Vision loss under silicone oil tamponade.

Purpose: We aimed to investigate frequency, time course and pathophysiology of vision loss in eyes with macula-on rhegmatogenous retinal detachment operated with vitrectomy and silicone oil tamponade.

Patients And Methods: Fifteen eyes of 15 patients who had been operated with 5,000 centistoke silicone oil between 2006 and 2014 were included in a retrospective case series. Examinations included logMAR best corrected visual acuity (BCVA), visual field testing (VF), spectral domain optical coherence tomography (OCT), electrophysiology, and fluorescein angiography.

Secretory phenomena in the non-lactating human mammary gland.

The normal non-lactating premenopausal human mammary gland has been shown by immunohistochemistry and transmission electron microscopy to secrete a number of antimicrobial peptides such as beta-defensins, the cathelicidin LL37, lactoferrin and adrenomedullin. In addition, the non-lactating gland elaborates a prominent glycocalyx at the apical membrane of the glandular epithelial cells, parts of which are shed into the lumen of endpieces and ducts. This glycocalyx includes the mucins MUC 1 and MUC 4, a strongly Alcian Blue positive palyanionic component and sulfated material stained with Aldehyde Fuchsin.