Degenerative Diseases of the Retina Book

1	Apoptosis in Retinitis Pigmentosa	1
2	Oxidative Damage and Responses in Retinal Nuclei Arising from Intense Eight Exposure	9
3	Light-Induced Apoptosis in the Rat Retina in Vivo: Morphological Features, Threshold and Time Course	19
4	Inhibitory Effects of Cycloheximide and Flunarizine on Light-Induced Apoptosis of Photoreceptor Cells	27
5	Apoptosis of Photoreceptors and Lens Fiber Cells with Cataract and Multiple Tumor Formation in the Eyes of Transgenic Mice Lacking the P53 Gene and Expressing the HPV 16 E7 Gene under the Control of the Irbp Promoter	39
6	Function, Age-Related Expression and Molecular Characterization of PEDF, a Neurotrophic Serpin Secreted by Human RPE Cells	51
7	Nitric Oxide in the Retina: Potential Involvement in Retinal Degeneration and Its Control by Growth Factors and Cytokines	61
8	In Vitro Expression of Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor by Human Retinal Pigment Epithelial Cells	69
9	New Retinal Degenerations in the Mouse	77
10	Chorioretinal Interface: Age-Related Changes in Rodent Retina	87
11	Fractionation of Interphotoreceptor Matrix Metalloproteinases	95
12	Peptides from Rhodopsin Induce Experimental Autoimmune Uveoretinitis in Lewis Rats	105
13	Retinal Degeneration in Rat Induced by Vitamin E Deficiency	111
14	Retinal Pigment Epithelial Cells Cultured from RCS Rats Express an Increased Membrane Conductance for Calcium Compared to Normal Rats	119
15	Effect of Sugars on Photoreceptor Outer Segment Assembly	129
16	Regulatory Influences on the Glycosylation of Rhodopsin by Human and Bovine Retinas	139
17	The Dolichol Pathway in the Retinal Pigment Epithelium of the Embryonic Chick	149
18	Morphological and Biochemical Studies of the Retinal Degeneration in the Vitiligo Mouse: A Model with Perturbed Retinoid Metabolism	155
19	Immunological Aspects of Retinal Transplantation in Retinal Degeneration Rodents	163
20	Iron and Hereditary Degeneration of the Retina	177
21	Receptor Degeneration Is a Normal Part of Retinal Development	187
22	Development of Opsin and Synapses in Monkey Photoreceptors	195
23	The Nature of Newly Formed Capillaries in Experimental Naphthalene-Induced Retinal Degeneration in Rabbit	203
24	Retinal Cell Responses to Argon Laser Photocoagulation	209
25	Drosophila as a Model for Photoreceptor Dystrophies and Cell Death	217
26	Abnormal Ca[superscript 2+] Mobilization and Excessive Photopigment Phosphorylation Lead to Photoreceptor Degeneration in Drosophila Mutants	227
27	The Role of Dominant Rhodopsin Mutations in Drosophila Retinal Degeneration	235
28	The Role of the Retinal Degeneration B Protein in the Drosophila Visual System: Function of Drosophila rdgB Protein in Photoreceptors	243
29	Drosophila Visual Transduction, a Model System for Human EYE Disease? Retinal Degenerations	255
30	Characterization of Vertebrate Homologs of Drosophila Photoreceptor Proteins	263
31	Retinal Pathology in Retinitis Pigmentosa: Considerations for Therapy	275
32	Genotype-Phenotype Correlation in Autosomal Dominant Retinal Degeneration with Mutations in the Peripherin/RDS Gene	285
33	Genetic Studies in Autosomal Recessive Forms of Retinitis Pigmentosa
34	Clinical Features of Autosomal Dominant Retinitis Pigmentosa Associated with the Ser 186TRP Mutation of Rhodopsin	303
35	Mutations in the Gene for the B Subunit of Rod Photoreceptor CGMP-Specific Phosphodiesterase (PDEB) in Patients with Retinal Dystrophies and Dysfunctions	313
36	Molecular Genetic Studies of Retinal Dystrophics Principally Affecting the Macula	323
37	Molecular Analysis of the Human GARI Gene: A Candidate Gene for Retinal Degeneration	331
38	Guanylate Cyclase-Activating Protein (GCAP): A Novel Ca[superscript 2+]-Binding Protein in Vertebrate Photoreceptors	339
39	Abnormal Cone Receptor Activity in Patients with Hereditary Degeneration	349
40	Abnormal Rod Photoreceptor Function in Retinitis Pigmentosa	359
41	Scotopic Threshold Responses and Rod Intensity-Response Functions as Sensitive Indicators of the Carrier Status in X-Linked Recessive Retinitis Pigmentosa
42	ERG Findings in Two Patients with Autosomal Dominant Congenital Stationary Night Blindness and HIS258ASN Mutation of the [beta]-Subunit of Rod Photoreceptor CGMP-Specific Phosphodiesterase	377
43	Docosahexaenoic Acid Abnormalities in Red Blood Cells of Patients with Retinitis Pigmentosa	385
44	Ligand-Binding Properties of Recombinant Human IRBP	395
45	Cataractogenesis in Retinitis Pigmentosa: Spectroscopic Fluorescence Analysis of Aqueous Humor Composition	403
	Index	409