A Review of Complicated Cataract in Retinitis Pigmentosa: Pathogenesis and Cataract Surgery by Yingying Hong, Hongzhe Li, Yang Sun, Yinghong Ji

“…Retinitis pigmentosa (RP) is a set of inherited retinal degenerative diseases that affect photoreceptor and retinal pigment epithelial cells (RPEs), possibly associated with some ocular complications, including cataract. …”
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Optimization of Lycopene Extraction from Tomato Pomace and Effect of Extract on Oxidative Stability of Peanut Oil by Dinh Thi Tran, Lan Thi Hoang Nguyen, Cuong Ngoc Nguyen, Maarten L. A. T. M. Hertog, Bart Nicolaï, David Picha

“…Lycopene, the pigment principally responsible for the red color of tomatoes, is well-known for its strong antioxidant property and substantial health benefits. …”
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Microalgae: A Treasure Trove of Anticancer Nutraceuticals and Promising Therapeutic Mechanisms by Sajjad Masoumi, Maryam Zokaei, Ardavan Ahmadvand, Nogol Ghalamkarpour, Naghmeh Asadimanesh, Armin Azarimatin, Khashayar Fattah, Zahra Payandeh, Masoumeh Rostami, Afsaneh Farjami, Rajan Kumar Pandey, Mohsen Nabi-Afjadi

“…Moreover, studies have shown that phycocyanin, a blue pigment present in some species of microalgae, has properties that help reduce inflammation and combat cancer. …”
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Diversity of Rust Fungi with Special Emphasis on <i>Hyalopsora erlangensis</i> Causing Disease in <i>Cystopteris chinensis</i> by An Yu, Xia Zhao, Xiaohong Chen

“…Morphological features, including hyaline peridia cells, yellowish urediniospores, dark brown amphispores with three germ pores, and pigmented cytoplasm, differentiate this species from others in the genera <i>Milesina</i>, <i>Uredinopsis</i>, and <i>Pucciniastrum</i>. …”
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Modeling pegcetacoplan treatment effect for atrophic age-related macular degeneration with AI-based progression prediction by Irmela Mantel, Romina M. Lasagni Vitar, Sandro De Zanet

“…We used a previously published deep-learning-based atrophy progression prediction algorithm to predict the 2-year atrophy progression, including the topographic likelihood of future retinal pigment epithelial and outer retinal atrophy (RORA), according to the baseline OCT input. …”
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Taxonomy and Polyphasic Characterization of Alkaline Amylase Producing Marine Actinomycete Streptomyces rochei BTSS 1001 by Aparna Acharyabhatta, Siva Kumar Kandula, Ramana Terli

“…The organism produced white to pale grey substrate mycelium and grayish aerial mycelium with pinkish brown pigmentation. A comprehensive study of morphological, physiological parameters, cultural characteristics, and biochemical studies was performed. …”
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Impact of Biosynthesized Zinc Oxide Nanoparticles on the Kidneys Tissues of Male Mice Experimentally Infected with Entamoeba histolytica by Laith A. Yaaqoob, Mohannad Hamid Jasim, Lima Tariq Youash Lazar, Saade Abdalkareem Jasim, Thaer Abdulqader Salih

“…Zinc oxide nanoparticles (ZnO NPs) are biosynthesized by Pseudomonas aeruginosa, which produces the pigment pyocyanin that acts as an agent of reducing in the production of ZnO NPs. …”
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Nonprofessional Phagocytosis Can Facilitate Herpesvirus Entry into Ocular Cells by Vaibhav Tiwari, Deepak Shukla

“…Transmission electron microscopy data using human corneal fibroblasts for HSV-1, human retinal pigment epithelial cells for CMV, and human conjunctival epithelial cells for HHV-8 are consistent with the possibility that pseudopod-like membrane protrusions facilitate virus uptake by the ocular cells. …”
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Correlation of Macular Focal Electroretinogram with Ellipsoid Zone Extension in Stargardt Disease by Edoardo Abed, Giorgio Placidi, Luigi Calandriello, Marco Piccardi, Francesca Campagna, Matteo Bertelli, Angelo Maria Minnella, Maria Cristina Savastano, Benedetto Falsini

“…This disease is characterized by a progressive accumulation of lipofuscin in the outer retina and subsequent loss of photoreceptors and retinal pigment epithelium. The aim of this study was to evaluate the relationship between cone photoreceptor function and structure in STGD1. …”
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Oral Lesions Induced by Chronic Khat Use Consist Essentially of Thickened Hyperkeratinized Epithelium by Ochiba Mohammed Lukandu, Lionel Sang Koech, Paul Ngugi Kiarie

“…Tissues from khat chewers also showed increased intracellular edema, increased melanin pigment deposits, and increased number of rete pegs most of which were thin and deep. …”
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A Review of the Aetiopathogenesis and Clinical and Histopathological Features of Oral Mucosal Melanoma by Liviu Feller, Razia A. G. Khammissa, Johan Lemmer

“…Oral mucosal melanoma is an uncommon, usually heavily melanin-pigmented, but occasionally amelanotic aggressive tumour with a poor prognosis. …”
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Temperature-Responsive Hybrid Composite with Zero Temperature Coefficient of Resistance for Wearable Thermotherapy Pads by Ji-Yoon Ahn, Dong-Kwan Lee, Min-Gi Kim, Won-Jin Kim, Sung-Hoon Park

“…Furthermore, a thermochromic pigment layer is integrated into the hybrid composite, enabling visual temperature indication across three distinct zones. …”
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2 Cases of Bullosis Diabeticorum following Long-Distance Journeys by Road: A Report of 2 Cases by Fatima Bello, O. Modupe Samaila, Yakubu Lawal, U. Kufre Nkoro

“…Tissue biopsy showed hyperkeratotic focally acanthotic pigmented epidermis with subcorneal separation of the granular layer of the epidermis by aggregates of viable and nonviable polymorphs and lymphocytes. …”
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Proteomic Analysis of the Vitreous following Experimental Retinal Detachment in Rabbits by Nakul Mandal, Geoffrey P. Lewis, Steven K. Fisher, Steffen Heegaard, Jan U. Prause, Morten la Cour, Henrik Vorum, Bent Honoré

“…Retinal detachment was created in the right eyes of six New Zealand red pigmented rabbits. Sham surgery was undertaken in five other rabbits that were used as controls. …”
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Prevalence and Characterization of Staphylococcus aureus Isolated from Meat and Milk in Northeastern Italy by Debora Pinamonti, Marisa Manzano, Michela Maifreni, Silvia Bianco, Beki Domi, Alessia Ferrin, Jamila Anba-Mondoloni, Julien Dechamps, Roman Briandet, Jasmina Vidic

“…Representative strains exhibiting different antibiotic resistance profiles were all negative for the enterotoxin genes sea, seb, sec, sed, and see, but harbored potential virulence factors such as hemolytic activity, high pigmentation, low cell envelop permeability, charged and hydrophobicity. …”
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Reprogramming of Adult Retinal Müller Glial Cells into Human-Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells as an Efficient Source of Retinal Cells by Amélie Slembrouck-Brec, Amélie Rodrigues, Oriane Rabesandratana, Giuliana Gagliardi, Céline Nanteau, Stéphane Fouquet, Gilles Thuret, Sacha Reichman, Gael Orieux, Olivier Goureau

“…These Müller glial cell-derived iPSCs were able to differentiate toward retinal fate and generate concomitantly retinal pigmented epithelial cells and self-forming retinal organoid structures containing retinal progenitor cells. …”
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Indigofera suffruticosa Mill. (Anil): Plant Profile, Phytochemistry, and Pharmacology Review by Janaina K. L. Campos, Tiago F. da S. Araújo, Thaíse G. da S. Brito, Ana P. S. da Silva, Rebeca X. da Cunha, Mônica B. Martins, Nicácio H. da Silva, Bianka S. dos Santos, César A. da Silva, Vera L. de M. Lima

“…(Fabaceae) is known as anil or anileira and also with other names, due to the production of a blue pigment, which is commonly used for yarn dyeing. It is distributed in some states of Brazil (Pernambuco, Paraíba, Mato Grosso, São Paulo, Bahia, Pará, and others) and is used in the popular medicine as a febrifuge, antispasmodic, diuretic, abortive, analgesic, purgative, or soothing agent against stomach and urinary problems, jaundice, and ulcers and also as an insecticide. …”
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Correlation between Retinal Changes and Visual Function in Late-Stage Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada Disease: An Optical Coherence Tomography Study by Min Zhou, Chunhui Jiang, Ruiping Gu, Zhongcui Sun, Nancy Huynh, Qing Chang

“…The OCT revealed that the outer retina and retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) were mainly affected. These effects included RPE thickening and breakage or disappearance of the cone outer segment tip (COST) line and/or inner segment/outer segment (IS/OS) junction. …”
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Metastatic Basal Cell Carcinoma: A Biological Continuum of Basal Cell Carcinoma? by Karaninder S. Mehta, Vikram K. Mahajan, Pushpinder S. Chauhan, Anju Lath Sharma, Vikas Sharma, C. Abhinav, Gayatri Khatri, Neel Prabha, Saurabh Sharma, Muninder Negi

“…A 69-year-old male developed progressively increasing multiple, fleshy, indurated, and at places pigmented noduloulcerative plaques over back, chest, and left axillary area 4 years after wide surgical excision of a pathologically diagnosed basal cell carcinoma. …”
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Application of a ImageJ-Based Method to Measure Blood Flow in Adult Zebrafish and Its Applications for Toxicological and Pharmacological Assessments by Ferry Saputra, Tzu-Ming Tseng, Franelyne P. Casuga, Yu-Heng Lai, Chih-Hsin Hung, Chung-Der Hsiao

“…However, our results show that heavy pigmentation, like that found in tiger barb, and overlapping vessels, like those in parrot fish, make it hard for this method to perform well. …”
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