By Professor Mark Duncan Willcox

Journal articles

Ozkan J; Mandathara P; Krishna P; Naduvilath T; Willcox MD; Holden BA, 2010, 'Risk factors for corneal inflammatory and mechanical events with extended wear silicone hydrogel contact lenses', Optometry and Vision Science, 87, pp. 847 - 853

Flanagan JL; Simmons P; Vehige J; Willcox MD; Garrett Q, 2010, 'Role of Carnitine in Disease', Nutrition and Metabolism, 7, pp. 30 - 40, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1743-7075-7-30

Stahl UG; Willcox MD; Stapleton FJ, 2010, 'Role of hypo-osmotic saline drops in ocular comfort during contact lens wear', Contact Lens and Anterior Eye, 33, pp. 68 - 75

Zhao Z; Liu J; Wasinger VC; Malouf T; Nguyen-Khuong T; Walsh B; Willcox MD, 2010, 'Tear lipocalin is the predominant phosphoprotein in human tear fluid', Experimental Eye Research, 90, pp. 344 - 349

Xu S; Flanagan JL; Simmons P; Vehige J; Willcox MD; Garrett Q, 2010, 'Transport of L-carnitine in human corneal and conjunctival epithelial cells', Molecular Vision, 16, pp. 1823 - 1831

Matheson A; Willcox MD; Flanagan JL; Cole NA; Walsh B, 2010, 'Urinary biomarkers involved in type 2 diabetes: a review', Diabetes - Metabolism Research and Reviews, 26, pp. 150 - 171

Liu J; Shi B; Zhao Z; Willcox MD, 2010, 'Urinary excretion of MCP-1, IP-10 and PDGF-BB in type 2 diabetic patients with normo-and microalbuminuria', Journal of Chinese Clinical Medicine, 5, pp. 495 - 499

Choo JD; Holden BA; Papas EB; Willcox MD, 2009, 'Adhesion of Pseudomonas aeruginosa to Orthokeratology and Alignment Lenses', Optometry and Vision Science, 86, pp. 93 - 97

Pattamatta U; Willcox MD; Stapleton FJ; Cole NA; Garrett Q, 2009, 'Bovine Lactoferrin Stimulates Human Corneal Epithelial Alkali Wound Healing In Vitro', Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science, 50, pp. 1636 - 1643

Zhao Z; Carnt N; Aliwarga Y; Wei XM; Naduvilath T; Garrett Q; Korth J; Willcox MD, 2009, 'Care regimen and lens material influence on silicone hydrogel contact lens deposition', Optometry and Vision Science, 86, pp. 251 - 259

Carney FP; Morris C; Milthorpe BK; Flanagan JL; Willcox MD, 2009, 'In vitro adsorption of tear proteins to hydroxyethyl methacrylate-based contact lens materials', Eye and Contact Lens, 35, pp. 320 - 328

Stahl UG; Willcox MD; Naduvilath T; Stapleton FJ, 2009, 'Influence of tear film and contact lens osmolality on ocular comfort in contact lens wear', Optometry and Vision Science, 86, pp. 857 - 867

Safvati A; Cole NA; Hume EB; Willcox MD, 2009, 'Mediators of Neovascularization and the Hypoxic Cornea', Current Eye Research, 34, pp. 501 - 514

Flanagan JL; Willcox MD, 2009, 'Role of lactoferrin in the tear film', Biochimie, 91, pp. 35 - 43

Hume EB; Flanagan JL; Masoudi S; Zhu H; Cole NA; Willcox MD, 2009, 'Soft contact lens disinfection solution efficacy: Clinical Fusarium isolates vs. ATCC 36031', Optometry and Vision Science, 86, pp. 415 - 419

Chen R; Cole NA; Willcox MD; Park J; Rasul R; Carter E; Kumar N, 2009, 'Synthesis, characterization and in vitro activity of a surface-attached antimicrobial cationic peptide', Biofouling, 25, pp. 517 - 524

Zhu H; Kumar A; Ozkan J; Bandara R; Ding A; Perera I; Steinberg P; Kumar N; Lao W; Griesser SS; Britcher L; Griesser HJ; Willcox MDP, 2008, 'Erratum: Fimbrolide-coated antimicrobial lenses: their in vitro and in vivo effects (Optometry and Vision Science (2008) 85 (292-300)', Optometry and Vision Science, 85, pp. 609, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/OPX.0b013e318180df0a

Willcox MD; Hume EB; Aliwarga Y; Kumar N; Cole NA, 2008, 'A novel cationic-peptide coating for the prevention of microbial colonization on contact lenses', Journal of Applied Microbiology, 105, pp. 1817 - 1825

Wei E; Aliwarga Y; Zhao Z; Carnt N; Willcox MDP, 2008, 'Analysis and Identification of Protein Components in Deposits on Worn Contact Lenses by Liquid Chromatography Mass Spectrometry (LC-MS)', Journal of Proteomics & Bioinformatics, S2, pp. 318 - 318, http://dx.doi.org/10.4172/jpb.s1000227

Pattamatta U; Willcox M; Stapleton F; Garrett Q, 2008, 'Bovine Lactoferrin Promotes Alkali-Induced Wound Healing in Corneal Epithelial Cells by Up-Regulating IL-6 and PDGF', Journal of Proteomics & Bioinformatics, S2, pp. 249 - 250, http://dx.doi.org/10.4172/jpb.s1000180

Garrett Q; Xu S; Simmons P; Vehige J; Xie RZ; Kumar A; Flanagan JL; Zhao Z; Willcox MD, 2008, 'Carboxymethyl cellulose stimulates rabbit corneal epithelial wound healing', Current Eye Research, 33, pp. 567 - 573

Choy MH; Stapleton FJ; Willcox MD; Zhu H, 2008, 'Comparison of virulence factors in Pseudomonas aeruginosa strains isolated from contact lens- and non-contact lens-related keratitis', Journal of Medical Microbiology, 57, pp. 1539 - 1546

Garrett Q; Xu S; Simmons P; Vehige J; Flanagan JL; Willcox MD, 2008, 'Expression and Localization of Carnitine/Organic Cation Transporter OCTN1 and OCTN2 in Ocular Epithelium', Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science, 49, pp. 4844 - 4849

Xu S; Garrett Q; Simmons P; Vehige J; Willcox M, 2008, 'Expression and Localization of Carnitine/Organic Cation Transporter OCTN1 and OCTN2 in Ocular Epithelium', Journal of Proteomics & Bioinformatics, S2, pp. 320 - 321, http://dx.doi.org/10.4172/jpb.s1000229

Zhu H; Kumar A; Ozkan J; Bandara R; Ding A; Perera I; Steinberg PD; Kumar N; Lao W; Griesser S; Britcher L; Griesser HJ; Willcox MD, 2008, 'Fimbrolide-coated antimicrobial lenses: Their in vitro and in vivo effects', Optometry and Vision Science, 85, pp. 292 - 300, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/OPX.0b013e31816bea0f

Zhao Z; Carnt NA; Aliwarga Y; Wei X; Willcox MDP, 2008, 'Identity of Proteins Extracted from Worn Silicone Hydrogel Contact Lenses', Journal of Proteomics & Bioinformatics, S2, pp. 325 - 326, http://dx.doi.org/10.4172/jpb.s1000232

Zhao ZJ; Fu H; Skotnitsky C; Sankaridurg P; Wilicox M, 2008, 'IgE antibody on worn highly oxygen-permeable silicone hydrogel contact lenses from patients with contact lens-induced papillary conjunctivitis (CLPC)', Eye and Contact Lens, 34, pp. 117 - 121

Nguyen-Khuong T; Fitzgerald A; Zhao ZJ; Willcox MD; Walsh B, 2008, 'Improvements for the visualization of low-molecular weight protein and peptides of human tears using MALDI', Proteomics, 8, pp. 3424 - 3432

Walsh BW; Willcox MD; Cole NA; Van Dyk DD; Campos C; Diakos P; Almeida D; Torrecilhas A; Laus J, 2008, 'Proteomic analysis of dog tears for potential cancer markers', Research in Veterinary Science, 85, pp. 349 - 352, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.rvsc.2007.11.006

Zhao ZJ; Willcox MD; Aliwarga Y; Carnt N; Garrett Q; wei X, 2008, 'Proteomic analysis of protein deposits on worn daily wear silicone hydrogel contact lenses.', Molecular Vision, 14, pp. 2016 - 2024

Zhu H; Conibear T; Thuruthyil SJ; Willcox MD, 2008, 'Pseudomonas aeruginosa quorum-sensing signal molecules induce IL-8 production by human corneal epithelial cells', Eye and Contact Lens, 34, pp. 179 - 181

Wang W; Xue ML; Willcox MD; Thakur A, 2008, 'Role of nitric oxide in P-aeruginosa keratitis caused by distinct bacterial phenotypes', Eye and Contact Lens, 34, pp. 195 - 197

Willcox MD; Zhu H; Conibear T; Hume EB; Givskov M; Kjelleberg S; Rice SA; Zhu H, 2008, 'Role of quorum sensing by Pseudomonas aeruginosa in microbial keratitis and cystic fibrosis', Microbiology, 154, pp. 2184 - 2194

Schubert TL; Hume EB; Willcox MD, 2008, 'Staphylococcus aureus ocular isolates from symptomatic adverse events: antibiotic resistance and similarity of bacteria causing adverse events', Clinical and Experimental Optometry, 91, pp. 148 - 155, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1444-0938.2007.00219.x

Lamberts DW; Willcox M, 2007, 'Session IV: Discussion and summary', Eye and Contact Lens, 33, pp. 410 - 411, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/ICL.0b013e318157adca

Xue ML; Thakur A; Cole NA; Lloyd AR; Stapleton FJ; Wakefield D; Willcox MD, 2007, 'A critical role for CCL2 and CCL3 chemokines in the regulation of polymorphonuclear neutrophil recruitment during corneal infection in mice', Immunology and Cell Biology, 85, pp. 525 - 531

Zhu H; Ding A; Bandara M; Willcox MD; Stapleton FJ, 2007, 'Broad spectrum of antibacterial activity of a new multi-purpose disinfecting solution', Eye and Contact Lens, 33, pp. 278 - 283

Garrett Q; Simmons P; Xu S; Vehige J; Zhao ZJ; Ehrmann K; Willcox MD, 2007, 'Carboxymethylcellulose binds to human corneal epithelial cells and is a modulator of corneal epithelial wound healing', Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science, 48, pp. 1559 - 1567

Papas EB; Carnt N; Willcox MD; Holden BA, 2007, 'Complications associated with care product use during silicone daily wear of hydrogel contact lens', Eye and Contact Lens, 33, pp. 392 - 393

Cole NA; Hume EB; Jalbert I; Vijay AK; Krishnan R; Willcox MD, 2007, 'Effects of topical administration of 12-methyl tetradecanoic acid (12_MTA) on the development of corneal angiogenesis', Angiogenesis, 10, pp. 47 - 54

Hume EB; Zhu H; Cole NA; Huynh C; Lam SW; Willcox MD, 2007, 'Efficacy of contact lens multipurpose solutions against Serratia marcescens', Optometry and Vision Science, 84, pp. 316 - 320, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/OPX.0b013e3180465543

Zhao ZJ; Aliwarga Y; Willcox MD, 2007, 'Intrinsic protein fluorescence interferes with detection of tear glycoproteins in SDS-polyacrylamide gels using extrinsic fluorescent dyes', Journal of Biomelecular Techniques, 18, pp. 331 - 335

Willcox MD, 2007, 'New strategies to prevent Pseudomonas keratitis', Eye and Contact Lens, 33, pp. 401 - 403

Tingpej P; Smith L; Rose B; Zhu H; Conibear T; Nassafi K; Manos J; Elkins M; Bye P; Willcox MD; Bell S; Wainwright C; Harbour C, 2007, 'Phenotypic characterization of clonal and nonclonal Pseudomonas aeruginosa strains isolated from lungs of adults with cystic fibrosis', Journal of Clinical Microbiology, 45, pp. 1697 - 1704

Willcox MD, 2007, 'Pseudomonas aeruginosa Infection and Inflammation During Contact Lens Wear: A Review', Optometry and Vision Science, 84, pp. 273 - 278

Labbate M; Zhu H; Thung L; Bandara R; Larsen MR; Willcox MD; Givskov M; Rice SA; Kjelleberg S, 2007, 'Quorum-sensing regulation of adhesion in Serratia marcescens MG1 is surface dependent', Journal of Bacteriology, 189, pp. 2702 - 2711

Gipson IK; Beueman R; Argueso P; Bonini S; Butovich I; Dana R; Dartt D; Gamache D; Ham B; Jumblatt M; Korb D; Kruse F; Ogawa Y; Paulsen F; Stern M; Sweeney DF; Tiffany J; Ubels J; Willcox MD, 2007, 'Research in Dry Eye: Report of the Research Subcommittee of the International Dry Eye workShop (2007)', OCULAR SURFACE, 5, pp. 179 - 193

Bandara BM; Willcox MD; Zhu H; Sankaridurg P, 2007, 'Salicylic acid reduces the production of several potential virulence factors of Pseudomonas aeruginosa associated with microbial keratitis.', Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science, 47, pp. 4453 - 4460

Cole NA; Hume EB; Khan S; Garthwaite L; Schubert TL; Willcox MD; Reeve V, 2007, 'The corneal response to infection with Staphylococcus aureus in the absence of interleukin-4', Immunology and Cell Biology, 85, pp. 333 - 337

Miles DH; Thakur A; Cole NA; Willcox MD, 2007, 'The induction and suppression of the apoptotic response of HSV-1 in human corneal epithelial cells', Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science, 48, pp. 789 - 796

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