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PURPOSE:To investigate whether tissue plasminogen activator (tPA) can prevent and/or reverse steroid-induced IOP elevation in an ovine model. METHODS:Three animal groups were subjected to bilateral steroid-induced IOP elevation using thrice daily topical ocular prednisolone administration. In the first group (N = 8), one eye each of two sheep was injected intravitreally with 100 μg, 200 μg, 500 μg, or 1 mg human recombinant tPA, while contralateral eyes received vehicle. In the second group (N = 2), one eye was injected intravitreally with tPA (100 μg), while contralateral eyes received vehicle containing L-arginine. In the third group (N = 4), each animal received intravitreal tPA in one eye concurrently with initiation of bilateral steroid administration. IOP was monitored for the duration of the experiment. Tissues from eyes of the third group were used to determine relative gene expression. RESULTS:In the first and second groups, IOP decreased by 9.7 (±2.8) and 9.7 (±1.6) mm Hg, respectively, 24 hours after tPA administration. In the third group, tPA-treated eyes did not develop IOP elevation with ΔIOP of 11.8 (±1.3) mm Hg 8 days later. In all tPA-treated eyes, IOP remained low until the end of the study. mRNA levels in the trabecular meshwork were decreased for plasminogen activator tissue (PLAT), increased for matrix-metalloproteinase 1 (MMP-1), and stable for plasminogen activator inhibitor 1 (PAI-1), MMP-2, MMP-9, and MMP-13 in tPA-treated eyes compared with contralateral controls. PAI-1 mRNA levels in ciliary processes also remained similar. CONCLUSIONS:Recombinant human tPA is effective in both preventing and reversing steroid-induced IOP elevation in sheep. Tissue plasminogen activator may be useful as a therapeutic agent in steroid-induced glaucoma.
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Invest Ophthalmol Vis Scijournal_title
Investigative ophthalmology & visual scienceauthors
Gerometta R,Kumar S,Shah S,Alvarez L,Candia O,Danias Jdoi
10.1167/iovs.13-12801subject
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2013-12-03 00:00:00pages
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