By Professor Mark Duncan Willcox

Journal articles

Willcox MD, 2006, 'Which is more important to the initiation of contact lens related microbial keratitis, trauma to the ocular surface or bacterial pathogenic factors?', Clinical and Experimental Optometry, 89, pp. 277 - 279

Walsh B; Calvez A; Hunyh M; Colagiuri S; Willcox M; Debril A, 2005, 'Discovery of biomarkers in type 2 diabetes urine; Potential for a non-invasive early diagnostic', MOLECULAR & CELLULAR PROTEOMICS, 4, pp. S199 - S199, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000202995300515&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1

Hume EB; Cole NA; Khan S; Garthwaite L; Aliwarga Y; Schubert TL; Willcox MD, 2005, 'A Staphylococcus aureus mouse keratitis topical infection model: Cytokine balance in different strains of mice', Immunology and Cell Biology, 83, pp. 294 - 300

Glasson M; Stapleton F; Willcox M, 2005, 'Changes to Tear Film Parameters During Wear of Hema-Based Hydrogel Lenses', The Ocular Surface, 3, pp. S66 - S66, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/s1542-0124(12)70417-2

Cole NA; Hume EB; Khan S; Madigan MC; Husband A; Garthwaite L; Willcox MD, 2005, 'Contribution of the cornea to cytokine levels in the whole eye induced during the early phase of Pseudomonas aeruginosa challenge', Immunology and Cell Biology, 83, pp. 301 - 306

Evans V; Millar T; Willcox M, 2005, 'Differences in Tear Lipocalin Isoform Expression — Gender, Age or Both?', The Ocular Surface, 3, pp. S62 - S62, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/s1542-0124(12)70402-0

Wu PZ; Zhu H; Stapleton FJ; Hume EB; Aliwarga Y; Thakur A; Willcox MD, 2005, 'Effects of alpha-toxin-deficient Staphylococcus aureus on theproduction of peripheral corneal ulceration in an animal model', Current Eye Research, 30, pp. 63 - 70

Hume EBH; Cole N; Khan S; Garthwaite L; Willcox MDP, 2005, 'IL-6 as a Potential Therapy in a Staphylococcus Mouse Keratitis Model', The Ocular Surface, 3, pp. S74 - S74, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/s1542-0124(12)70442-1

Cole NA; Hume EB; Khan S; Krockenberger M; Thakur A; Willcox MD; Husband AJ, 2005, 'Interleukin-4 is not critical to pathogenesis in a mouse model of Pseudomonas aeruginosa corneal infection', Current Eye Research, 30, pp. 535 - 542

Fleiszig S; Gilmore M; Willcox M, 2005, 'New Paradigms in the Pathogenesis of Ocular Surface Infections', The Ocular Surface, 3, pp. S21 - S22, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/s1542-0124(12)70328-2

Zhao Z; Willcox M; Diakos P; Walsh B; Van Dyk D, 2005, 'Proteomic Analysis of Normal Tear Proteins', The Ocular Surface, 3, pp. S130 - S130, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/s1542-0124(12)70605-5

Ball M; Willcox M, 2005, 'The Mucin-Like High Molecular Weight Component of Tears', The Ocular Surface, 3, pp. S45 - S45, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/s1542-0124(12)70351-8

Khan S; Cole N; Hume EBH; Garthwaite L; Willcox MDP, 2005, 'The Role of CXC Chemokine Receptor 2 in P. Aeruginosa Corneal Infection', The Ocular Surface, 3, pp. S79 - S79, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/s1542-0124(12)70456-1

Tarasova A; Griesser HJ; Willcox MD; Meagher L, 2004, 'Characterization and implementation of surface-bound PEG-liposomes as an ocular drug delivery system', Transactions - 7th World Biomaterials Congress, pp. 757

Hamilton-Brown P; Griesser HJ; Willcox MD; Meagher L, 2004, 'Grafted PEO surfaces: Impact of molecular weight and grafting density on protein adsorption', Transactions - 7th World Biomaterials Congress, pp. 20

Hume EB; Willcox MD, 2004, 'Emergence of Serratia marcescens as an ocular surface pathogen.', Archivos de la Sociedad Espanola de Oftalmologia, 79, pp. 475 - 477

Sweeney DF; Jalbert I; Covey M; Sankaridurg PR; Vajdic C; Holden BA; Sharma S; Ramachandran L; Willcox MDP; Rao GN, 2004, 'Corneal infiltrates associated with soft contact lens wear - Reply', CORNEA, 23, pp. 422 - 423, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/00003226-200405000-00024

Baum J; Donshik PC; Sweeney DF; Jalbert I; Covey M; Sankaridurg PR; Vajdic C; Holden BA; Sharma S; Ramachandran L; Willcox MDP; Rao GN, 2004, 'Corneal Infiltrates Associated with Soft Contact Lens Wear [2] (multiple letters)', Cornea, 23, pp. 421 - 423, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/00003226-200405000-00023

Baveja JK; Li G; Nordon RE; Hume EB; Kumar N; Willcox MD; Poole-Warren LA, 2004, 'Biological performance of a novel synthetic furanone-based antimicrobial', Biomaterials, 25, pp. 5013 - 5021

Krishman R; Cole NA; Jalbert I; Hume H; Willcox MD, 2004, 'Effect of topical 12-methyltetradecanoic acid during Pseudomonas aeruginosa corneal infection', Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science, 45, pp. U550 - U550

Fernandez V; Fragoso M; Billotte C; Lamar P; Orozco M; Dubovy S; Willcox MD; Parel J, 2004, 'Efficacy of various drugs in the prevention of posterior capsule opacification: Experimental study of rabbit eyes', Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery, 30, pp. 2598 - 2605, http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/B6VSF-4F2TB7G-1V/2/c610198224b0ec693049d9b452cd0be8

Baveja JK; Willcox MD; Hume EB; Kumar N; Odell RA; Poole-Warren LA, 2004, 'Furanones as potential anti-bacterial coatings on biomaterials.', Biomaterials, Volume 25, pp. 5003 - 5012

Hume EB; Sack RA; Stapleton FJ; Willcox MD, 2004, 'Induction of cytokines from polymorphonuclear leukocytes and epithelialcells by ocular isolates of Serratia marcescens', Ocular Immunology and Inflammation, 12, pp. 287 - 295

Bandara BM; Sankaridurg P; Willcox MD, 2004, 'Non-steroidal anti inflammatory agents decrease bacterial colonisationof contact lenses and prevent adhesion to human corneal epithelial cells', Current Eye Research, 29, pp. 245 - 251

Miles DH; Willcox MD; Athmanathan S, 2004, 'Ocular and neuronal cell apoptosis during HSV-1 infection: A review', Current Eye Research, 29, pp. 79 - 90

Zhu H; Bandara BM; Conibear T; Thuruthyil SJ; Rice SA; Kjelleberg S; Givskov M; Willcox MD, 2004, 'Pseudomonas aeruginosa with lasI quorum-sensing deficiency during corneal infection', Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science, 45, pp. 1897 - 1903

Hume EB; Cole NA; Parmar A; Tan ME; Aliwarga Y; Schubert TL; Holden BA; Willcox MD, 2004, 'Secretory phospholipase A2 deposition on contact lenses and its effect on bacterial adhesion', Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science, 45, pp. 3161 - 3164

Hume EB; Baveja JK; Muir BW; Schubert TL; Kumar N; Kjelleberg S; Griesser HJ; Thissen H; Read RW; Poole-Warren LA; Schindhelm KH; Willcox MD, 2004, 'The control of Staphylococcus epidermidis biofilm formation and in vivo infection rates by covalently bound furanones.', Biomaterials, 25(20), pp. 5023 - 5030

Cole N; Krockenberger M; Stapleton F; Khan S; Hume E; Husband AJ; Willcox M, 2003, 'Experimental Pseudomonas aeruginosa keratitis in interleukin-10 gene knockout mice', Infection and Immunity, 71, pp. 1328 - 1336, http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/IAI.71.3.1328-1336.2003

Miles DH; Athmanathan S; Thakur A; Willcox MD, 2003, 'A novel apoptotic interaction between HSV-1 and human corneal epithelial cells', Current Eye Research, 26, pp. 165 - 174

Sweeney DF; Jalbert I; Covey M; Sankaridurg P; Vajdic CM; Holden BA; Sharma S; Ramachandran L; Willcox MD; Rao GN, 2003, 'Clinical Characterization of Corneal Infiltrative Events Observed with Soft Contact Lens Wear', Cornea, 22, pp. 435 - 442

Glasson MJ; Stapleton FJ; Keay LJ; Sweeney DF; Willcox MD, 2003, 'Differences in Clinical Parameters and Tear Film of Tolerant and Intolerant Contact Lens Wearers', Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science, 44, pp. 5116 - 5124

Hume EB; Stapleton FJ; Willcox MD, 2003, 'Evasion of cellular ocular defenses by contact lens isolates of Serratia marcescens', Eye and Contact Lens, 29, pp. 108 - 112

Cole NA; Bao S; Stapleton FJ; Thakur A; Husband AJ; Beagley KW; Willcox MD, 2003, 'Experimental Pseudomonas aeruginosa keratitis in IL-10 gene knockout mice', Infection and Immunity, 130, pp. 165 - 172

Aristoteli LP; Bojarski B; Willcox MD, 2003, 'Isolation of conjunctival mucin and differential interaction with Pseudomonas aeruginosa strains of varied pathogenic potential', Experimental Eye Research, 77, pp. 699 - 710

Aristoteli LP; Willcox MD, 2003, 'Mucin degradation mechanisms by distinct Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolates in vitro', Infection and Immunity, 71, pp. 5565 - 5575

Cole NA; Bao S; Stapleton FJ; Thakur A; Husband AJ; Beagley KW; Willcox MD, 2003, 'Pseudomonas aeruginosa keratitis in IL-6 deficient mice', International Archives of Allergy and Immunology, 130, pp. 165 - 172

Xue ML; Wakefield D; Willcox MD; Lloyd AR; Di Girolamo N; Cole NA; Thakur A, 2003, 'Regulation of MMPs and TIMPs by IL-1â during Corneal Ulceration and Infection', Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science, 44, pp. 2020 - 2025

Xue ML; Thakur A; Willcox MD; Zhu H; Lloyd AR; Wakefield D, 2003, 'Role and regulation of CXC-chemokines in acute experimental keratitis', Experimental Eye Research, 76, pp. 221 - 231

Barr JT; Cavanagh HD; Sakamoto PR; Willcox MD; McNally J; Vickery JA; Janakiraman P, 2003, 'Session VI: How Popular Will Continuous Wear Become?', Eye & Contact Lens: Science & Clinical Practice, pp. S166 - S166, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/00140068-200301001-00045

Wu PZ; Stapleton FJ; Willcox MD, 2003, 'The Causes of and Cures for Contact Lens-Induced Peripheral Ulcer', Eye and Contact Lens, pp. 63 - 66

Williams TJ; Schneider RP; Willcox MD, 2003, 'The effect of protein-coated contact lenses on the adhesion and viability of gram negative bacteria', Current Eye Research, 27, pp. 227 - 235

Xue ML; Zhu H; Thakur A; Willcox M, 2002, '1α,25-Dihydroxyvitamin D3 inhibits pro-inflammatory cytokine and chemokine expression in human corneal epithelial cells colonized with Pseudomonas aeruginosa', Immunology and Cell Biology, 80, pp. 340 - 345, http://dx.doi.org/10.1046/j.1440-1711.80.4august.1.x

Willcox MDP; Harmis NY; Holden BA, 2002, 'Bacterial populations on high-Dk silicone hydrogel contact lenses: Effect of length of wear in asymptomatic patients', Clinical and Experimental Optometry, 85, pp. 172 - 175, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1444-0938.2002.tb03031.x

Xue ML; Zhu H; Thakur A; Willcox MD, 2002, '1 alpha, 25-Dihydroxyvitamin D3 inhibits pro-inflammatory cytokine and chemokine expression in human corneal epithelial cells colonized with Pseudomonas aeruginosa', Immunology and Cell Biology, 80, pp. 340 - 345

Willcox MD; Harmis N; Holden BA, 2002, 'Bacterial populations on high Dk silicone hydrogel contact lenses - effect of length of wear', Clinical and Experimental Optometry, 85, pp. 172 - 175

Tan ME; Demirci G; Pearce DJ; Jalbert I; Sankaridurg P; Willcox MD, 2002, 'Contact lens induced papillary conjunctivitis is associated with increased albumin deposits on extended wear hydrogel lenses', Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology, 506, pp. 951 - 955

Willcox MD; Pearce DJ; Tan ME; Demirci G; Carney FP, 2002, 'Contact lenses and tear film interactions', Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology, 506, pp. 879 - 884

Stretton S; Gopinathan U; Willcox MD, 2002, 'Corneal ulceration in paediatric patients: A brief overview of progress in topical treatment', Paediatric Drugs, 4, pp. 95 - 110

Zhu H; Thuruthyil SJ; Willcox MD, 2002, 'Determination of quorum-sensing signal molecules and virulence factors of Pseudomons aeruginosa isolates from contact lens-induced microbial keratitis', Journal of Medical Microbiology, 51, pp. 1063 - 1070

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