User profiles for Godwin Okoye

Godwin E. Okoye

Graduate Research Assistant, University of Maryland School of Pharmacy
Verified email at umaryland.edu
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Increased expression of brain-derived neurotrophic factor preserves retinal function and slows cell death from rhodopsin mutation or oxidative damage

G Okoye, J Zimmer, J Sung, P Gehlbach… - Journal of …, 2003 - Soc Neuroscience
There are no effective treatments for inherited retinal degenerations, which are prevalent
causes of visual disability. Several proteins promote the survival of various types of neurons, …

Different effects of angiopoietin‐2 in different vascular beds in the eye: new vessels are most sensitive

…, RS Apte, E Duh, SF Hackett, G Okoye… - The FASEB …, 2005 - Wiley Online Library
In this study, we used double transgenic mice with inducible expression of angiopoietin‐2 (Ang2)
to investigate the role of Ang2 in the retinal and choroidal circulations and in three …

Migration of A7 immortalized astrocytic cells grafted into the adult rat striatum

GS Okoye, EM Powell, HM Geller - Journal of Comparative …, 1995 - Wiley Online Library
The A7 cell line is an SV4O large T antigen‐immortalized astrocyte cell line produced from
the neonatal rat optic nerve. Previous studies have demonstrated that A7 cells provide a …

Managing in early COVID-19: The Nigerian optometry experience

M Musa, GS Okoye, RUE Akpalaba… - Scandinavian Journal of …, 2021 - open.lnu.se
This study was designed to assess the knowledge, attitude, and practices of Nigerian optometrists
and optometry students with regard to the COVID-19 pandemic, while also assessing …

Short-term immunosuppression enhances the survival of intracerebral grafts of A7-immortalized glial cells

GS Okoye, WJ Freed, HM Geller - Experimental neurology, 1994 - Elsevier
The A7 cell line is an astrocyte cell line produced by immortalizing optic nerve astrocytes
from the embryonic Sprague-Dawley rat with SV40 large T antigen. In a previous study, we …

Towards a transactional medicine approach to combating global emerging pathogens: the case of COVID-19

…, MJ Tosam, P Kabou, A Niang, G Okoye - Global Public …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
When the COVID-19 pandemic struck and China reported the first case to the World Health
Organization in December 2019, there was no evidence-based treatment to combat it. With …

Dostarlimab: A Review of Its Pharmacology and Clinical Use in Management of Cancer

…, G Chigozie Njoku, G Okoye - … Research Journal of …, 2022 - go7publish.com
According to the World Health Organization, cancer is the biggest cause of mortality globally,
accounting for almost 10 million deaths in 2020, or nearly one in every six deaths (WHO). …

[PDF][PDF] Consumers' perception of the use of celebrities in advertising by MTN Nigeria: A study of University of Nigeria Nsukka undergraduate students

G Okoye, V Nwogbo, F Ugwuanyi… - International Journal of …, 2017 - scholar.archive.org
Celebrity endorsement is one of the advertising techniques companies use to create awareness
and gain favourable responses about their products and services. This expectation may …

[HTML][HTML] Harnessing Digital Health Solutions to Enhance Medication Adherence in Patients With Depression

V Okoye, G Okoye, D Appiah - Innovations in Digital Health …, 2024 - meridian.allenpress.com
The growth of digital health solutions is rapidly advancing, and mental health care is rapidly
changing due to the enormous explosion of digital technology infrastructure and processes. …

Urea-ammoniated cowpea husk in goat diet: Feed utilisation, ruminal fermentation, nutrient digestibility, nitrogen utilisation, blood metabolites and growth performance

…, SA Okunade, AE Kholif, TR Oludare, GC Okoye… - 2022 - researchsquare.com
The study investigated the effect of urea-ammoniated cowpea husk (UCH) as a substitute for
dried brewers’ grains (DBG) on voluntary intake, ruminal fermentation, apparent digestibility…