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List of works by Michael Wormstone

A focus on the human lens in vitro.

scientific article published on 22 August 2005

A fully human in vitro capsular bag model to permit intraocular lens evaluation

scientific article published on 03 January 2012

A study of human lens cell growth in vitro. A model for posterior capsule opacification

scientific article published on 01 April 1996

ADAM and ADAMTS gene expression in native and wound healing human lens epithelial cells

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AGEs in human lens capsule promote the TGFβ2-mediated EMT of lens epithelial cells: implications for age-associated fibrosis

scientific article (publication date: June 2016)

Activation of the innate immune response and interferon signalling in myotonic dystrophy type 1 and type 2 cataracts.

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An in vitro evaluation of the Anew Zephyr open-bag IOL in the prevention of posterior capsule opacification using a human capsular bag model.

scientific article published on 18 September 2014

Arsenic trioxide initiates ER stress responses, perturbs calcium signalling and promotes apoptosis in human lens epithelial cells.

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Cellular FLICE-like inhibitory protein (cFLIP) critically maintains apoptotic resistance in human lens epithelial cells

scientific article published on 09 April 2021

Characterisation of TGF-beta2 signalling and function in a human lens cell line.

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Effect of total lens epithelial cell destruction on intraocular lens fixation in the human capsular bag.

scientific article published in February 2014

Estimation of intracellular calcium activity in confluent monolayers of primary cultures of quail medullary bone osteoclasts

scientific article published on 01 November 1994

Experimental models for posterior capsule opacification research.

scientific article published on May 2015

FGF: an autocrine regulator of human lens cell growth independent of added stimuli

scientific article published on 01 May 2001

GSH Levels Serve As a Biological Redox Switch Regulating Sulforaphane-Induced Cell Fate in Human Lens Cells

scientific article published on 01 December 2021

Growth factor restriction impedes progression of wound healing following cataract surgery: identification of VEGF as a putative therapeutic target.

scientific article published on 14 April 2016

Human lens epithelial cell proliferation in a protein-free medium

scientific article published on 01 February 1997

Improving the drug development process by reducing the impact of adverse events: the case of cataracts considered

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Induction of matrix metalloproteinases 2 and 9 following stress to the lens

scientific article published on 01 December 2000

Ku80 Counters Oxidative Stress-Induced DNA Damage and Cataract Formation in the Human Lens.

scientific article published on December 2015

PARP-1 inhibition influences the oxidative stress response of the human lens.

scientific article published on 7 March 2016

Phacoemulsification versus extracapsular cataract extraction: a comparative study of cell survival and growth on the human capsular bag in vitro.

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Posterior capsule opacification

scientific article published on 29 October 2008

Posterior capsule opacification: a cell biological perspective.

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Regional differences in store-operated Ca2+ entry in the epithelium of the intact human lens.

scientific article published on 24 June 2009

Regional differences in tyrosine kinase receptor signaling components determine differential growth patterns in the human lens.

scientific article published in May 2004

Serum deprivation can suppress receptor-mediated calcium signaling in pterygial-derived fibroblasts.

scientific article published on 10 July 2013

Short-term exposure to transforming growth factor beta induces long-term fibrotic responses

scientific article published on 24 August 2006

Sigma 1 receptor stimulation protects against oxidative damage through suppression of the ER stress responses in the human lens.

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Sulforaphane can protect lens cells against oxidative stress: implications for cataract prevention.

scientific article published on 5 August 2013

TGF-beta2-induced matrix modification and cell transdifferentiation in the human lens capsular bag

scientific article published on 01 July 2002

TGFbeta isoform dependent Smad2/3 kinetics in human lens epithelial cells: a Cellomics analysis

scientific article published on 09 January 2007

TGFbeta/Smad4-dependent and -independent regulation of human lens epithelial cells.

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Thapsigargin-coated intraocular lenses inhibit human lens cell growth.

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The MH1 domain of Smad3 interacts with Pax6 and represses autoregulation of the Pax6 P1 promoter

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The aging human lens: structure, growth, and physiological behaviour.

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The lens as a model for fibrotic disease

scientific article published on April 27, 2011

The ocular lens: a classic model for development, physiology and disease

scientific article published on April 2011

Transferrin in after-cataract and as a survival factor for lens epithelium.

scientific article published in February 1998