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Gary W. Conrad

Researcher at Kansas State University

Publications -  110
Citations -  4563

Gary W. Conrad is an academic researcher from Kansas State University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Keratan sulfate & Cornea. The author has an hindex of 37, co-authored 110 publications receiving 4336 citations. Previous affiliations of Gary W. Conrad include Centre national de la recherche scientifique & Mount Desert Island Biological Laboratory.

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Mechanisms of corneal tissue cross-linking in response to treatment with topical riboflavin and long-wavelength ultraviolet radiation (UVA).

TL;DR: Treatment of de-epithelialized human corneas with riboflavin + long-wavelength ultraviolet light (UVA; RFUVA) increases corneal stroma tensile strength significantly and catalyzes cross-linking reactions that require production of singlet oxygen ((1)O(2)), whose half-life is extended by D(2)O.
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Molecular Cloning and Tissue Distribution of Keratocan BOVINE CORNEAL KERATAN SULFATE PROTEOGLYCAN 37A

TL;DR: Funderburgh et al. as mentioned in this paper showed that the keratan sulfate-containing proteoglycans of bovine corneal stroma contain three unique core proteins designated 37A, 37B, and 25.
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Mimecan, the 25-kDa Corneal Keratan Sulfate Proteoglycan, Is a Product of the Gene Producing Osteoglycin

TL;DR: It is concluded that the full-length translation product of the gene producing osteoglycin is a corneal keratan sulfate proteoglycan, also present in many non-corneal tissues without keratan sulphate chains.
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Mimecan/osteoglycin-deficient mice have collagen fibril abnormalities.

TL;DR: It is demonstrated that mimecan, similar to other members of the SLRP gene family, has a role in regulating collagen fibrillogenesis in vivo and further studies, such as functional challenges, an evaluation of potential compensation by other proteins, and generation of double-knockouts will be necessary to fully uncover physiological functions of mime can in mice.