Publications by authors named "Zhongcui Sun"

Background: To determine the anti-inflammatory effects of IMD-0354, a specific NF-κB blocker, on glial cells in rats with streptozotocin (STZ)-induced diabetic retinopathy (DR).

Methods: The following four groups of rats were used: control, control + IMD-0354, STZ, and STZ + IMD-0354. After six weeks of STZ injection, diabetic rats and nondiabetic control rats received IMD-0354 (30 mg/kg) or an equal volume of 4% dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO) in phosphate-buffered saline intraperitoneally for six consecutive weeks.

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Background: Sympathetic ophthalmia (SO) is a rare but sight-threatening uveitis, and most observations have been made after typical manifestations occur. This report focuses on the choroidal changes detected by multimodal imaging at the presymptomatic stage of SO, which is implicated in the early recognition of SO.

Case Presentation: A 21-year-old woman suffered from decreased vision in the right eye and was diagnosed with retinal capillary hemangioblastomas associated with Von Hippel-Lindau syndrome.

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Background: Oxidative stress-caused damage to the retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) underlies the onset and progression of age-related macular degeneration (AMD). Impaired mitochondrial biogenesis sensitizes RPE cells to mitochondrial dysfunction, energy insufficiency and death. Src-homology 2 domain-containing phosphatase (SHP)-1 is important in regulating immune responses and cell survival.

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The present study aimed to investigate the level of translocator protein (TSPO) and its correlation with different inflammatory cytokines in diabetic retinopathy (DR) patients. Peripheral blood samples were obtained from 54 DR patients and 22 age-related cataract (ARC) patients. The mRNA expression of TSPO, voltage-dependent anion channel (VDAC), apoptosis-associated speck like protein with a caspase recruitment domain (ASC), NOD-like receptors pyrin domain-containing 3 (NLRP3) and caspase-1 were examined by reverse transcription-quantitative PCR.

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Familial amyloid polyneuropathy (FAP) caused by a genetic mutation in transthyretin (TTR) is an autosomal dominant hereditary disease. The retrospective, observational case series study presents the ocular clinicopathological findings of five cases carrying the TTR mutation c.401A>G (p.

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Background: To analyze the clinical features of pediatric open globe injury (OGI) in left-behind children (LBC) and in non-left-behind children (non-LBC) prospectively.

Methods: Patients diagnosed with OGI were included and divided into 2 groups: LBC and non-LBC. A complete ophthalmological examination was performed.

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The study investigated the antiapoptotic effects of all-trans retinoic acid (RA) on retinal degeneration caused by exposure to blue light. Sprague-Dawley rats received intraperitoneal injections of RA and, if necessary, the mitogen-activated protein kinase phosphotase-1(MKP-1) inhibitor, (E)-2-benzylidene-3-(cyclohexylamino)-2, 3-dihydro-1H-inden-1-one (BCI), or the retinoic acid receptor (RAR) antagonist, AGN 193109. Retinal damage was induced by 24 h of continuous exposure to blue light.

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We investigated how Src-homology 2-domain phosphatase-1 (SHP-1) regulates the inflammatory response in endotoxin-induced uveitis (EIU), and the signalling pathways involved. One week after intravitreal injection of short hairpin RNA targeting SHP-1 or SHP-1 overexpression lentivirus in rats, we induced ocular inflammation with an intravitreal injection of lipopolysaccharide (LPS). We then assessed the extent of inflammation and performed full-field electroretinography.

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Aim: To evaluate the effects of intravitreal conbercept (IVC) as adjunctive treatments before panretinal photocoagulation (PRP) to decrease hyperreflective dots (HRDs) in Chinese proliferative diabetic retinopathy (PDR) patients.

Methods: Fifty-nine enrolled patients were categorized into 2 groups: single dose IVC (0.5 mg/0.

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Background: We aimed to evaluate the severity and prognosis of posterior segment injury between left-behind children (LBC) and guarded children (NLBC).

Methods: A retrospective, controlled analysis of a case series was performed. Patients diagnosed with posterior segment injury in Department of vitreous and retinal, the Affiliated Ophthalmology and Otolaryngology Hospital of Fudan University were included in this study.

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: To evaluate the performance and speed of matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF MS) when identifying the pathogenic microorganism of endophthalmitis compared to conventional microbiological culturing.: Forty-four patients with suspected endophthalmitis who had undergone vitrectomy were enrolled. Vitreous specimen was analyzed using either conventional culturing or MALDI-TOF MS.

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Purpose: To evaluate the long-term effect of cataract surgery on highly myopic patients with myopic traction maculopathy (MTM) and the risk factors associated with MTM progression.

Methods: Highly myopic patients with cataract and MTM were included. Phacoemulsification surgery was performed on patients who had vision loss below 20/63 and were willing to operation.

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Purpose: This study evaluates the efficacy and patient satisfaction of intravitreal conbercept (IVC) as adjunctive treatment before panretinal photocoagulation (PRP) for Chinese proliferative diabetic retinopathy (PDR) with or without clinically significant macular edema.

Methods: We enrolled 94 patients and categorized them into 2 groups: eyes that received PRP with single-dose IVC (0.5 mg/0.

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Purpose: To describe a foveomacular retinoschisis that has not been described.

Methods: Patients with foveomacular retinoschisis were included. Exclusion criteria included refractive error over -6.

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Purpose: To evaluate the risk factors and potential diagnostic criteria for pseudophakic cystoid macular edema (CME) in diabetic patients after phacoemulsification.

Setting: Department of Ophthalmology, Eye and ENT Hospital of Fudan University, Shanghai, China.

Design: Prospective nonrandomized study.

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Interphotoreceptor retinoid-binding protein (IRBP) is a classic inducer of experimental autoimmune uveoretinitis (EAU). Although IRBP causes neuronal loss in susceptible animals, resistant animals such as Sprague-Dawley (SPD) rats can benefit from the evoked protective autoimmune responses. The aim of the present study was to analyze the neuroprotective effects of IRBP against light-induced photoreceptor degeneration.

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Purpose. To characterize the optical coherence tomography (OCT) findings in late-stage Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada (VKH) disease and its correlation with visual function. Methods.

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Ras homolog enriched in the brain (Rheb) is a small GTPase of the Ras family. It has been confirmed that Rheb activation not only regulates cell growth and migration but also induces neuron apoptosis after toxic stimuli. However, the function of Rheb in the retina is still not fully understood.

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Objective: The retina is subjected to tractional forces in various conditions. As the predominant glial element in the retina, Müller cells are active players in all forms of retinal injury and disease. In this study, we aim to identify patterns of gene expression changes induced by cyclic mechanical stretching in Müller cells.

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Background: To investigate whether insulin can increase the production of reactive oxygen species (ROS) in bovine retinal microvascular endothelial cells (BRECs), the role of antioxidants in the insulin-induced exacerbation of diabetic retinopathy and the related mechanisms.

Methods: BRECs were cultured in either 5 or 30 mM glucose for 3 days before stimulation with 100 nM insulin for 24 h or incubated with 1 mM apocynin, 100 μM LY294002, 50 μM U0126, 2 μM GF109203X, 250 U/ml catalase, 100 μg/ml ascorbic acid, 100 μM α-lipoic acid and 50 μM α-tocopherol before stimulation with 100 nM insulin. H(2)O(2) (200 μM) was added to cells to measure the VEGF protein expression.

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Purpose: Diabetic retinopathy (DR) is one of the most serious complications of diabetes and has become a major blinding eye disease, but its treatment remains unsatisfactory. The ERK1/2 signaling pathway has been shown to participate in regulating secretion of VEGF in DR from our previous studies. The role of VEGF in the development of DR provides a target for treatment.

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Background: To study the roles of preoperative retinal sensitivity and fixation exams in predicting the long-term prognosis of idiopathic macular hole (IMH) patients after successful vitrectomy.

Methods: A total of 39 IMH patients (39 eyes) were included in this prospective cohort case series study. Twenty-three gauge pars plana vitrectomy was performed on each patient.

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Rad is a member of a subclass of small GTP-binding proteins, the RGK family. In the present study we investigated the role of Rad protein in regulating cardiomyocyte viability. DNA fragmentation and TUNEL assays demonstrated that Rad promoted rat neonatal cardiomyocyte apoptosis.

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Background: Clinical trials have demonstrated that acute intensive insulin therapy may cause transient worsening of retinopathy in type 1 and type 2 diabetes patients. However, the related mechanism still remains controversial. The purpose of the present study was to investigate the effect of insulin on the mitochondrial membrane potential (△Ψm), reactive oxygen species (ROS) production, UCP-2 and VEGF expression in bovine retinal microvascular endothelial cells (BRECs) in the presence of normal or high glucose and the related mechanisms.

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