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Record W2292092658

The role of CB2 receptors in proliferative vitreoretinopathy

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Carolyn Andrea McCurdy

Bibliographic record

VenueSaint Mary's University Institutional Repository (Saint Mary's University) · 2013
Typearticle
Languageen
FieldMedicine
TopicRetinal and Macular Surgery
Canadian institutionsnot available
FundersDalhousie University
KeywordsProliferative vitreoretinopathyReceptorMedicineInternal medicineOphthalmologyRetinalRetinal detachment
DOInot available

Abstract

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Proliferative vitreoretinopathy (PVR) is known to be the most common sight-seeing complication of retinal detachment. The pathogenesis of PVR is characterized by the proliferation and migration of retina pigmented epithelial cells, which leads to formation of contractile cellular membranes and retinal breaks, as well as immune cell infiltration. The Endocannabinoid system modulates immune response; cannabinoid receptor 2 (CB2) is expressed in the cells of the immune system, but also found in the retina. The activation of the CB2 receptor by endogenous or exogenous ligands produces biological activities of immune function; the expression of this receptor is up-regulated by the activation of various inflammatory triggers. The purpose of this study is to further understand what role the CB2 receptor plays during inflammation in the retina and if it is involved in the mediation of immunosuppressive effects. \nAn animal model (mice) was used to induce PVR with an intraocular injection (0.2μl) of 0.1U dispase, a proteolytic enzyme. The severity of PVR in wild type (WT) and CB2-/- saline and dispase groups were evaluated through the observation of cross-sectioned H&E stained ocular tissues. IL-1[beta] cytokine concentrations were captured using an enzyme linked immunosorbent assay with IL-1[beta] sensitive antibodies. \nHistological H&E staining demonstrated pronounced ocular damage in CB2-/- animals compared to WT animals. IL-1[beta] cytokine concentrations showed no significant difference (p>0.05) between WT and CB2-/- animals. \nFrom the results, the ocular damage was more pronounced in CB2-/- mice as compared to WT mice, which suggests an immunodulatory role for CB2 receptors.

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How this classification was reachedexpand

Full frame machine prediction

Teacher imitation

Not calibrated prevalence, not ground truth. Human validation pending. The Gemma side is a direct model label for every work in the frame, read from the title-only record. The Codex side is a classifier learned from the 10,348 direct Codex labels and calibrated to design-weighted sample rates; fields without enough sample support carry no Codex call. Candidate is the union of the two sides; consensus is their intersection. These outputs are machine_predicted_unvalidated and are not human labels.

metaresearch head score (Codex)0.001
metaresearch head score (Gemma)0.001
Version: metacan-v3-hybrid-931329e0061cValidation status: machine_predicted_unvalidated
Candidate categoriesnone
Consensus categoriesnone
DomainCandidate signal: none · Consensus signal: none
Study designCandidate signal: Bench or experimental · Consensus signal: none
GenreCandidate signal: Empirical · Consensus signal: Empirical
Teacher disagreement score0.013
Threshold uncertainty score0.025

Distilled classifier scores by category (both heads)

CategoryCodexGemma
Metaresearch0.0010.001
Meta-epidemiology (narrow)0.0000.000
Meta-epidemiology (broad)0.0000.000
Bibliometrics0.0010.000
Science and technology studies0.0010.001
Scholarly communication0.0020.001
Open science0.0010.001
Research integrity0.0010.001
Insufficient payload (model declined to judge)0.0060.001

Machine scores (provisional)

The two teacher heads of the student model, read on this work. A score orders the frame for review; it never asserts a category, and the validation status ships verbatim with every row.

Baseline scores from an immature model (maturity gate not passed, 7 training rounds). Scores rank; they never assert a category.

Opus teacher head0.004
GPT teacher head0.170
Teacher spread0.166 · how far apart the two teachers sit on this one work
Validation statusscore_only:v0-immature-baseline · verbatim from the scoring run: score_only means the number may rank works, and no category label ships from it

Classification

machine, unvalidated

Machine predicted; a candidate call from one source (direct Gemma or distilled Codex), not a consensus.

The models applied no category: nothing in the taxonomy fit this work.
Study designBench or experimental
Domainnot available
GenreEmpirical

How this classification was reached, model by model and score by score, is at the end of the page under "How this classification was reached".

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