38
Views
13
CrossRef citations to date
0
Altmetric
Original Article

Confocal imaging of the keratocyte network in porcine cornea using the fixable vital dye 5-chloromethylfluorescein diacetate

, &
Pages 165-174 | Received 25 Jul 1995, Accepted 12 Oct 1995, Published online: 02 Jul 2009

References

  • Poole C. A., Brookes N. H., Clover G. M. Keratocyte networks visualised in the living cornea using vital dyes. J. Cell Sci. 1993; 106: 685–692
  • Sverdlick J. Study of keratocytes by means of del Rio Hortega's method of silver impregnation. Acta XVII Int. Cong. Ophthal. 1954; 3: 1887
  • Scharenberg K. The cells and nerves of the human cornea. Am. J. Ophthal. 1955; 40: 368–279
  • Hogan M. I., Alvarado J. A., Weddell J. E. Histology of the Human Eye. W. B. Saunders, LondonUK 1971
  • Marshall J., Grindle C. F.J. Fine structure of the cornea and its development. Trans. Ophthalmol. Soc. UK. 1978; 98: 320–328
  • Nishida T., Yasumoto K., Otori T., Desaki J. The network structure of corneal fibroblasts in the rat as revealed by scanning electron microscopy. Invest. Ophthalmol. Vis. Sci. 1988; 29: 1887–1890
  • Petroll W. M., Jester J. V., Cavanagh H. D. In vivo confocal imaging: general principles and applications. Scanning 1994; 16: 131–149
  • Jester J. V., Barry P. A., Lind G. J., Petroll W. M., Garana R., Cavanagh H. D. Corneal keratocytes: in situ and in vitro organisation of cytoskeletal contractile proteins. Invest. Ophthalmol. Vis. Sci. 1994; 35: 730–743
  • Haugland R. P. Handbook of fluorescent probes and research chemicals. Molecular Probes, Oregon 1992
  • Poole C. A., Brookes N. H., Gilbert R. T., Beaumont B. W., Crowther A., Scott L., Merrilees M. J. Detection of viable and non-viable cells in connective tissue explants using the fixable fluoroprobes 5-chloromethyl-fluorescein diacetate and ethidium homodimer-1. Conn. Tiss. Res. 1995, In press
  • Armitage W. J., Moss S. J. Storage of corneas for transplantation. Current Ophthalmic Surgery, D. L. Easty. Baillère Tindal, LondonUK 1990; 193–199
  • Birk D. E., Trelstad R. L. Extracellular compartments in matrix morphogenesis: collagen fibril, bundle, and lamellar formation by corneal fibroblasts. J. Cell Biol. 1984; 99: 2024–2033
  • Petroll W. M., Boettcher K., Barry P., Cavanagh H. D., Jester J. V. Quantitative assessment of anteroposterior keratocyte density in the normal rabbit cornea. Cornea 1995; 14: 3–9
  • Stockwell R. A. Morphometry of cytoplasmic components of mammalian articular chondrocytes and corneal keratocytes: species and zonal variations of mitochondria in relation to nutrition. J. Anat. 1991; 175: 251–261
  • Schanzlin D. J., Kratz-Owens K., Hageman G. S. Keratocyte subpopulation as revealed by lectin-binding. Invest. Ophthalmol. Vis. Sci. 1990; 31: 32
  • Szerenyi K. D., Wang X., Gabrielian K., McDonnell P. J. Keratocyte loss and repopulation of anterior corneal stroma after de-epithelialization. Arch Ophthalmol. 1994; 112: 973–976
  • Ishizaki K., Arar H., Wander A. H., Kao W. W.-Y. Apoptosis during corneal wound-healing. Invest. Ophthalmol. Vis. Sci. 1995; 36: S867
  • Essepian J. P., Rajpal R. K., Azar D. T., New K., Antonacci R., Sheilds W., Stark W. J. The use of confocal microscopy in evaluating corneal wound healing after excimer laser keratectomy. Scanning 1994; 16: 300–304
  • Adamis A. P., Molnar M. L., Tripathi B. J., Emmerson M. S., Stefansson K., Tripathi R. C. Neuronal-specific enolase in human corneal endothelium and posterior keratocytes. Exp. Eye Res. 1985; 41: 665–668
  • Fabre E. J., Bureau Y., Pouliquen Y., Lorans G. Binding sites for human interleukin-1 alpha interferon, and tumour necrosis factor on cultured fibroblasts of normal cornea and keratoconus. Curr. Eye Res. 1991; 10: 585–592
  • Wilson S. E., He Y. -G., Weng J., Li Q., Vital M., Chwang E. L. Epithelial-and endothelial-derived interleukin-1 (IL-1) modulates corneal tissue organisation and wound healing response through induction of kerato-cyte apoptosis. Invest. Ophthalmol. Vis. Sci. 1995; 36: S866
  • Masur S. K., Erenburg I., Dinh T. T., Connors R., Jr., Dewal H. S. TGF-beta secretion induces myofibroblast differentiation in cultured corneal fibroblasts. Invest. Ophthalmol. Vis. Sci. 1995; 36: S867

Reprints and Corporate Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

To request a reprint or corporate permissions for this article, please click on the relevant link below:

Academic Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

Obtain permissions instantly via Rightslink by clicking on the button below:

If you are unable to obtain permissions via Rightslink, please complete and submit this Permissions form. For more information, please visit our Permissions help page.