 days showing a strongly positive reacting network associated with fibroblasts in the wound area. Both collagens appeared almost constantly after a wound age of 6-7 days and could also be found in wounds aged a few months. Therefore, although a positive reaction for collagen type I in the form of string-like and ramifying structures around wound fibroblasts indicates a wound age of at least 5-6 days, a spot-like positive staining for collagen type I cannot exclude a wound age of at least 4 days. A positive staining for collagen type VI represents a post-infliction time of 3 days or more. The almost constant appearance of these collagen types suggests that negative results in a sufficient number of specimens indicate a wound age of less than 6-7 days, but cannot completely exclude longer post-infliction intervals. Since collagen type I and VI are also found in the granulation/scar tissue of lesions with advanced wound age, the immunohistochemical analysis of these proteins provides no further information for an age determination of older skin wounds.
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- P Betz
- Department of Legal Medicine, University of Munich, Germany
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Wound healing is a complex, long-lasting regulatory sequence that involves expression of a number of genes, which are active during the individual's development. Some of the phenomena differ from normal tissue turnover and growth only quantitatively. This article reviews the current data on corneal wound healing, with particular reference to mesenchymal matrix proteins and their integrin receptors, to growth factors and to proteolytic enzymes. Some inflammatory mediators are also discussed. The theoretical basis for therapeutic interventions is also discussed briefly, in the light of present knowledge.
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- T Tervo
- Department of Ophthalmology, University of Helsinki, Finland
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