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Dipyridamole Eye Drops
Dipyridamole Eye Drops
Dipyridamole is a drug in use for the past 55 years for treating heart conditions. In 2012 a breakthrough was reached when Moshe Rogosnitzky discovered that dipyridamole eye drops are effective in treating difficult eye conditions such as dry eye, pterygium, pinguecula, cataract, nevus and a variety of other eye disorders.
·dipyridamoleeyedrops.org·
Dipyridamole Eye Drops
Infant Gut Microbiome Associated with Cognitive Development - Biologic (...)
Infant Gut Microbiome Associated with Cognitive Development - Biologic (...)
Studies in rodents provide compelling evidence that microorganisms inhabiting the gut influence neurodevelopment. In particular, experimental manipulations that alter intestinal microbiota impact exploratory and communicative behaviors and cognitive performance. In humans, the first years of life are a dynamic time in gut colonization and brain development, but little is known about the relationship between these two processes.
·biologicalpsychiatryjournal.com·
Infant Gut Microbiome Associated with Cognitive Development - Biologic (...)
Why Vitamins May Not Be Helping You - America's Favorite Eye Doctor - (...)
Why Vitamins May Not Be Helping You - America's Favorite Eye Doctor - (...)
Over the years, I have come to realize that a good vitamin formula supplement, one that contains all the key ingredients, is still not enough for good eye health. Many patients face limiting factors in terms of their digestion and absorption capabilities. This is one reason I have added three...
·healingtheeye.com·
Why Vitamins May Not Be Helping You - America's Favorite Eye Doctor - (...)
Gut microbiome in ADHD and its relation to neural reward anticipation
Gut microbiome in ADHD and its relation to neural reward anticipation
Background Microorganisms in the human intestine (i.e. the gut microbiome) have an increasingly recognized impact on human health, including brain functioning. Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a neurodevelopmental disorder associated with abnormalities in dopamine neurotransmission and deficits in reward processing and its underlying neuro-circuitry including the ventral striatum. The microbiome might contribute to ADHD etiology via the gut-brain axis. In this pilot study, we investigated potential differences in the microbiome between ADHD cases and undiagnosed controls, as well as its relation to neural reward processing. Methods We used 16S rRNA marker gene sequencing (16S) to identify bacterial taxa and their predicted gene functions in 19 ADHD and 77 control participants. Using functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI), we interrogated the effect of observed microbiome differences in neural reward responses in a subset of 28 participants, independent of diagnosis. Results For the first time, we describe gut microbial makeup of adolescents and adults diagnosed with ADHD. We found that the relative abundance of several bacterial taxa differed between cases and controls, albeit marginally significant. A nominal increase in the Bifidobacterium genus was observed in ADHD cases. In a hypothesis-driven approach, we found that the observed increase was linked to significantly enhanced 16S-based predicted bacterial gene functionality encoding cyclohexadienyl dehydratase in cases relative to controls. This enzyme is involved in the synthesis of phenylalanine, a precursor of dopamine. Increased relative abundance of this functionality was significantly associated with decreased ventral striatal fMRI responses during reward anticipation, independent of ADHD diagnosis and age. Conclusions Our results show increases in gut microbiome predicted function of dopamine precursor synthesis between ADHD cases and controls. This increase in microbiome function relates to decreased neural responses to reward anticipation. Decreased neural reward anticipation constitutes one of the hallmarks of ADHD.
·journals.plos.org·
Gut microbiome in ADHD and its relation to neural reward anticipation
Trehalose reduces retinal degeneration, neuroinflammation and storage burden caused by a lysosomal hydrolase deficiency Autophagy Vol 0, No ja
Trehalose reduces retinal degeneration, neuroinflammation and storage burden caused by a lysosomal hydrolase deficiency Autophagy Vol 0, No ja
The accumulation of undegraded molecular material leads to progressive neurodegeneration in a number of lysosomal storage disorders (LSDs) that are caused by functional deficiencies of lysosomal hy...
·tandfonline.com·
Trehalose reduces retinal degeneration, neuroinflammation and storage burden caused by a lysosomal hydrolase deficiency Autophagy Vol 0, No ja
Treatment of Ocular Surface Squamous Neoplasia With Topical... Cornea
Treatment of Ocular Surface Squamous Neoplasia With Topical... Cornea
raphs to document changes over time with A. vera-based topical treatment. Results: The patient refused biopsy of her lesion and traditional treatments and, instead, initiated using A. vera eye drops 3 times daily. At follow-up visits, the lesion was noted to regress until it finally resolved 3 months after commencing treatment. No additional topical medications were used, and she has remained tumor free for 6 years. Conclusions: Ongoing research is warranted because A. vera may represent a new therapeutic class of medications for OSSN treatment....
·journals.lww.com·
Treatment of Ocular Surface Squamous Neoplasia With Topical... Cornea
Ocular Applications of Dipyridamole A Review of Indications and Routes (...)
Ocular Applications of Dipyridamole A Review of Indications and Routes (...)
Abstract Dipyridamole was introduced decades ago as a treatment for angina, subsequently found to inhibit platelet aggregation. It is most commonly used, and approved for use in thromboembolism prevention, following surgery. Some of its recognized effects such as adenosine uptake inhibition, elevation of cAMP and cGMP levels, vasodilation, and tissue perfusion are important in various ocular disorders. For this reason, dipyridamole represents an interesting candidate as a therapeutic target for the treatment of eye disorders affecting different ocular structures. The aim of this article is to review the evidence and current understanding of the mechanisms by which dipyridamole exerts its effects on different ocular tissues, discuss the role of dipyridamole in clinical practice, and highlight areas of use and routes of administration.
·liebertpub.com·
Ocular Applications of Dipyridamole A Review of Indications and Routes (...)