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Whole-eye electrical stimulation therapy preserves visual function and structure in P23H-1 rats by Hanif, Adam M., Kim, Moon K., Thomas, Joel G., Ciavatta, Vincent T., Chrenek, Micah, Hetling, John R., Pardue, Machelle T.

“…Low-level electrical stimulation to the eye has been shown to be neuroprotective against retinal degeneration in both human and animal subjects, using…”
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Peroxisome proliferator‐activated receptor‐γ agonists attenuate biofilm formation by Pseudomonas aeruginosa by Bedi, Brahmchetna, Maurice, Nicholas M., Ciavatta, Vincent T., Lynn, K. Sabrina, Yuan, Zhihong, Molina, Samuel A., Joo, Myungsoo, Tyor, William R., Goldberg, Joanna B., Koval, Michael, Hart, C. Michael, Sadikot, Ruxana T.

“…ABSTRACT Pseudomonas aeruginosa is a significant contributor to recalcitrant multidrug‐resistant infections, especially in immunocompromised and hospitalized…”
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In vitro and Ex vivo Neurotoxic Effects of Efavirenz are Greater than Those of Other Common Antiretrovirals by Ciavatta, Vincent T., Bichler, Edyta K., Speigel, Iris A., Elder, Courtney C., Teng, Shavonne L., Tyor, William R., García, Paul S.

“…Although antiretroviral (ARV) therapy has reduced the incidence of severe dementia associated with HIV infection, there has been a rise in milder…”
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An Aquaglyceroporin Is Abundantly Expressed Early in the Development of the Suspensor and the Embryo Proper of Loblolly Pine by Vincent T. Ciavatta, Morillon, Raphael, Gerald S. Pullman, Chrispeels, Maarten J., Cairney, John

“…In contrast to angiosperms, pines and other gymnosperms form well-developed suspensors in somatic embryogenic cultures. This creates a useful system to study…”
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Concentration-Dependent Dual Role of Thrombin in Protection of Cultured Rat Cortical Neurons by García, Paul S., Ciavatta, Vincent T., Fidler, Jonathan A., Woodbury, Anna, Levy, Jerrold H., Tyor, William R.

“…Thrombin’s role in the nervous system is not well understood. Under conditions of blood–brain barrier compromise (e.g., neurosurgery or stroke), thrombin can…”
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Neuroprotective effects of low level electrical stimulation therapy on retinal degeneration by Pardue, Machelle T, Ciavatta, Vincent T, Hetling, John R

“…Low-level electrical stimulation applied to the eye has been shown to have neuroprotective effects on photoreceptors and retinal ganglion cells. In this…”
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Effects of subretinal electrical stimulation in mer-KO mice by Mocko, Julie A, Kim, Moon, Faulkner, Amanda E, Cao, Yang, Ciavatta, Vincent T, Pardue, Machelle T

“…Subretinal electrical stimulation (SES) from microphotodiode arrays protects photoreceptors in the RCS rat model of retinitis pigmentosa. The authors examined…”
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Subretinal electrical stimulation preserves inner retinal function in RCS rat retina by Ciavatta, Vincent T, Mocko, Julie A, Kim, Moon K, Pardue, Machelle T

“…Previously, studies showed that subretinal electrical stimulation (SES) from a microphotodiode array (MPA) preserves electroretinography (ERG) b-wave amplitude…”
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Exercise and Cyclic Light Preconditioning Protect Against Light-Induced Retinal Degeneration and Evoke Similar Gene Expression Patterns by Chrenek, Micah A, Sellers, Jana T, Lawson, Eric C, Cunha, Priscila P, Johnson, Jessica L, Girardot, Preston E, Kendall, Cristina, Han, Moon K, Hanif, Adam, Ciavatta, Vincent T, Gogniat, Marissa A, Nickerson, John M, Pardue, Machelle T, Boatright, Jeffrey H

“…To compare patterns of gene expression following preconditioning cyclic light rearing versus preconditioning aerobic exercise. BALB/C mice were preconditioned…”
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Retinal Expression of Fgf2 in RCS Rats with Subretinal Microphotodiode Array by Ciavatta, Vincent T, Kim, Moon, Wong, Paul, Nickerson, John M, Shuler, R. Keith, Jr, McLean, George Y, Pardue, Machelle T

“…To test the hypothesis that subretinal electrical stimulation from a microphotodiode array (MPA) exerts a neuroprotective effect in Royal College of Surgeons…”
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Tool from ancient pharmacopoeia prevents vision loss by Boatright, Jeffrey H, Moring, Anisha G, McElroy, Clinton, Phillips, Michael J, Do, Vi T, Chang, Bo, Hawes, Norm L, Boyd, Amber P, Sidney, Sheree S, Stewart, Rachael E, Minear, Steven C, Chaudhury, Rajashree, Ciavatta, Vincent T, Rodrigues, Cecilia M P, Steer, Clifford J, Nickerson, John M, Pardue, Machelle T

“…Bear bile has been used in Asia for over 3,000 years to treat visual disorders, yet its therapeutic potential remains unexplored in Western vision research…”
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Single-stranded oligonucleotide-mediated in vivo gene repair in the rd1 retina by Andrieu-Soler, Charlotte, Halhal, Mounia, Boatright, Jeffrey H, Padove, Staci A, Nickerson, John M, Stodulkova, Eva, Stewart, Rachael E, Ciavatta, Vincent T, Doat, Marc, Jeanny, Jean-Claude, de Bizemont, Therèse, Sennlaub, Florian, Courtois, Yves, Behar-Cohen, Francine

“…The aim of this study was to test whether oligonucleotide-targeted gene repair can correct the point mutation in genomic DNA of PDE6b(rd1) (rd1) mouse retinas…”
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Interphotoreceptor retinoid-binding protein gene structure in tetrapods and teleost fish by Nickerson, John M, Frey, Ruth A, Ciavatta, Vincent T, Stenkamp, Deborah L

“…The interphotoreceptor retinoid-binding protein (IRBP) gene possesses an unusual structure, encoding multiple Repeats, each consisting of about 300 amino…”
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Neuroprotective dose response in RCS rats implanted with microphotodiode arrays by Pardue, Machelle T, Kim, Moon K, Walker, Tiffany A, Faulkner, Amanda E, Chow, Alan Y, Ciavatta, Vincent T

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Mouse Retina Has Oligonucleotide-Induced Gene Repair Activity by Ciavatta, Vincent T, Padove, Staci A, Boatright, Jeffrey H, Nickerson, John M

“…To test the ability of murine retinal nuclear extracts to support in vitro oligonucleotide-mediated gene repair (OMGR)-a prerequisite to repairing endogenous…”
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Delivery of several forms of DNA, DNA-RNA hybrids, and dyes across human sclera by electrical fields by Davies, John B, Ciavatta, Vincent T, Boatright, Jeffrey H, Nickerson, John M

“…Iontophoresis has been used for drug delivery across the cornea for many years. We sought to test whether small charged dyes and DNA can be transferred across…”
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A promoter from the loblolly pine PtNIP1;1 gene directs expression in an early-embryogenesis and suspensor-specific fashion by Ciavatta, Vincent T., Egertsdotter, Ulrika, Clapham, David, von Arnold, Sara, Cairney, John

“…The PtNIP1;1 gene encodes an aquaglyceroporin that is expressed early in embryogenesis and appears to be expressed preferentially in the suspensor [V.T…”
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Natural and somatic embryo development in loblolly pine: gene expression studies using differential display and DNA arrays by Cairney, J, Xu, N, Pullman, G.S, Ciavatta, V.T, Johns, B

“…In production biological systems, monitoring and controlling the growth environment is possible, but assessing the metabolic competency of the organism is more…”
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Retinal prosthetics for the restoration and preservation of vision by Pardue, Machelle T, Kim, Moon K, Choi, Hee‐young, Faulkner, Amanda E, McLean, George Y, Ciavatta, Vincent T

“…The primary role of retinal prosthetics is to restore vision in retinal diseases involving selective photoreceptor degeneration, such as retinitis pigmentosa…”
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An Aquaglyceroporin Is Abundantly Expressed Early in the Development of the Suspensor and the Embryo Proper of Loblolly Pine1 by Ciavatta, Vincent T., Morillon, Raphael, Pullman, Gerald S., Chrispeels, Maarten J., Cairney, John

“…In contrast to angiosperms, pines and other gymnosperms form well-developed suspensors in somatic embryogenic cultures. This creates a useful system to study…”
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