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Permanent Corneal Edema Resulting From the Treatment of PTK Corneal Haze With Mitomycin: A Case Report by Pfister, Roswell R

“…A 39-year-old man underwent phototherapeutic keratectomy via excimer laser for recurrent corneal erosions secondary to basement membrane dystrophy with the…”
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Fibrin Sealant in Corneal Stem Cell Transplantation by Pfister, Roswell R, Sommers, Charnell Inglis

“…PURPOSE:To determine if transplanted corneal epithelial stem cells are safely and efficiently attached to the deficient limbal niche with use of fibrin…”
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Serious complications of topical mitomycin-C after pterygium surgery by Rubinfeld, R S, Pfister, R R, Stein, R M, Foster, C S, Martin, N F, Stoleru, S, Talley, A R, Speaker, M G

“…The use of topical mitomycin (mitomycin-C) as a medical adjunct to pterygium and glaucoma surgery is increasing. The authors report on a series of 10 patients…”
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Fibrin sealant in corneal stem cell transplantation by Pfister, R.R., Sommers, C.I.

“…The authors conclude that the use of fibrin sealant is as effective in securing limbal stem cell transplants as suture techniques, but the additional…”
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Injection of chemoattractants into normal cornea: a model of inflammation after alkali injury by Pfister, RR, Haddox, JL, Sommers, CI

“…The objective of this study was to establish and characterize the invasion of polymorphonuclear leukocytes (PMNs) into a normal cornea after intrastromal…”
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Inhibitory Effect of a Complementary Peptide on Ulceration in the Alkali-Injured Rabbit Cornea by Haddox, Jeffrey L, Pfister, Roswell R, Sommers, Charnell I, Blalock, J. Edward, Villain, Matteo

“…Two tripeptide chemoattractants, acetyl-proline-glycine-proline (Ac-PGP) and methyl-proline-glycine-proline (Me-PGP), are the primary triggers for early…”
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Bioactivity of Peptide Analogs of the Neutrophil Chemoattractant, N-Acetyl-Proline-Glycine-Proline by Haddox, Jeffrey L, Pfister, Roswell R, Muccio, Donald D, Villain, Matteo, Sommers, Charnell I, Chaddha, Manjula, Anantharamaiah, G. M, Brouillette, Wayne J, DeLucas, Lawrence J

“…The release of N-acetyl-proline-glycine-proline (PGP), a chemoattractant resulting from direct alkaline hydrolysis of corneal proteins, is believed to be the…”
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Identification and synthesis of chemotactic tripeptides from alkali- degraded whole cornea. A study of N-acetyl-proline-glycine-proline and N-methyl-proline-glycine-proline by Pfister, RR, Haddox, JL, Sommers, CI, Lam, KW

“…To identify and synthesize the polymorphonuclear leukocyte chemoattractant(s) released from alkali-degraded corneas. Corneas were degraded in 1.0 N NaOH,…”
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Effect of synthetic metalloproteinase inhibitor or citrate on neutrophil chemotaxis and the respiratory burst by Pfister, RR, Haddox, JL, Sommers, CI

“…A topical synthetic metalloproteinase inhibitor (SIMP) has been reported to reduce the incidence of corneal ulcerations in the alkali-injured eye by the…”
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NMR conformational analysis of cis and trans proline isomers in the neutrophil chemoattractant, N-acetyl-proline-glycine-proline by Lee, Yi-Chien, Jackson, Patricia L., Jablonsky, Michael J., Muccio, Donald D., Pfister, Roswell R., Haddox, Jeffrey L., Sommers, Charnell I., Anantharamaiah, G. M., Chaddha, Manjula

“…Alkaline hydrolysis of corneal proteins in the alkali‐injured eye releases N‐acetyl–proline–glycine–proline (Ac–Pro–Gly–Pro–OH) among other peptides. It has…”
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Synthetic Complementary Peptides Inhibit a Neutrophil Chemoattractant Found in the Alkali-injured Cornea by Pfister, Roswell R, Haddox, Jeffrey L, Blalock, J Edwin, Sommers, Charnell I, Coplan, Lisa, Villain, Matteo

“…PURPOSE.We have previously presented evidence that the neutrophil chemoattractant, N-acetyl-proline-glycine-proline (N-acetyl-PGP), triggers the initial…”
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A neutrophil chemoattractant is released from cellular and extracellular components of the alkali-degraded cornea and blood by Pfister, RR, Haddox, JL

“…A tripeptide chemoattractant(s) for neutrophils has been shown to release from alkali-degraded cornea. This study is designed to determine the source of the…”
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Clinical measures to promote corneal epithelial healing by Pfister, R R

“…It is necessary to know the specific pathobiology of a persistent epithelial defect to determine the strategy to be employed to assist in its repair. Lid…”
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Alkali-degraded cornea generates a low molecular weight chemoattractant for polymorphonuclear leukocytes by Pfister, RR, Haddox, JL, Sommers, CI

“…The current study was designed to determine if a polymorphonuclear leukocyte (PMN) chemoattractant is derived from alkali-degraded whole cornea and to…”
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Chemical injuries of the eye by Pfister, R R

“…This overview of the biochemical and pathophysiologic events after chemical burns of the eye is intended to act as a guide for appropriate therapy. Effective…”
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An excess of topical calcium and magnesium reverses the therapeutic effect of citrate on the development of corneal ulcers after alkali injury by Haddox, J L, Pfister, R R, Slaughter, S E

“…Our purpose was to determine whether chelation of Ca2+ and Mg2+ is the mechanism by which sodium citrate inhibits corneal ulceration in the alkali-injured…”
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Evaluation of the methodology of polymorphonuclear leukocyte chemotaxis by Haddox, J L, Pfister, R R

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The combined effect of citrate/ascorbate treatment in alkali-injured rabbit eyes by Pfister, R R, Haddox, J L, Yuille-Barr, D

“…The incidence of ulceration and perforation in the cornea of alkali-injured eyes is significantly reduced by treatment with trisodium citrate or sodium…”
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Characterization of chemical gradients in the collagen gel-visual chemotactic assay by Haddox, J L, Knowles, I W, Sommers, C I, Pfister, R R

“…Chemical gradients developing in a collagen gel-visual chemotactic assay (CG-VCA) for PMNs were evaluated by theoretical and experimental methods. First, a…”
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Endopyelotomy associated ureteral necrosis: complete ureteral replacement using the Boari flap by Sutherland, R S, Pfister, R R, Koyle, M A

“…A case of an adolescent who sustained necrosis of the entire ureter after attempted endopyelotomy for congenital ureteropelvic junction obstruction is…”
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