1 Clinical criteria for the diagnosis of lipedema, proposed by Wold et al 5 and amended by Herbst 44 and Kruppa et al, 3 are as follows: Female patient (almost exclusively) Bilateral, symmetrical, disproportionate fatty tissue hypertrophy of the limbs and abdomen Sparing of the hands and feet (cuff phenomenon) Minimal pitting edema Can involve the arm (in about 30% of cases) Negative Stemmer sign (ie, the examiner can pinch or tent the skin at the base of the second toe or finger, unlike in lymphedema, in which the Stemmer sign is positive and the examiner cant pinch this area) Feeling of heaviness and tension in affected limbs Pain and tenderness on pressure or touch Easy bruising and a tendency to form hematomas Stable limb circumference despite weight reduction or caloric restriction Worsening of symptoms over the course of the day Telangiectasias and visible vascular markings around fat deposits Hypothermia Hypermobile joints
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Abbreviations BAK: Benzalkonium chloride CCK-8: Cell Counting Kit-8 CHCl3: Chloroform CLSM: Confocal Laser Scanning Microscope CSR: Cell Survival Rate DED: Dry Eye Disease DPPC: 1,2-Dipalmitoyl-Snglycero-3-Phosphocholine DSPE-mPEG2000: 1,2-stearoyl-sn-glycerol-3-Phosphoethanolamine-N-[methoxy (polyethylene glycol)-2000 DCFH-DA: 2,7-Dichlorodihydrofluorescein Diacetate DiI: 1,1-dioctadecyl-3,3,3,3-tetramethylindocarbocyanine perchlorate DAPI: 4,6-Diamidino-2-Phenylindole DLS: Dynamic Light Scattering DL: Drug-loading EE: Encapsulation efficiency FH: Fumarate hydratase GCs: Glucocorticoids GLU: Glutamate GSH: Glutathione GPX4: Glutathione peroxidase Hyd: Hydride HCEC: Human Corneal Epithelial Cell HOS: Hyperosmolar stress H&E: Hematoxylin and Eosin INS: Insulin IGFBP-3: Insulin-like Growth Factor Binding Protein-3 INSR: Insulin Receptors IGF-1R: Insulin-like growth factor 1 receptor IGF-1: Insulin-like growth factor 1 IOP: Intraocular pressure MPTP: Mitochondrial Permeability Transition Pore MRM: Multiple Reaction Monitoring MS: Mass Spectrometry M: Mean NPs: Nanoparticles NaCL: Sodium Chloride OS: Oxidative Stress OCT: Optical coherence tomography OPLS-DA: Orthogonal projections to latent structures- discriminant analysis PEI: Polyethyleneimine PVDF: Polyvinylidene Fluoride QoL: Quality of Life ROS: Reactive Oxygen Species SDS-PAGE: Sulphate-Polyacrylamide Gel Electrophoresis SD: Standard Deviation TCA: Tricarboxylic Acid tBUT: tear Break Up Time TUNEL: Terminal Deoxynucleotidyl Transferase-mediated Nick End Labeling UHPLC: Ultra-High Performance Liquid Chromatography References Clayton JAD, Eye
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