Postoperative use of bevacizumab as an antifibrotic agent in glaucoma filtration surgery in the rabbit.

نویسندگان

  • Farnaz Memarzadeh
  • Rohit Varma
  • Le-Tien Lin
  • Jignesh G Parikh
  • Laurie Dustin
  • Ana Alcaraz
  • Dean Eliott
چکیده

PURPOSE To evaluate the efficacy of bevacizumab as an antifibrotic agent after trabeculectomy in rabbits. METHODS Forty-two rabbits underwent trabeculectomy and were randomly assigned to receive a postoperative course of seven subconjunctival injections of bevacizumab (1.25 mg, 25 mg/mL), 5-fluorouracil (5-FU; 5 mg, 50 mg/mL), or balanced salt solution (BSS; 0.1 mL, control). Bleb survival and characteristics were evaluated over a 30-day period. The animals were killed on postoperative day (PD)10, PD20, and PD30. Histology and immunohistochemistry of the surgical eyes was performed to evaluate and grade the amount of scarring and fibrosis in each group. RESULTS Bevacizumab significantly improved the outcome of filtration surgery in this model. Bevacizumab prolonged bleb survival compared with the 5-FU and control groups (16.0 +/- 1.3 days vs. 6.9 +/- 0.6 and 7.4 +/- 0.85 days, respectively; P < 0.001). Bevacizumab-treated eyes had significantly larger and higher blebs than the control and 5-FU-treated groups (P < 0.05). Histologic analysis revealed that eyes treated with bevacizumab had significantly less postoperative scarring at the microscopic level at PD10 and PD20 (P = 0.009). CONCLUSIONS Postoperative subconjunctival injection of bevacizumab is associated with improved trabeculectomy bleb survival in the rabbit model. Bevacizumab may be a useful agent for improving success and limiting scar tissue formation after trabeculectomy.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

دوره 50 7  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2009