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Acera A, Vecino E, Rodríguez-Agirretxe I, Aloria K, Arizmendi JM, Morales C, Durán JA. Changes in tear protein profile in keratoconus disease. Eye (Lond) 2011; 25:1225-33. [PMID: 21701529 PMCID: PMC3178250 DOI: 10.1038/eye.2011.105] [Citation(s) in RCA: 68] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/21/2010] [Revised: 02/08/2011] [Accepted: 02/08/2011] [Indexed: 01/04/2023] Open
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PURPOSE To analyze tear protein profile variations in patients with keratoconus (KC) and to compare them with those of control subjects. SUBJECTS AND METHODS Tears from 12 normal subjects and 12 patients with KC were analyzed by two-dimensional gel electrophoresis (2-DE) and liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry (LC-MS). Analysis of the 2-DE gels was performed using Progenesis SameSpots software (Nonlinear Dynamics). Proteins exhibiting high variation in expression levels (P-value <0.05) were identified using matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization-TOF spectrometry. For LC-MS analysis, a label-free quantification approach was used. Tears were digested with trypsin, subjected to data-independent acquisition (MS(E)) analysis, and identified proteins were relatively quantified using ProteinLynx Global Server software (Waters). RESULTS The 2-DE and LC-MS analyses revealed a significant decrease in the levels of members of the cystatin family and an increase in lipocalin-1 in KC patients. A 1.43-fold decrease was observed for cystatin-S by 2-DE, and 1.69- and 1.56-fold for cystatin-SN and cystatin-SA by LC-MS, respectively. The increase in lipocalin-1 was observed by both methods with fold changes of 1.26 in the 2-DE approach and 1.31 according to LC-MS. Significant protein upregulation was also observed for Ig-κ chain C and Ig J chain proteins by 2-DE. Levels of lipophilin-C, lipophilin-A, and phospholipase A2 were decreased in tears from KC patients according to LC-MS. Serum albumin was found to be increased in KC patients according to LC-MS. CONCLUSION The results show differences in the tear protein profile of KC and control subjects. These changes are indicative of alterations in tear film stability and in interactions with the corneal surface in KC patients.
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- A Acera
- Department of Ophthalmology, University of the Basque Country, Leioa, Spain
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- Department of Cellular Biology, University of the Basque Country, Leioa, Spain
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- Instituto Clínico Quirurgico de Oftalmologia (ICQO), Virgen de Begoña, Bilbao, Spain
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- Proteomics Core Facility-SGiker, University of the Basque Country, Leioa, Spain
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of the Basque Country, Leioa, Spain
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- Instituto Clínico Quirurgico de Oftalmologia (ICQO), Virgen de Begoña, Bilbao, Spain
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- Department of Ophthalmology, University of the Basque Country, Leioa, Spain
- Instituto Clínico Quirurgico de Oftalmologia (ICQO), Virgen de Begoña, Bilbao, Spain
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Chen L, Zhou L, Chan ECY, Neo J, Beuerman RW. Characterization of the human tear metabolome by LC-MS/MS. J Proteome Res 2011; 10:4876-82. [PMID: 21800913 DOI: 10.1021/pr2004874] [Citation(s) in RCA: 89] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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The tear film overlying the epithelial cells of the eye's surface is vital to visual function, and its composition is reflective of ocular surface health. The ultrasmall volume of tears poses challenges in its analysis, contributing to the limited number of reports on the tear metabolome. In addition, using a standard clinical method of tear collection posed some confounding factors in metabonomic analysis. We sought to establish an analytical platform for the global characterization of human tear metabolites. Following information dependent acquisition (IDA) directed liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS), isotope pattern matched peak mining was performed using Extracted Ion Chromatogram (XIC) manager within the PeakView software. Sixty metabolites representing diverse compound classes were identified in human tears, most of which have not been previously reported. Selected metabolites were verified using pure standards. Unsupervised chemometric analysis showed good separation between tear samples and blanks (PC1 = 87%, R(2) = 0.91, Q(2) = 0.87). The results demonstrated the potential of our platform for untargeted metabonomic studies of eye diseases.
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- Liyan Chen
- Singapore Eye Research Institute, Singapore
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Samudre S, Lattanzio FA, Lossen V, Hosseini A, Sheppard JD, McKown RL, Laurie GW, Williams PB. Lacritin, a novel human tear glycoprotein, promotes sustained basal tearing and is well tolerated. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci 2011; 52:6265-70. [PMID: 21087963 DOI: 10.1167/iovs.10-6220] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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PURPOSE Lacritin is a novel human tear glycoprotein that promotes basal tear peroxidase secretion by rat lacrimal acinar cells in vitro. This study investigates whether lacritin is prosecretory when added topically to the ocular surface of normal living rabbits, and if so, what is its efficacy and tolerability versus cyclosporine and artificial tears. METHODS Purified recombinant human lacritin (1, 10, 50, or 100 μg/mL), inactive lacritin truncation mutant C-25 (10 μg/mL), cyclosporine (0.05%), or artificial tears were topically administered to eyes of normal New Zealand White rabbits either as a single dose or three times daily for 14 days with monitoring of basal tear production. Basal tearing under proparacaine anesthesia was repeatedly assessed throughout and 1 week after chronic treatment ceased. Eyes were examined weekly by slit-lamp biomicroscopy. RESULTS Lacritin acutely increased basal tearing to 30% over vehicle at 240 minutes. Three times daily treatment with 10-100 μg/mL lacritin was well tolerated. Basal tearing became progressively elevated 4, 7, and 14 days later and was 50% over baseline (50 μg/mL lacritin) 1 week after treatment had ceased. Cyclosporine elevated tearing to a similar level on days 4 and 7 but had little or no effect on day 14 and had returned to baseline 1 week after ending treatment. C-25 and artificial tears had no effect. CONCLUSIONS Lacritin acutely stimulates basal tear flow that is sustained for at least 240 minutes. Two weeks of lacritin treatment three times daily was well tolerated and progressively elevated the basal tear flow. One week after treatment ended, basal tearing was still 50% over baseline. In contrast, cyclosporine triggered mild to moderate corneal irritation and a temporary elevation in tearing.
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- Sandeep Samudre
- Department of Physiological Sciences, Eastern Virginia Medical School, Norfolk, Virginia 23501, USA.
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Dudley E, Hässler F, Thome J. Profiling for novel proteomics biomarkers in neurodevelopmental disorders. Expert Rev Proteomics 2011; 8:127-36. [PMID: 21329432 DOI: 10.1586/epr.10.97] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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Protein biomarker discovery from biological fluids, such as serum, has been widely applied to disorders such as cancer and has more recently also been utilized in neuro-psychiatric disorders with relatively clear biological causes, such as Alzheimer's disease and schizophrenia. The application of the associated technologies for the identification of protein biomarker signatures in neurodevelopmental disorders, such as autism spectrum disorder and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, is comparatively less well established. The aim of this article is to provide an overview of the various protocols available for such analysis, discuss reports in which these techniques have been previously applied in biomarker discovery/validation in neurodevelopmental disorders, and consider the future development of this area of research.
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- Ed Dudley
- Institute of Mass Spectrometry, School of Medicine, Swansea University, Swansea, UK
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Lessons from the biophysics of interfaces: Lung surfactant and tear fluid. Prog Retin Eye Res 2011; 30:204-15. [DOI: 10.1016/j.preteyeres.2011.02.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/10/2010] [Revised: 02/11/2011] [Accepted: 02/15/2011] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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Liu S, Richards SM, Lo K, Hatton M, Fay A, Sullivan DA. Changes in gene expression in human meibomian gland dysfunction. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci 2011; 52:2727-40. [PMID: 21372006 PMCID: PMC3088560 DOI: 10.1167/iovs.10-6482] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/27/2010] [Revised: 12/15/2010] [Accepted: 03/01/2011] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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PURPOSE Meibomian gland dysfunction (MGD) may be the leading cause of dry eye syndrome throughout the world. However, the precise mechanism(s) underlying the pathogenesis of this disease is unclear. This study was conducted to identify meibomian gland genes that may promote the development and/or progression of human MGD. METHODS Lid tissues were obtained from male and female MGD patients and age-matched controls after eyelid surgeries (e.g., to correct entropion or ectropion). Meibomian glands were isolated and processed for RNA extraction and the analysis of gene expression. RESULTS The results show that MGD is associated with significant alterations in the expression of almost 400 genes in the human meibomian gland. The levels of 197 transcripts, including those encoding various small proline-rich proteins and S100 calcium-binding proteins, are significantly increased, whereas the expression of 194 genes, such as claudin 3 and cell adhesion molecule 1, is significantly decreased. These changes, which cannot be accounted for by sex differences, are accompanied by alterations in many gene ontologies (e.g., keratinization, cell cycle, and DNA repair). The findings also show that the human meibomian gland contains several highly expressed genes that are distinct from those in an adjacent tissue (i.e., conjunctival epithelium). CONCLUSIONS The results demonstrate that MGD is accompanied by multiple changes in gene expression in the meibomian gland. The nature of these alterations, including the upregulation of genes encoding small proline-rich proteins and S100 calcium-binding proteins, suggest that keratinization plays an important role in the pathogenesis of MGD.
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- Shaohui Liu
- From the Schepens Eye Research Institute
- the Department of Ophthalmology, and
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- From the Schepens Eye Research Institute
- the Department of Ophthalmology, and
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- the Department of Ophthalmology, and
- the Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts; and
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- From the Schepens Eye Research Institute
- the Department of Ophthalmology, and
- Ophthalmic Consultants of Boston, Boston, Massachusetts
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- the Department of Ophthalmology, and
- the Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts; and
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- From the Schepens Eye Research Institute
- the Department of Ophthalmology, and
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PURPOSE To determine the efficiency of several protein extraction or precipitation treatments used in proteomic analyses. METHODS Tear samples were taken from each eye of 40 normal subjects using glass microcapillaries. Tear volume was measured followed by storage at -86°C. Lotrafilcon B contact lenses were fitted and worn for 14 days, followed by removal and storage at -86°C. Tear samples from each eye within a subject were randomly assigned to either one of four chemical treatments (acetone, trichloroacetic acid, urea, and trifluoroacetic acid/acetonitrile [TFA/ACN]) or no chemical treatment in groups of 10. Contact lens samples were subjected to the same treatments as tear samples for each subject, with a second treatment preceding the first. Protein concentrations were quantified by Bradford assay. RESULTS For tear samples, a significant reduction in total protein was observed when subjected to any of the four treatments studied compared with those samples left untreated. A positive relationship was noted between protein concentration and tear volume for treated, untreated, and combined tear samples. For contact lens samples, there was a significant reduction in the amount of deposited protein removed when comparing acetone, trichloroacetic acid, and urea with TFA/ACN. A second extraction from contact lenses assigned to the urea and TFA/ACN groups yielded a significant amount of additional protein compared with the amount removed initially. CONCLUSIONS Tear samples subjected to any of the evaluated chemical treatments provided significantly less protein than untreated samples. For contact lenses, TFA/ACN extraction provided the highest yield of available protein out of the four treatments evaluated.
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Zhuang ZH, Li H, Yang JN, Liu X, Gao YY, Li QF, Wang SY, Peng XX. Gut SCP is an immune-relevant molecule involved in the primary immunological memory or pattern recognition in the amphioxus Branchiostoma belcheri. FISH & SHELLFISH IMMUNOLOGY 2011; 30:700-705. [PMID: 21195772 DOI: 10.1016/j.fsi.2010.12.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/11/2010] [Revised: 12/01/2010] [Accepted: 12/24/2010] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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To understand the role of calcium-binding proteins of invertebrates in immunological response, amphioxus sarcoplasmic calcium-binding protein (SCP) was investigated in the present study. Following gene cloning, recombinant protein expression and purification and antibody preparation, the expression and alteration of SCP in the response to bacterial challenge were detected using Western blotting. SCP was not detected in the branchia, humoral fluid, gonad or in the gut of wounded animals, but it was abundant in muscle and appeared in the gut of healthy animals using Vibrio parahaemolyticus immunization and challenge. Furthermore, whether gut SCP possessed anamnestic response was investigated using cross-immune challenge between Gram-positive and -negative bacteria. Gut SCP showed stronger anamnestic activity or pattern-recognition in response to Gram-negative bacterium V. parahaemolyticus than Gram-positive bacterium Staphylococcus aureus. The response was faster and more species-specific to V. parahaemolyticus, whereas it was slower and longer to S. aureus. The reason why the response showed significant difference between Gram-positive and -negative bacteria awaits investigation. These results indicate that gut SCP is an immune-relevant molecule involved in the primary immunological memory or pattern recognition in the amphioxus Branchiostoma belcheri.
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- Zhen-Hong Zhuang
- Department of Biology, School of Life Sciences, Xiamen University, Xiamen, Fujian 361005, People's Republic of China
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Saijyothi AV, Angayarkanni N, Syama C, Utpal T, Shweta A, Bhaskar S, Geetha IK, Vinay PS, Thennarasu M, Sivakumar RM, Prema P. Two dimensional electrophoretic analysis of human tears: collection method in dry eye syndrome. Electrophoresis 2011; 31:3420-7. [PMID: 20882555 DOI: 10.1002/elps.201000271] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Tear proteomics, by 2-DE, can give a fingerprint of the protein profile, which is well suited in clinical proteomics for biomarker identification and in diagnostics. The mode of tear collection can influence the representation of the proteins in the tear and therefore it is important to use the appropriate method. In this study, capillary and Schirmer mode of tear collection was done in the healthy controls and the Schirmer method was validated in dry eye syndrome conditions. 2-D PAGE of normal and dry eye tear was performed using pH 3-10 linear IPG strips followed by 13% SDS-PAGE. The spot intensity was analyzed by the PD quest software. The two methods were compared using Bland-Altman statistical tool. The 2-D map of capillary and Schirmer tear showed 147 ± 8 spots and 145 ± 7 spots respectively. Both the collection methods were in agreement with each other and were comparable. Dry eye tear protein showed differential expression of proteins as observed in 25-35 kDa region. One of the significantly reduced protein was identified as proline-rich 4 protein. Schirmer method of tear collection is reliable in patients with dry eye, which can display the differential protein expression and help in biomarker identification.
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- Aluru Venkata Saijyothi
- Biochemistry and Cell Biology Department, Vision Research Foundation, Sankara Nethralaya, Chennai, India
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Filiou MD, Turck CW, Martins-de-Souza D. Quantitative proteomics for investigating psychiatric disorders. Proteomics Clin Appl 2010; 5:38-49. [DOI: 10.1002/prca.201000060] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/25/2010] [Revised: 09/09/2010] [Accepted: 09/20/2010] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Comparative proteome analysis of peripheral blood mononuclear cells in systemic lupus erythematosus with iTRAQ quantitative proteomics. Rheumatol Int 2010; 32:585-93. [DOI: 10.1007/s00296-010-1625-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/06/2010] [Accepted: 11/13/2010] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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Teng PN, Bateman NW, Hood BL, Conrads TP. Advances in proximal fluid proteomics for disease biomarker discovery. J Proteome Res 2010; 9:6091-100. [PMID: 21028795 DOI: 10.1021/pr100904q] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Although serum/plasma has been the preferred source for identification of disease biomarkers, these efforts have been met with little success, in large part due the relatively small number of highly abundant proteins that render the reliable detection of low abundant disease-related proteins challenging due to the expansive dynamic range of concentration of proteins in this sample. Proximal fluid, the fluid derived from the extracellular milieu of tissues, contains a large repertoire of shed and secreted proteins that are likely to be present at higher concentrations relative to plasma/serum. It is hypothesized that many, if not all, proximal fluid proteins exchange with peripheral circulation, which has provided significant motivation for utilizing proximal fluids as a primary sample source for protein biomarker discovery. The present review highlights recent advances in proximal fluid proteomics, including the various protocols utilized to harvest proximal fluids along with detailing the results from mass spectrometry- and antibody-based analyses.
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- Pang-ning Teng
- Department of Pharmacology and Chemical Biology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
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A devastating consequence of autoimmune-mediated, aqueous tear deficiency is pathological keratinization of the ocular surface. It is setoff by an aberrant immune response that promotes a program of altered mucosal epithelial cell differentiation. The management of keratinizing ocular surface disease is challenging. Topical therapies are largely inadequate for acute exacerbations, and progressive disease often requires systemic immunosuppression. A combination of translational and basic science research is necessary to understand the link between aberrant immunity and pathological keratinization. I review recent research and future directions aimed to develop targeted therapies that control or prevent ocular surface keratinization.
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Mandal N, Heegaard S, Prause JU, Honoré B, Vorum H. Ocular proteomics with emphasis on two-dimensional gel electrophoresis and mass spectrometry. Biol Proced Online 2009; 12:56-88. [PMID: 21406065 PMCID: PMC3055252 DOI: 10.1007/s12575-009-9019-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/19/2009] [Accepted: 09/28/2009] [Indexed: 01/30/2023] Open
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The intention of this review is to provide an overview of current methodologies employed in the rapidly developing field of ocular proteomics with emphasis on sample preparation, two-dimensional polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (2D-PAGE) and mass spectrometry (MS). Appropriate sample preparation for the diverse range of cells and tissues of the eye is essential to ensure reliable results. Current methods of protein staining for 2D-PAGE, protein labelling for two-dimensional difference gel electrophoresis, gel-based expression analysis and protein identification by MS are summarised. The uses of gel-free MS-based strategies (MuDPIT, iTRAQ, ICAT and SILAC) are also discussed. Proteomic technologies promise to shed new light onto ocular disease processes that could lead to the discovery of strong novel biomarkers and therapeutic targets useful in many ophthalmic conditions.
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- Nakul Mandal
- Eye Pathology Section, Department of Neuroscience and Pharmacology, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
- Department of Medical Biochemistry, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark
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- Eye Pathology Section, Department of Neuroscience and Pharmacology, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Eye Pathology Section, Department of Neuroscience and Pharmacology, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Medical Biochemistry, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark
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- Department of Medical Biochemistry, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark
- Department of Ophthalmology, Aalborg Hospital, Aarhus University Hospital, Aalborg, Denmark
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