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Properties of Porcine and Recombinant Human Collagen Matrices for Optically Clear Tissue Engineering Applications by Liu, Y, Griffith, M, Watsky, M. A, Forrester, J. V, Kuffová, L, Grant, D, Merrett, K, Carlsson, D. J

“…Porcine and recombinant human atelocollagen I solutions were cross-linked with a water soluble carbodiimide at various stoichiometries and collagen…”
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Functional Human Corneal Equivalents Constructed from Cell Lines by Griffith, May, Osborne, Rosemarie, Munger, Rejean, Xiong, Xiaojuan, Doillon, Charles J., Noelani L. C. Laycock, Hakim, Malik, Song, Ying, Watsky, Mitchell A.

“…Human corneal equivalents comprising the three main layers of the cornea (epithelium, stroma, and endothelium) were constructed. Each cellular layer was…”
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Keratocyte gap junctional communication in normal and wounded rabbit corneas and human corneas by Watsky, MA

“…Several studies have indicated the anatomic and biochemical presence of gap junctions in corneal keratocytes. The current study was designed to demonstrate…”
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Pamidronate infusion in patients with systemic sclerosis results in changes in blood mononuclear cell cytokine profiles by Carbone, L. D., Warrington, K. J., Barrow, K. D., Pugazhenthi, M., Watsky, M. A., Somes, G., Ingels, J., Postlethwaite, A. E.

“…Summary A single infusion of pamidronate was given to patients with systemic sclerosis (scleroderma, SSc) to assess effects on cytokine production by…”
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Lysophosphatidic acid, serum, and hyposmolarity activate Cl- currents in corneal keratocytes by Watsky, M A

“…The influence of serum, lysophosphatidic acid (LPA), and hyposmotic stress on the ion channel activity of normal and cryo-injured rabbit corneal keratocytes…”
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Ionic channels in corneal endothelium by Rae, J L, Watsky, M A

“…Single-channel patch-clamp techniques as well as standard and perforated-patch whole cell voltage-clamp techniques have been applied to the study of ionic…”
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Loss of fenamate-activated K+ current from epithelial cells during corneal wound healing by Watsky, MA

“…The corneal epithelium provides a barrier between the external environment and the cornea. It also serves as an ion transporting epithelium. Because of its…”
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Lysophosphatidic acid-activated Cl− current activity in human systemic sclerosis skin fibroblasts by Yin, Zhaohong, Carbone, Laura D., Gotoh, Mari, Postlethwaite, Arnold, Bolen, Alyssa L., Tigyi, Gabor J., Murakami-Murofushi, Kimiko, Watsky, Mitchell A.

“…Objectives. SSc (scleroderma) is an often fatal disease characterized by widespread tissue fibrosis. Fibroblasts play a key role in SSc-associated fibrosis…”
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Nonselective cation channel activation during wound healing in the corneal endothelium by Watsky, M A

“…Rabbit corneas were injured by mechanical or thermal trauma. At several time points after wounding, corneal endothelial cells were isolated and their ion…”
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Loss of keratocyte ion channels during wound healing in the rabbit cornea by Watsky, MA

“…Corneal keratocytes are responsible for repairing the corneal stromal matrix after injury or infection. Recent work has characterized the primary voltage-gated…”
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Characterization of voltage-gated, whole-cell ionic currents from conjunctival epithelial cells by Watsky, MA

“…These studies were performed to characterize the voltage-gated, whole-cell ionic currents in rabbit bulbar conjunctival epithelial and goblet cells. New…”
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Synthetic neoglycopolymer-recombinant human collagen hybrids as biomimetic crosslinking agents in corneal tissue engineering by Merrett, Kimberley, Liu, Wenguang, Mitra, Debbie, Camm, Kenneth D, McLaughlin, Christopher R, Liu, Yuwen, Watsky, Mitchell A, Li, Fengfu, Griffith, May, Fogg, Deryn E

“…Abstract Saturated neoglycopolymers, prepared via tandem ROMP-hydrogenation (ROMP = ring-opening metathesis polymerization) of carbohydrate-functionalized…”
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Properties of whole-cell ionic currents in cultured human corneal epithelial cells by Bockman, CS, Griffith, M, Watsky, MA

“…To identify and partially characterize the ionic currents contributing to the whole-cell conductance of cultured human corneal epithelial cells. Epithelial…”
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Comparison of conjunctival and corneal surface areas in rabbit and human by Watsky, M A, Jablonski, M M, Edelhauser, H F

“…This comparative study shows the surface area ratio of conjunctiva to cornea to be two times larger in humans than in rabbits. This large heretofore…”
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Phorbol ester modulation of rabbit corneal endothelial permeability by Watsky, MA, Guan, Z

“…Phorbol esters have been shown to have a profound influence on cellular activity in many cell types. The purpose of this study was to examine the influence of…”
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Effect of tumor necrosis factor alpha on rabbit corneal endothelial permeability by Watsky, MA, Guan, Z, Ragsdale, DN

“…Tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF alpha) is present in the iris and the lacrimal gland, and its concentration is increased during inflammation and after corneal…”
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Resting voltage measurements of the rabbit corneal endothelium using patch-current clamp techniques by Watsky, MA, Rae, JL

“…The resting potential (Em) of freshly isolated rabbit corneal endothelium was measured at room temperature (22 degrees C) and at 34 degrees C. Due to the wide…”
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A collagen-based scaffold for a tissue engineered human cornea: physical and physiological properties by Doillon, C J, Watsky, M A, Hakim, M, Wang, J, Munger, R, Laycock, N, Osborne, R, Griffith, M

“…Stabilized collagen-glycosaminoglycan scaffolds for tissue engineered human corneas were characterized. Hydrated matrices were constructed by blending type I…”
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Sodium channels in ocular epithelia by WATSKY, M. A, COOPER, K, RAE, J. L

“…Voltage-gated, tetrodotoxin(TTX)-blockable sodium channels are found in most excitable cells and are the primary contributors to action potentials generated by…”
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Dye coupling in the corneal endothelium : effects of ouabain and extracellular calcium removal by WATSKY, M. A, RAE, J. L

“…The effects of ouabain and extracellular calcium removal on gap junctional coupling of isolated rabbit corneal endothelium was examined using a modified…”
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