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Background: In Algerian traditional medicine, Centaurea species are well known in traditherapy. The Centaurea africana has been used in folk medicine for the treatment of several inflammatory disorders.
Hot peppers are known for medicinally important capsaicinoids. Bhut Jolokia, Capsicum chinense/Capsicum frutescens, is the hottest pepper in the world. However, its bioactivity and quantity of heat principles are not reported. We have now quantified capsaicin (C) and dihydrocapsaicin (DHC) in Bhut
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Nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) have been applied topically to reduce ocular pain caused by corneal injury or anterior segment surgery. The authors investigated whether the analgesic effects of the NSAIDs diclofenac, indomethacin, and flurbiprofen and of the calcium channel
OBJECTIVE
To study the changes in the corneal epithelium and corneal sensitivity of healthy subjects after the topical administration of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs; diclofenac, indomethacin, flurbiprofen and ketorolac) frequently used in ocular therapy.
METHODS
A double-masked
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Conjunctival allergen challenge has become a useful model of human ocular allergy and an accepted method for studying the effects of topical antiinflammatory medications. Conjunctival allergen challenge reactions are typically evaluated in a subjective fashion. Erythema and edema are
Black pepper (Piper nigrum) and hot pepper (Capsicum spp.) are widely used in traditional medicines. Although hot Capsicum spp. extracts and its active principles, capsaicinoids, have been linked with anticancer and anti-inflammatory activities, whether black pepper and its active principle exhibit
Transforming growth factor-β1 (TGF-β1) is a multifunctional cytokine with anti-inflammatory, immunosuppressive and neuroprotective properties. The hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis and immune system exert bidirectional influences on each other, via cortisol and TGF-β1, but the exact nature
BACKGROUND
To evaluate the effect of upper eyelid surgery on ocular surface sensation and tear production.
METHODS
Prospective, interventional, consecutive case series. Patients undergoing upper eyelid blepharoplasty or blepharoptosis repair were evaluated with measurements of their corneal
To evaluate corneal sensitivity by using the Cochet-Bonnet® esthesiometer in normal canine eyes at different time points following instillation of three different topical non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (flurbiprofen sodium 0.03%, diclofenac sodium 0.1% and ketorolac tromethamine 0.5%) and
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Topical nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) are administered topically for a variety of ophthalmologic conditions. Brand diclofenac and brand ketorolac were previously shown to have topical anesthetic effects in addition to analgesic effects. Using the same method, we measured
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To investigate if topical treatment of neuroprotectin D1 (NPD1) increases regeneration of functional nerves after lamellar keratectomy.
METHODS
An 8-mm stromal dissection was performed in the left eye of each rabbit. The rabbits were treated with NPD1, pigment epithelial-derived factor
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To evaluate the effects of oleoresin capsicum (OC) on the human cornea and conjunctiva and to test the effectiveness of topical anesthetics for relief of pain.
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Prospective, randomized clinical trial.
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Forty-seven subjects were examined before and at 10 minutes and 1 hour
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Nerve growth factor (NGF) has been shown to be upregulated in conditions, which damage corneal nerves and to relieve dry eye. How NGF changes in nerve injury induced by established contact lens wear is not clear. The purpose of this study was to measure the subepithelial nerve plexus and