advertisement

Topcon

Abstract #27223 Published in IGR 12-4

An experimental study of rabbit conjunctival epithelial toxicity using co-treatment with Mitomycin-C and a histone deacetylase inhibitor

Kim T-H; Oh HC; Yoo YH; Rho JH; Park WC; Ahn HB; Jeung WJ; Rho SH
Archives of Pharmacal Research 2010; 33: 1261-1267


This study was conducted to evaluate cytotoxicity due to co-treatment with low-dose Mitomycin-C (MMC) and the histone deacetylase inhibitor, suberoylanilide hydroxamic acid (SAHA) for glaucoma filtration surgery. In this study, the effect of co-treatment with MMC and SAHA to induce apoptosis in cultured conjunctival epithelial cells (CEs) in rabbit was investigated. The cytotoxic potential following co-treatment with MMC and SAHA in CEs via assay for reactive oxygen species (ROS) and lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) was also examined. Co-treatment with MMC and SAHA did not induce apoptosis in CEs. In addition, co-treatment with MMC and SAHA caused no significant alteration of ROS and LDH levels in CEs. This study therefore shows that low-dose MMC could still be used as an antimetabolite in co-treatment with SAHA to effectively inhibit fibrosis of Tenon's capsule fibroblasts (TCFs) following glaucoma filtration surgery, while minimizing cytotoxicity in CEs. (copyright) 2010 The Pharmaceutical Society of Korea and Springer Netherlands.

S. H. Rho. Department of Ophthalmology, Dong-A University, College of Medicine, Busan 602-714, South Korea. shrho@daunet.donga.ac.kr


Classification:

3.8 Pharmacology (Part of: 3 Laboratory methods)
5.3 Other (Part of: 5 Experimental glaucoma; animal models)
2.1 Conjunctiva (Part of: 2 Anatomical structures in glaucoma)
12.8.10 Woundhealing antifibrosis (Part of: 12 Surgical treatment > 12.8 Filtering surgery)



Issue 12-4

Change Issue


advertisement

Oculus