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Lampsas S, Kandarakis SA, Vakalopoulos DG, Lampsa A, Oikonomou E, Siasos G, Kymionis GD. Endothelin-1 Plasma and Aqueous Humor Levels in Different Types of Glaucoma: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. MEDICINA (KAUNAS, LITHUANIA) 2024; 60:1117. [PMID: 39064546 PMCID: PMC11278711 DOI: 10.3390/medicina60071117] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/05/2024] [Revised: 07/03/2024] [Accepted: 07/08/2024] [Indexed: 07/28/2024]
Abstract
Background and Objectives: Several studies suggest the complex relationship between Endothelin-1 (ET-1) levels with various types of glaucoma. This systematic review and meta-analysis explore ET-1 levels in plasma and aqueous humor among different types of glaucoma. Materials and Methods: A literature search (PubMed, ScienceDirect, Cochrane Library) was made up to April 2024 (PROSPERO: CRD42023430471). The results were synthesized according to PRISMA Guidelines. Results were presented as standardized mean differences (SMD) with 95% confidence intervals (CI). Results: A total of 2597 subjects (1513 patients with glaucoma vs. 1084 healthy controls) from 23 studies were included in a meta-analysis. Notably, patients with glaucoma reported significantly higher plasma levels of ET-1 compared to controls (SMD: 1.21, 95% CI: 0.59-1.82, p < 0.001). Particularly, plasma ET-1 levels were higher in primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG) (SMD: 0.87, 95% CI: 0.09-1.65, p < 0.05), normal-tension glaucoma (SMD: 0.86, 95% CI: 0.27-1.46, p = 0.05), and angle-closure glaucoma patients (SMD: 1.03, 95% CI: 0.43-1.63, p < 0.001) compared to healthy controls. Moreover, ET-1 aqueous humor levels were significantly higher in patients with glaucoma compared to controls (SMD: 1.60, 95% CI: 1.04-2.15, p < 0.001). In particular, aqueous humor levels were higher in POAG patients (SMD: 2.03 95% CI: 1.00-3.14, p < 0.001), and pseudoexfoliative glaucoma patients (SMD: 2.03, 95% CI: 1.00-3.07, p < 0.001) compared to controls. Conclusions: This meta-analysis indicates that elevated levels of ET-1 plasma and aqueous humor are significantly associated with different types of glaucoma. The pathogenesis of ET-1-related mechanisms may vary across different glaucoma types, indicating that possible therapeutic approaches targeting ET-1 pathways should be tailored to each specific glaucoma type.
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- Stamatios Lampsas
- Second Department of Ophthalmology, Attikon University Hospital, Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 11528 Athens, Greece
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- First Department of Ophthalmology, “G. Gennimatas” Hospital, Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 11528 Athens, Greece
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- First Department of Ophthalmology, “G. Gennimatas” Hospital, Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 11528 Athens, Greece
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- Second Department of Ophthalmology, Attikon University Hospital, Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 11528 Athens, Greece
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- Third Department of Cardiology, Thoracic Diseases General Hospital Sotiria, Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 11528 Athens, Greece
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- Cardiovascular Division, Harvard Medical School, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, MA 02115, USA
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- First Department of Ophthalmology, “G. Gennimatas” Hospital, Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 11528 Athens, Greece
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Shi X, Li P, Herb M, Liu H, Wang M, Wang X, Feng Y, van Beers T, Xia N, Li H, Prokosch V. Pathological high intraocular pressure induces glial cell reactive proliferation contributing to neuroinflammation of the blood-retinal barrier via the NOX2/ET-1 axis-controlled ERK1/2 pathway. J Neuroinflammation 2024; 21:105. [PMID: 38649885 PMCID: PMC11034147 DOI: 10.1186/s12974-024-03075-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/02/2024] [Accepted: 03/26/2024] [Indexed: 04/25/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND NADPH oxidase (NOX), a primary source of endothelial reactive oxygen species (ROS), is considered a key event in disrupting the integrity of the blood-retinal barrier. Abnormalities in neurovascular-coupled immune signaling herald the loss of ganglion cells in glaucoma. Persistent microglia-driven inflammation and cellular innate immune system dysregulation often lead to deteriorating retinal degeneration. However, the crosstalk between NOX and the retinal immune environment remains unresolved. Here, we investigate the interaction between oxidative stress and neuroinflammation in glaucoma by genetic defects of NOX2 or its regulation via gp91ds-tat. METHODS Ex vivo cultures of retinal explants from wildtype C57BL/6J and Nox2 -/- mice were subjected to normal and high hydrostatic pressure (Pressure 60 mmHg) for 24 h. In vivo, high intraocular pressure (H-IOP) was induced in C57BL/6J mice for two weeks. Both Pressure 60 mmHg retinas and H-IOP mice were treated with either gp91ds-tat (a NOX2-specific inhibitor). Proteomic analysis was performed on control, H-IOP, and treatment with gp91ds-tat retinas to identify differentially expressed proteins (DEPs). The study also evaluated various glaucoma phenotypes, including IOP, retinal ganglion cell (RGC) functionality, and optic nerve (ON) degeneration. The superoxide (O2-) levels assay, blood-retinal barrier degradation, gliosis, neuroinflammation, enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA), western blotting, and quantitative PCR were performed in this study. RESULTS We found that NOX2-specific deletion or activity inhibition effectively attenuated retinal oxidative stress, immune dysregulation, the internal blood-retinal barrier (iBRB) injury, neurovascular unit (NVU) dysfunction, RGC loss, and ON axonal degeneration following H-IOP. Mechanistically, we unveiled for the first time that NOX2-dependent ROS-driven pro-inflammatory signaling, where NOX2/ROS induces endothelium-derived endothelin-1 (ET-1) overexpression, which activates the ERK1/2 signaling pathway and mediates the shift of microglia activation to a pro-inflammatory M1 phenotype, thereby triggering a neuroinflammatory outburst. CONCLUSIONS Collectively, we demonstrate for the first time that NOX2 deletion or gp91ds-tat inhibition attenuates iBRB injury and NVU dysfunction to rescue glaucomatous RGC loss and ON axon degeneration, which is associated with inhibition of the ET-1/ERK1/2-transduced shift of microglial cell activation toward a pro-inflammatory M1 phenotype, highlighting NOX2 as a potential target for novel neuroprotective therapies in glaucoma management.
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- Xin Shi
- Department of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine, University Hospital of Cologne, University of Cologne, 50937, Cologne, Germany
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine, University Hospital of Cologne, University of Cologne, 50937, Cologne, Germany
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- Institute for Medical Microbiology, Immunology and Hygiene, Faculty of Medicine, University Hospital of Cologne, University of Cologne, Goldenfelsstr. 19-21, 50935, Cologne, Germany
- Cologne Cluster of Excellence on Cellular Stress Responses in Aging-Associated Diseases (CECAD), Cologne, Germany
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine, University Hospital of Cologne, University of Cologne, 50937, Cologne, Germany
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Beijing Chaoyang Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, 100020, P. R. China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine, University Hospital of Cologne, University of Cologne, 50937, Cologne, Germany
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine, University Hospital of Cologne, University of Cologne, 50937, Cologne, Germany
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- Institut I für Anatomie, Universitätsklinikum Köln (AöR), Cologne, Germany
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- Department of Pharmacology, University Medical Center, Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Langenbeckstr. 1, 55131, Mainz, Germany
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- Department of Pharmacology, University Medical Center, Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Langenbeckstr. 1, 55131, Mainz, Germany
- German Center for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Partner Site Rhine-Main, 55131, Mainz, Germany
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine, University Hospital of Cologne, University of Cologne, 50937, Cologne, Germany.
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Taniguchi EV, Almeida INF, Gracitelli CPB, Agapito C, Zett C, Sant'Ana L, Kayser C, Prata TS, Paranhos A. Peripheral Microvascular Abnormalities Associated with Open-Angle Glaucoma. Ophthalmol Glaucoma 2023; 6:291-299. [PMID: 36307064 DOI: 10.1016/j.ogla.2022.10.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/16/2022] [Revised: 09/20/2022] [Accepted: 10/12/2022] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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PURPOSE To investigate peripheral microvascular abnormalities associated with patients with open-angle glaucoma (OAG). DESIGN This was a cross-sectional study. PARTICIPANTS Patients with OAG and controls. METHODS All subjects underwent detailed ophthalmic evaluation, including Humphrey visual field (HVF) tests and swept source OCT. To evaluate peripheral microvascular abnormalities, nailfold capillaroscopy (NFC) and laser Doppler imaging (LDI) were performed. The presence of microhemorrhages, tortuous capillaries, dilated capillaries, avascular areas, and the capillary density, among other characteristics, were recorded using NFC; fingertip blood flow (FBF) was measured using LDI at different time points, before and 1, 10, and 20 minutes after exposure to a cold stimulus. In addition, venous blood samples were collected to measure serum endothelin-1 (ET-1) concentrations as well as serum autoantibodies. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Presence of microhemorrhages, tortuous capillaries, and dilated capillaries; FBF; ET-1; and autoantibodies. RESULTS Sixty-eight subjects (43 patients with OAG and 25 controls) were enrolled in the study. Microhemorrhages were found in the nail bed of 65.1% of the patients with OAG compared with 25.0% of the controls (P = 0.003). There was a significant difference in the mean FBF at the baseline in patients with OAG versus controls (293.6 ± 100.2 vs 388.8 ± 52.0 perfusion units, respectively, P < 0.001), together with a significant decrease in the mean FBF 10 and 20 minutes after cold stimulus in patients with OAG in comparison to controls (P < 0.001 for all comparisons). There was a positive correlation between mean baseline FBF and HVF mean deviation (r = 0.27, P = 0.03) and between mean baseline FBF and average retinal nerve fiber layer thickness (r = 0.44, P = 0.001). Neither the analysis of ET-1 concentrations (P= 0.71) nor the autoantibodies measurements (P > 0.05, for all) showed any difference between the 2 groups. CONCLUSIONS Significant peripheral microvascular abnormalities were found in patients with OAG compared to controls, suggesting that microvascular changes might play a role in the pathogenesis of the disease. In addition, part of these peripheral microvascular abnormalities seems to be correlated with both functional and structural glaucomatous damage. FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE(S) The author(s) have no proprietary or commercial interest in any materials discussed in this article.
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- Elise V Taniguchi
- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Science, Glaucoma Service, Federal University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil; Hospital de Olhos de Blumenau, Blumenau, Brazil
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Science, Glaucoma Service, Federal University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Science, Glaucoma Service, Federal University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil; Centro de Estudos Alcides Hirai, Ver Mais Oftalmologia, Vinhedo, São Paulo, Brazil.
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- Department of Rheumatology, Federal University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Science, Glaucoma Service, Federal University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil; Facultad de Ciencias, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso, Valparaíso, Chile
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Science, Glaucoma Service, Federal University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Rheumatology, Federal University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Glaucoma Unit, Hospital Medicina dos Olhos, Osasco, Brazil; Department of Ophthalmology, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, Florida; Department of Ophthalmology, Glaucoma Service, Hospital Oftalmológico de Sorocaba - BOS, Sorocaba, Brazil
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Science, Glaucoma Service, Federal University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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Association of glaucoma and lifestyle with incident cardiovascular disease: a longitudinal prospective study from UK Biobank. Sci Rep 2023; 13:2712. [PMID: 36792671 PMCID: PMC9931750 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-023-29613-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/26/2022] [Accepted: 02/07/2023] [Indexed: 02/17/2023] Open
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The shared pathophysiological features of the cerebrovascular disease (CVD) and glaucoma suggest an association between the two diseases. Using the prospective UK Biobank cohort, we examined the associations between glaucoma and incident CVD and assessed the extent to which a healthy lifestyle reduced the CVD risk in subjects with glaucoma, using a scoring system consisting of four factors: current smoking, obesity, regular physical activity, and a healthy diet. During a mean follow-up time of 8.9 years, 22,649 (4.9%) incident CVD cases were documented. Multivariable Cox regression analyses revealed that subjects with glaucoma were significantly more likely to exhibit incident CVD (hazard ratio [HR]:1.19, 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.03-1.37; p = 0.016) than controls. In the further subgroup analyses, glaucoma increased incident CVD risk both in the young (40-55 years) and the old (56-70 years) and in both sexes, with higher risk in the young (HR: 1.33, CI 1.02-1.74) and female subjects (HR: 1.32, CI 1.14-1.52). When we analyze the associations between glaucoma and incident CVD by lifestyle factors, the highest absolute risks were observed in individuals with both glaucoma and an unhealthy lifestyle (HR: 2.66, CI 2.22-3.19). In conclusion, glaucoma was an independent risk factor for incident CVD. A healthy lifestyle was associated with a substantially lower risk for CVD incidence among adults with glaucoma.
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Shinozaki Y, Kashiwagi K, Koizumi S. Astrocyte Immune Functions and Glaucoma. Int J Mol Sci 2023; 24:2747. [PMID: 36769067 PMCID: PMC9916878 DOI: 10.3390/ijms24032747] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/29/2022] [Revised: 01/26/2023] [Accepted: 01/26/2023] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
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Astrocytes, a non-neuronal glial cell type in the nervous system, are essential for regulating physiological functions of the central nervous system. In various injuries and diseases of the central nervous system, astrocytes often change their phenotypes into neurotoxic ones that participate in pro-inflammatory responses (hereafter referred to as "immune functions"). Such astrocytic immune functions are not only limited to brain diseases but are also found in ocular neurodegenerative diseases such as glaucoma, a retinal neurodegenerative disease that is the leading cause of blindness worldwide. The eye has two astrocyte-lineage cells: astrocytes and Müller cells. They maintain the physiological environment of the retina and optic nerve, thereby controlling visual function. Dysfunction of astrocyte-lineage cells may be involved in the onset and progression of glaucoma. These cells become reactive in glaucoma patients, and animal studies have suggested that their immune responses may be linked to glaucoma-related events: tissue remodeling, neuronal death, and infiltration of peripheral immune cells. In this review, we discuss the role of the immune functions of astrocyte-lineage cells in the pathogenesis of glaucoma.
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- Youichi Shinozaki
- Department of Neuropharmacology, Interdisciplinary Graduate School of Medicine, University of Yamanashi, Yamanashi 409-3898, Japan
- Interdisciplinary Brain-Immune Research Center, Interdisciplinary Graduate School of Medicine, University of Yamanashi, Yamanashi 409-3898, Japan
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Interdisciplinary Graduate School of Medicine, University of Yamanashi, Yamanashi 409-3898, Japan
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- Department of Neuropharmacology, Interdisciplinary Graduate School of Medicine, University of Yamanashi, Yamanashi 409-3898, Japan
- Interdisciplinary Brain-Immune Research Center, Interdisciplinary Graduate School of Medicine, University of Yamanashi, Yamanashi 409-3898, Japan
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Lommatzsch C, Rothaus K, Schopmeyer L, Feldmann M, Bauer D, Grisanti S, Heinz C, Kasper M. Elevated endothelin-1 levels as risk factor for an impaired ocular blood flow measured by OCT-A in glaucoma. Sci Rep 2022; 12:11801. [PMID: 35821224 PMCID: PMC9276731 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-15401-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/10/2022] [Accepted: 06/23/2022] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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The purpose of this study was to ascertain whether a correlation exists between glaucoma-associated alteration of ocular vascular haemodynamics and endothelin-1 (ET-1) levels exist. Eyes of patients with cataract (n = 30) or glaucoma (n = 68) were examined with optical coherence tomography (OCT) and OCT-angiography (OCT-A; AngioVue™-RTVue-XR; Optovue, Fremont, California, USA). The peripapillary and the macular vessel density (VD) values were measured. Inferior and superior retinal nerve fibre layer (RNFL) thickness loss was used for further OCT staging. Aqueous humour of the examined eye and plasma were sampled during cataract or glaucoma surgery and analysed by means of ELISA to determine their ET-1 level. Glaucoma eyes are characterised by reductions in RNFL thickness and VD that correlate significantly with the OCT GSS score. Peripheral and ocular ET-1 level were significantly elevated in patients with glaucoma and correlate positively with the OCT-GSS score of the entire study population. Peripapillary and macula VD of glaucoma patients correlates negatively with plasma ET-1 levels. Multivariable analysis showed a subordinate role of intraocular pressure predictive factor for impaired retinal blood flow compared with plasma ET-1 level in glaucoma. Peripheral ET-1 level serves as risk factor for detection of ocular blood flow changes in the optic nerve head region of glaucomatous eyes.
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- Claudia Lommatzsch
- Department of Ophthalmology and Ophtha Lab at St. Franziskus Hospital, Hohenzollernring 74, 48145, Muenster, Germany. .,Department of Ophthalmology, University of Luebeck, Luebeck, Germany.
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Ophtha Lab at St. Franziskus Hospital, Hohenzollernring 74, 48145, Muenster, Germany
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Braunschweig Hospital, Braunschweig, Germany
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Ophtha Lab at St. Franziskus Hospital, Hohenzollernring 74, 48145, Muenster, Germany
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- Department of Ophthalmology, University of Luebeck, Luebeck, Germany
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Ophtha Lab at St. Franziskus Hospital, Hohenzollernring 74, 48145, Muenster, Germany.,Department of Ophthalmology, University of Essen, Essen, Germany
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Ophtha Lab at St. Franziskus Hospital, Hohenzollernring 74, 48145, Muenster, Germany
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Wu X, Konieczka K, Liu X, Chen M, Yao K, Wang K, Flammer J. Role of ocular blood flow in normal tension glaucoma. ADVANCES IN OPHTHALMOLOGY PRACTICE AND RESEARCH 2022; 2:100036. [PMID: 37846223 PMCID: PMC10577859 DOI: 10.1016/j.aopr.2022.100036] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/17/2021] [Revised: 02/06/2022] [Accepted: 02/14/2022] [Indexed: 10/18/2023]
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Background Normal tension glaucoma (NTG) is a multifactorial disease in the pathogenesis of which intraocular pressure (IOP)-independent factors play a key role. Main text There is considerable evidence that impairment of the ocular blood flow (OBF) is involved both in the onset and progression of this disease. With the development of the hypothesis of OBF in NTG, various imaging techniques have been developed to evaluate the OBF and blood vessels. Moreover, vascular dysregulation, which is a main factor in Flammer syndrome, was frequently observed in NTG patients. Disturbed OBF leads to increased oxidative stress, which plays an important role in the pathogenesis of glaucomatous optic neuropathy. These results suggested that IOP-independent management may provide alternative treatment options for NTG patients. Conclusions In this review, we mainly focus on the mechanisms of the abnormal OBF in NTG.
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- Xingdi Wu
- Eye Center of the 2nd Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, University of Basel, Mittlere Strasse 91, Basel, 4031, Switzerland
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- Eye Center of the 2nd Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, China
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- Eye Center of the 2nd Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, China
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- Eye Center of the 2nd Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, China
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- Eye Center of the 2nd Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, University of Basel, Mittlere Strasse 91, Basel, 4031, Switzerland
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Fine Particulate Matter Exposure Levels in Patients with Normal-Tension Glaucoma and Primary Open-Angle Glaucoma: A Population-Based Study from Taiwan. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2022; 19:ijerph19074224. [PMID: 35409910 PMCID: PMC8998620 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph19074224] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/26/2022] [Revised: 03/28/2022] [Accepted: 03/29/2022] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Patients with NTG or POAG with more than one outpatient or discharge diagnosis from the ophthalmology department were included in the study. These data were merged with the PM2.5 data from the Air Quality Monitoring Network for analysis. This was a case−control study, with 1006 participants in the NTG group and 2533 in the POAG group. To investigate fine particulate matter (PM2.5) exposure levels in patients with normal-tension glaucoma (NTG) and primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG), patient data were obtained from Taiwan’s Longitudinal Health Insurance Database 2000 for the 2008 to 2013 period. We used a multivariate logic regression model to assess the risk for each participant. The PM2.5 exposure levels were divided into four groups: <25th percentile (Q1), <617 μg/mm3; 25th to 50th percentile (Q2), 617 to 1297 μg/mm3; 50th to 75th percentile (Q3), 1297 to 2113 μg/mm3; and >75th percentile (Q4), >2113 μg/mm3. The results are expressed in terms of odds ratio (OR) and 95% CI. A multiple logistic regression was used to compare the results of the NTG group with those of the POAG group. Compared with the PM2.5 Q1 level, the OR of the PM2.5 Q2 level was 1.009 (95% CI 0.812−1.254), the PM2.5 Q3 level was 1.241 (95% CI 1.241−1.537, p < 0.05), and the PM2.5 Q4 level was 1.246 (95% CI 1.008−1.539, p < 0.05). Our research reveals that compared with POAG, the risk of developing NTG is more closely related with PM2.5 exposure, and PM2.5 has a concentration−dose effect. It is hoped that in the future, in the clinical judgment of NTG and POAG, the level of PM2.5 in the environment can be taken as a risk factor.
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Leung DYL, Tham CC. Normal-tension glaucoma: Current concepts and approaches-A review. Clin Exp Ophthalmol 2022; 50:247-259. [PMID: 35040248 DOI: 10.1111/ceo.14043] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/01/2021] [Revised: 01/09/2022] [Accepted: 01/11/2022] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Normal tension glaucoma (NTG) has remained a challenging disease. We review, from an epidemiological perspective, why we should redefine normality, act earlier at lower pre-treatment intraocular pressure (IOP) level, and the role of ocular perfusion pressures, noting that perfusion is affected by defective vascular bed autoregulation and endothelial dysfunction. The correlation of silent cerebral infarcts (SCI) and NTG may indicate that NTG belongs to a wider spectrum of small vessel diseases (SVD), with its main pathology being also on vascular endothelium. Epidemiological studies also suggested that vascular geometry, such as fractal dimension, may affect perfusion efficiency, occurrence of SCI, SVD and glaucoma. Artificial intelligence with deep learning, may help predicting NTG progression from vascular geometry. Finally, we review latest evidence on the role of minimally-invasive glaucoma surgery, lasers, and newer drugs. We conclude that IOP is not the only modifiable risk factors as, many vascular risk factors are readily modifiable.
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- Dexter Y L Leung
- Department of Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR, China
- Department of Ophthalmology, Hong Kong Sanatorium & Hospital, Happy Valley, Hong Kong SAR, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR, China
- Hong Kong Eye Hospital, Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR, China
- Lam Kin Chung . Jet King-Shing Ho Glaucoma Treatment and Research Centre, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China
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Shoji MK, Cousins CC, Saini C, Nascimento E Silva R, Wang M, Brauner SC, Greenstein SH, Pasquale LR, Shen LQ. Paired Optic Nerve Microvasculature and Nailfold Capillary Measurements in Primary Open-Angle Glaucoma. Transl Vis Sci Technol 2021; 10:13. [PMID: 34110389 PMCID: PMC8196412 DOI: 10.1167/tvst.10.7.13] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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Purpose To assess microvascular beds in the optic nerve head (ONH), peripapillary tissue, and the nailfold in patients with primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG) versus controls. Methods Patients with POAG (n = 22) and controls (n = 12) underwent swept-source optical coherence tomography angiography of ophthalmic microvasculature and nailfold video capillaroscopy of the hand. The main outcomes were vessel density (VD) and blood flow of the ONH, the peripapillary and the nailfold microvasculatures. Results Patients with POAG were younger than controls (63.5 ± 9.4 vs. 69.9 ± 6.5 years, P = 0.03). Deep ONH VD and blood flow were lower in patients with POAG than controls (39.1% ± 3.5% vs. 43.8% ± 5.7%; 37.8% ± 5.3% vs. 46.0% ± 7.8%, respectively, P < 0.02 for both); similar results were observed with peripapillary VD (37.9 ± 2.6%, 43.4 ± 7.6%, respectively, P = 0.03). Nailfold capillary density and blood flow were lower in patients with POAG than controls (8.8 ± 1.0 vs. 9.8 ± 0.9 capillaries/mm; 19.9 ± 9.4 vs. 33.7 ± 9.8 pL/s, respectively; P < 0.009 for both). After adjusting for age and gender, deep ONH VD and blood flow, peripapillary VD, and nailfold capillary blood flow were lower in POAG than controls (β = −0.04, −0.07, −0.05, −13.19, respectively, P ≤ 0.046 for all). Among all participants, there were positive correlations between deep ONH and nailfold capillary blood flow (Pearson's correlation coefficient r = 0.42, P = 0.02), peripapillary and nailfold capillary density (r = 0.43, P = 0.03), and peripapillary and nailfold capillary blood flow (r = 0.49, P = 0.01). Conclusions Patients with POAG demonstrated morphologic and hemodynamic alterations in both ophthalmic and nailfold microvascular beds compared to controls. Translational Relevance The concomitant abnormalities in nailfold capillaries and relevant ocular vascular beds in POAG suggest that the microvasculature may be a target for POAG treatment.
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- Marissa K Shoji
- Department of Ophthalmology, Massachusetts Eye and Ear, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Massachusetts Eye and Ear, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Massachusetts Eye and Ear, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Massachusetts Eye and Ear, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Massachusetts Eye and Ear, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Massachusetts Eye and Ear, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Massachusetts Eye and Ear, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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van der Merwe Y, Murphy MC, Sims JR, Faiq MA, Yang XL, Ho LC, Conner IP, Yu Y, Leung CK, Wollstein G, Schuman JS, Chan KC. Citicoline Modulates Glaucomatous Neurodegeneration Through Intraocular Pressure-Independent Control. Neurotherapeutics 2021; 18:1339-1359. [PMID: 33846961 PMCID: PMC8423893 DOI: 10.1007/s13311-021-01033-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 02/24/2021] [Indexed: 02/08/2023] Open
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Glaucoma is a neurodegenerative disease that causes progressive, irreversible vision loss. Currently, intraocular pressure (IOP) is the only modifiable risk factor for glaucoma. However, glaucomatous degeneration may continue despite adequate IOP control. Therefore, there exists a need for treatment that protects the visual system, independent of IOP. This study sought, first, to longitudinally examine the neurobehavioral effects of different magnitudes and durations of IOP elevation using multi-parametric magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), optokinetics and histology; and, second, to evaluate the effects of oral citicoline treatment as a neurotherapeutic in experimental glaucoma. Eighty-two adult Long Evans rats were divided into six groups: acute (mild or severe) IOP elevation, chronic (citicoline-treated or untreated) IOP elevation, and sham (acute or chronic) controls. We found that increasing magnitudes and durations of IOP elevation differentially altered structural and functional brain connectivity and visuomotor behavior, as indicated by decreases in fractional anisotropy in diffusion tensor MRI, magnetization transfer ratios in magnetization transfer MRI, T1-weighted MRI enhancement of anterograde manganese transport, resting-state functional connectivity, visual acuity, and neurofilament and myelin staining along the visual pathway. Furthermore, 3 weeks of oral citicoline treatment in the setting of chronic IOP elevation significantly reduced visual brain integrity loss and visual acuity decline without altering IOP. Such effects sustained after treatment was discontinued for another 3 weeks. These results not only illuminate the close interplay between eye, brain, and behavior in glaucomatous neurodegeneration, but also support a role for citicoline in protecting neural tissues and visual function in glaucoma beyond IOP control.
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- Yolandi van der Merwe
- UPMC Eye Center, Eye and Ear Institute, Ophthalmology and Visual Science Research Center, Department of Ophthalmology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
- Department of Bioengineering, Swanson School of Engineering, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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- UPMC Eye Center, Eye and Ear Institute, Ophthalmology and Visual Science Research Center, Department of Ophthalmology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
- Department of Radiology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
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- Department of Ophthalmology, NYU Grossman School of Medicine, NYU Langone Health, New York University, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Ophthalmology, NYU Grossman School of Medicine, NYU Langone Health, New York University, New York, NY, USA
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- UPMC Eye Center, Eye and Ear Institute, Ophthalmology and Visual Science Research Center, Department of Ophthalmology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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- UPMC Eye Center, Eye and Ear Institute, Ophthalmology and Visual Science Research Center, Department of Ophthalmology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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- UPMC Eye Center, Eye and Ear Institute, Ophthalmology and Visual Science Research Center, Department of Ophthalmology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
- Department of Bioengineering, Swanson School of Engineering, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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- Pleryon Therapeutics Limited, Shenzhen, China
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- University Eye Center, Hong Kong Eye Hospital, Hong Kong, China
- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, NYU Grossman School of Medicine, NYU Langone Health, New York University, New York, NY, USA
- Center for Neural Science, College of Arts and Science, New York University, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Ophthalmology, NYU Grossman School of Medicine, NYU Langone Health, New York University, New York, NY, USA
- Center for Neural Science, College of Arts and Science, New York University, New York, NY, USA
- Neuroscience Institute, NYU Grossman School of Medicine, NYU Langone Health, New York University, New York, NY, USA
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- UPMC Eye Center, Eye and Ear Institute, Ophthalmology and Visual Science Research Center, Department of Ophthalmology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
- Department of Bioengineering, Swanson School of Engineering, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
- Department of Ophthalmology, NYU Grossman School of Medicine, NYU Langone Health, New York University, New York, NY, USA.
- Center for Neural Science, College of Arts and Science, New York University, New York, NY, USA.
- Department of Radiology, NYU Grossman School of Medicine, NYU Langone Health, New York University, New York, NY, USA.
- Neuroscience Institute, NYU Grossman School of Medicine, NYU Langone Health, New York University, New York, NY, USA.
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Fan Gaskin JC, Shah MH, Chan EC. Oxidative Stress and the Role of NADPH Oxidase in Glaucoma. Antioxidants (Basel) 2021; 10:antiox10020238. [PMID: 33557289 PMCID: PMC7914994 DOI: 10.3390/antiox10020238] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/30/2020] [Revised: 01/25/2021] [Accepted: 01/29/2021] [Indexed: 02/08/2023] Open
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Glaucoma is characterised by loss of retinal ganglion cells, and their axons and many pathophysiological processes are postulated to be involved. It is increasingly understood that not one pathway underlies glaucoma aetiology, but rather they occur as a continuum that ultimately results in the apoptosis of retinal ganglion cells. Oxidative stress is recognised as an important mechanism of cell death in many neurodegenerative diseases, including glaucoma. NADPH oxidase (NOX) are enzymes that are widely expressed in vascular and non-vascular cells, and they are unique in that they primarily produce reactive oxygen species (ROS). There is mounting evidence that NOX are an important source of ROS and oxidative stress in glaucoma and other retinal diseases. This review aims to provide a perspective on the complex role of oxidative stress in glaucoma, in particular how NOX expression may influence glaucoma pathogenesis as illustrated by different experimental models of glaucoma and highlights potential therapeutic targets that may offer a novel treatment option to glaucoma patients.
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- Jennifer C Fan Gaskin
- Centre for Eye Research Australia, Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital, East Melbourne 3002, Australia
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- Centre for Eye Research Australia, Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital, East Melbourne 3002, Australia
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- Centre for Eye Research Australia, Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital, East Melbourne 3002, Australia
- Department of Medicine, University of Melbourne, Parkville 3010, Australia
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Nor Arfuzir NN, Agarwal R, Iezhitsa I, Agarwal P, Ismail NM. Magnesium acetyltaurate protects against endothelin-1 induced RGC loss by reducing neuroinflammation in Sprague dawley rats. Exp Eye Res 2020; 194:107996. [PMID: 32156652 DOI: 10.1016/j.exer.2020.107996] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/01/2019] [Revised: 02/25/2020] [Accepted: 03/06/2020] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Endothelin-1 (ET-1), a potent vasoconstrictor, plays a significant role in the pathophysiology of ocular conditions like glaucoma. Glaucoma is characterized by apoptotic loss of retinal ganglion cells (RGCs) and loss of visual fields and is a leading cause of irreversible blindness. In glaucomatous eyes, retinal ischemia causes release of pro-inflammatory mediators such as interleukin (IL)-1β, IL-6 and tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-α and promotes activation of transcription factors such as nuclear factor kappa B (NFKB) and c-Jun. Magnesium acetyltaurate (MgAT) has previously been shown to protect against ET-1 induced retinal and optic nerve damage. Current study investigated the mechanisms underlying these effects of MgAT, which so far remain unknown. Sprague dawley rats were intravitreally injected with ET-1 with or without pretreatment with MgAT. Seven days post-injection, retinal expression of IL-1β, IL-6, TNF-α, NFKB and c-Jun protein and genes was determined using multiplex assay, Western blot and PCR. Animals were subjected to retrograde labeling of RGCs to determine the extent of RGC survival. RGC survival was also examined using Brn3A staining. Furthermore, visual functions of rats were determined using Morris water maze. It was observed that pre-treatment with MgAT protects against ET-1 induced increase in the retinal expression of IL-1β, IL-6 and TNF-α proteins and genes. It also protected against ET-1 induced activation of NFKB and c-Jun. These effects of MgAT were associated with greater RGC survival and preservation of visual functions in rats. In conclusion, MgAT prevents ET-1 induced RGC loss and loss of visual functions by suppressing neuroinflammatory reaction in rat retinas.
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- Natasha Najwa Nor Arfuzir
- Center for Neuroscience Research, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Teknologi MARA Sungai Buloh Campus, Selangor, Malaysia
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- School of Medicine, International Medical University, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
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- Center for Neuroscience Research, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Teknologi MARA Sungai Buloh Campus, Selangor, Malaysia; Volgograd State Medical University, Research Centre for Innovative Medicines, Volgograd, Russian Federation; Institute for Pathology, Laboratory and Forensic Medicine (I-PPerForM), Universiti Teknologi MARA, Sungai Buloh Campus, Selangor, Malaysia
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- School of Medicine, International Medical University, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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- School of Medicine, International Medical University, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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Elevated Intraocular Pressure Causes Abnormal Reactivity of Mouse Retinal Arterioles. OXIDATIVE MEDICINE AND CELLULAR LONGEVITY 2019; 2019:9736047. [PMID: 31976030 PMCID: PMC6954472 DOI: 10.1155/2019/9736047] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/12/2019] [Revised: 10/27/2019] [Accepted: 11/27/2019] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Objective Glaucoma is a leading cause of severe visual impairment and blindness. Although high intraocular pressure (IOP) is an established risk factor for the disease, the role of abnormal ocular vessel function in the pathophysiology of glaucoma gains more and more attention. We tested the hypothesis that elevated intraocular pressure (IOP) causes vascular dysfunction in the retina. Methods High IOP was induced in one group of mice by unilateral cauterization of three episcleral veins. The other group received sham surgery only. Two weeks later, retinal vascular preparations were studied by video microscopy in vitro. Reactive oxygen species (ROS) levels and expression of hypoxia markers and of prooxidant and antioxidant redox genes as well as of inflammatory cytokines were determined. Results Strikingly, responses of retinal arterioles to stepwise elevation of perfusion pressure were impaired in the high-IOP group. Moreover, vasodilation responses to the endothelium-dependent vasodilator, acetylcholine, were markedly reduced in mice with elevated IOP, while no differences were seen in response to the endothelium-independent nitric oxide donor, sodium nitroprusside. Remarkably, ROS levels were increased in the retinal ganglion cell layer including blood vessels. Expression of the NADPH oxidase isoform, NOX2, and of the inflammatory cytokine, TNF-α, was increased at the mRNA level in retinal explants. Expression of NOX2, but not of the hypoxic markers, HIF-1α and VEGF-A, was increased in the retinal ganglion cell layer and in retinal blood vessels at the protein level. Conclusion Our data provide first-time evidence that IOP elevation impairs autoregulation and induces endothelial dysfunction in mouse retinal arterioles. Oxidative stress and inflammation, but not hypoxia, appear to be involved in this process.
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Terelak-Borys B, Grabska-Liberek I, Schoetzau A, Konieczka K. Transient visual field impairment after cold provocation in glaucoma patients with Flammer syndrome. Restor Neurol Neurosci 2019; 37:31-39. [PMID: 30741709 PMCID: PMC6484275 DOI: 10.3233/rnn-180866] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Background: It is still debatable whether visual field defects in glaucoma have a reversible component and to what extent a temporary loss can be provoked. Objective: To investigate the response of the visual function to a cold provocation in glaucoma patients, particularly to test whether subjects with Flammer syndrome (FS) behaved differently from subjects without FS. Methods: Ten (10) primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG) patients with FS, 7 POAG patients without FS, and 11 healthy controls were tested with program G2 on the Octopus 101 perimeter before and after putting one hand in cold water (4°C) for 2 min. The mean sensitivity (MS) of each visual field was included in the statistical analysis. Results: In glaucoma patients with FS, the mean MS significantly decreased after cold provocation (delta MS = –0.91 dB, CI = –1.43 to –0.39, p = 0.0014). In contrast, the mean MS in glaucoma patients without FS did not change significantly (delta MS = 0.17 dB, CI = –0.43 to 0.78, p = 0.56). Likewise, the mean MS did not change significantly in the healthy controls (delta MS = 0.23 dB, CI = –0.27 to 0.72, p = 0.36). Conclusions: Cold provocation induced a transient visual field deterioration in the glaucoma patients with FS but not in the glaucoma patients without FS or in the healthy controls. We assume this effect to be the result of a transient reduction of ocular blood flow.
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- Barbara Terelak-Borys
- Department of Ophthalmology, Centre of Postgraduate Medical Education, Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Centre of Postgraduate Medical Education, Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Ophthalmology, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland
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Trivli A, Koliarakis I, Terzidou C, Goulielmos GN, Siganos CS, Spandidos DA, Dalianis G, Detorakis ET. Normal-tension glaucoma: Pathogenesis and genetics. Exp Ther Med 2018; 17:563-574. [PMID: 30651837 PMCID: PMC6307418 DOI: 10.3892/etm.2018.7011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/28/2018] [Accepted: 11/21/2018] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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Normal-tension glaucoma (NTG) is a multifactorial optic neuropathy which, similar to open-angle glaucomas, is characterized by progressive retinal ganglion cell death and glaucomatous visual field loss. The major distinction of NTG from open-angle glaucomas is that the intraocular pressure (IOP) does not exceed the normal range. Missing the major risk factor and target of therapy, the elevated IOP, NTG poses a clinical challenge. Several insightful reviews have been published on the pathophysiology of NTG describing the possible underlying mechanisms. The current literature available also suggests that a significant percentage of patients with NTG (as high as 21%) have a family history of glaucoma, indicating a genetic predisposition to the disease. These facts strengthen the indication that NTG remains an enigmatic process. The aim of this review was to summarize the vascular, mechanical and genetic components considered to be responsible for NTG development and to discuss the mechanisms through which they are involved in the pathogenesis of NTG.
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- Alexandra Trivli
- Department of Ophthalmology, Konstantopouleio-Patission General Hospital, 14233 Athens, Greece.,Section of Molecular Pathology and Human Genetics, Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Crete, 71003 Heraklion, Greece
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- Laboratory of Anatomy-Histology-Embryology, Medical School, University of Crete, 71003 Heraklion, Greece
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Konstantopouleio-Patission General Hospital, 14233 Athens, Greece
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- Section of Molecular Pathology and Human Genetics, Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Crete, 71003 Heraklion, Greece
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- Department of Ophthalmology, University Hospital of Heraklion, 71110 Heraklion, Greece
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- Laboratory of Clinical Virology, Medical School, University of Crete, 71003 Heraklion, Greece
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Konstantopouleio-Patission General Hospital, 14233 Athens, Greece
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Cao L, Graham SL, Pilowsky PM. Carbohydrate ingestion induces differential autonomic dysregulation in normal-tension glaucoma and primary open angle glaucoma. PLoS One 2018; 13:e0198432. [PMID: 29879162 PMCID: PMC5991678 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0198432] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/24/2017] [Accepted: 05/20/2018] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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Background It is reported that glaucoma may be associated with vascular dysregulation. Normal tension glaucoma (NTG) and primary open angle glaucoma (POAG), which feature different intraocular pressure levels, may manifest differential features of systemic autonomic dysregulation. Methods and results We investigated autonomic regulation to carbohydrate ingestion and postural change in 37 glaucoma patients (19 NTG and 18 POAG) and 36 controls. Subjects were age and gender-matched, normotensive, and had normal comparable insulin sensitivity. Continuous finger arterial pressure and ECG was recorded in supine and standing positions before and after carbohydrate ingestion. Low frequency (LF, 0.04–0.15Hz) and high frequency (HF, 0.15–0.4Hz) spectral power of heart rate and systolic blood pressure variability (HRV and SBPV) were calculated to estimate sympathovagal function. Overall comparison glaucoma (N = 37) and controls (N = 36) showed an increased sympathetic excitation, vagal withdrawal and unstable mean arterial pressure after carbohydrate ingestion in glaucoma patients. Glaucoma severity by retinal nerve fibre layer (RNFL) thickness is positively correlated to autonomic responses (HRV LF power and HF power in normalised units (nu), and HRV LF/HF ratio) after carbohydrate ingestion. Early (30 minutes) following carbohydrate ingestion, SBP LF power and HRV parameters remained unchanged in controls; while POAG showed abnormal autonomic responses, with a paradoxical vagal enhancement (increased HRV HF power in nu) and sympathetic inhibition (decreased HRV LF power nu and HRV LF/HF ratio), and associated hypotension. Later (60–120 minutes) following carbohydrate ingestion, HRV parameters remained unaltered in controls; whereas NTG manifested vagal withdrawal (reduced HRV HF power nu) and sympathetic hyper-responsiveness (increased HRV LF power nu and HRV LF/HF ratio), despite increased SBP LF power in both controls and NTG. Both NTG and POAG exhibited attenuated autonomic responses to postural stress. Conclusions NTG and POAG both manifest some systemic autonomic cardiovascular dysregulation. However, the two forms of glaucoma respond differentially to carbohydrate ingestion, irrespective of insulin resistance.
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- Lei Cao
- The Heart Research Institute, The University of Sydney, Newtown, NSW, Australia
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- Australian School of Advanced Medicine, Macquarie University, North Ryde, NSW, Australia
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- The Heart Research Institute, The University of Sydney, Newtown, NSW, Australia
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Lee EJ, Han JC, Kee C. A novel hypothesis for the pathogenesis of glaucomatous disc hemorrhage. Prog Retin Eye Res 2017; 60:20-43. [DOI: 10.1016/j.preteyeres.2017.08.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/29/2017] [Revised: 08/08/2017] [Accepted: 08/28/2017] [Indexed: 01/16/2023]
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Barthelmes J, Nägele MP, Ludovici V, Ruschitzka F, Sudano I, Flammer AJ. Endothelial dysfunction in cardiovascular disease and Flammer syndrome-similarities and differences. EPMA J 2017; 8:99-109. [PMID: 28824736 DOI: 10.1007/s13167-017-0099-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/21/2017] [Accepted: 05/21/2017] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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The endothelium has increasingly been recognized as a smart barrier and a key regulator of blood flow in micro- and macrovascular beds. Endothelial dysfunction marks a stage of atherosclerosis and is an important prognostic marker for cardiovascular disease. Yet, some people who tend to be slim and physically active and with rather low blood pressure show a propensity to respond to certain stimuli such as emotional stress with endothelial-mediated vascular dysregulation (Flammer syndrome). This leads to characteristic vascular symptoms such as cold hands but also a risk for vascular-mediated diseases such as normal-tension glaucoma. It is the aim of this review to delineate the differences between Flammer syndrome and its "counterpart" endothelial dysfunction in the context of cardiovascular diseases.
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- Jens Barthelmes
- University Hospital Zurich, University Heart Center, Raemistrasse 100, 8091 Zurich, Switzerland
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- University Hospital Zurich, University Heart Center, Raemistrasse 100, 8091 Zurich, Switzerland
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- University Hospital Zurich, University Heart Center, Raemistrasse 100, 8091 Zurich, Switzerland
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- University Hospital Zurich, University Heart Center, Raemistrasse 100, 8091 Zurich, Switzerland
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- University Hospital Zurich, University Heart Center, Raemistrasse 100, 8091 Zurich, Switzerland
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- University Hospital Zurich, University Heart Center, Raemistrasse 100, 8091 Zurich, Switzerland
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Flammer J, Konieczka K. The discovery of the Flammer syndrome: a historical and personal perspective. EPMA J 2017; 8:75-97. [PMID: 28725290 PMCID: PMC5486542 DOI: 10.1007/s13167-017-0090-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/17/2017] [Accepted: 03/27/2017] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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This review describes the clinical and basic research that led to the description of Flammer syndrome. It is narrated from a personal perspective. This research was initiated by the observation of an increased long-term fluctuation of visual fields in a subgroup of glaucoma patients. As these patients had strikingly cold hands, peripheral blood flow was tested with a capillary microscopy, and vasospastic syndrome (VS) was diagnosed. Further studies on these patients revealed frequently weakened autoregulation of ocular blood flow and increased flow resistivity in retroocular vessels. Their retinal vessels were more rigid and irregular and responded less to flickering light. Holistic investigation demonstrated low blood pressure, silent myocardial ischaemia, altered beat-to-beat variation, altered gene expression in the lymphocytes, slightly increased plasma endothelin level and increased systemic oxidative stress. This combination of signs and symptoms was better described by the term primary vascular dysregulation (PVD) than by VS. Subsequent studies showed additional symptoms frequently related to PVD, such as low body mass index, cold extremities combined with slightly increased core temperature, prolonged sleep onset time, reduced feelings of thirst, increased sensitivity to smell and also for certain drugs and increased retinal venous pressure. To better characterise this entire syndrome, the term Flammer syndrome (FS) was introduced. Most subjects with FS were healthy. Nevertheless, FS seemed to increase the risk for certain eye diseases, particularly in younger patients. This included normal-tension glaucoma, anterior ischaemic optic neuropathy, retinal vein occlusions, Susac syndrome and central serous chorioretinopathy. Hereditary diseases, such as Leber’s optic neuropathy or retinitis pigmentosa, were also associated with FS, and FS symptoms and sings occurred more frequent in patients with multiple sclerosis or with acute hearing loss. Further research should lead to a more concise definition of FS, a precise diagnosis and tools for recognizing people at risk for associated diseases. This may ultimately lead to more efficient and more personalised treatment.
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- Josef Flammer
- Department of Ophthalmology, University of Basel, Mittlere Strasse 91, CH-4031 Basel, Switzerland
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- Department of Ophthalmology, University of Basel, Mittlere Strasse 91, CH-4031 Basel, Switzerland
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Pan X, Wang Y, Lübke T, Hinek A, Pshezhetsky AV. Mice, double deficient in lysosomal serine carboxypeptidases Scpep1 and Cathepsin A develop the hyperproliferative vesicular corneal dystrophy and hypertrophic skin thickenings. PLoS One 2017; 12:e0172854. [PMID: 28234994 PMCID: PMC5325571 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0172854] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/25/2016] [Accepted: 01/17/2017] [Indexed: 01/04/2023] Open
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Vasoactive and mitogenic peptide, endothelin-1 (ET-1) plays an important role in physiology of the ocular tissues by regulating the growth of corneal epithelial cells and maintaining the hemodynamics of intraocular fluids. We have previously established that ET-1 can be degraded in vivo by two lysosomal/secreted serine carboxypeptidases, Cathepsin A (CathA) and Serine Carboxypeptidase 1 (Scpep1) and that gene-targeted CathAS190A/Scpep1-/- mice, deficient in CathA and Scpep1 have a prolonged half-life of circulating ET-1 associated with systemic hypertension. In the current work we report that starting from 6 months of age, ~43% of CathAS190A/Scpep1-/- mice developed corneal clouding that eventually caused vision impairment. Histological evaluation of these mice demonstrated a selective fibrotic thickening and vacuolization of the corneas, resembling human hyperproliferative vesicular corneal stromal dystrophy and coexisting with a peculiar thickening of the skin epidermis. Moreover, we found that cultured corneal epithelial cells, skin fibroblasts and vascular smooth muscle cells derived from CathA/Scpep1-deficient mice, demonstrated a significantly higher proliferative response to treatment with exogenous ET-1, as compared with cells from wild type mice. We also detected increased activation level of ERK1/2 and AKT kinases involved in cell proliferation in the ET-1-treated cultured cells from CathA/Scpep1 deficient mice. Together, results from our experimental model suggest that; in normal tissues the tandem of serine carboxypeptidases, Scpep1 and CathA likely constitutes an important part of the physiological mechanism responsible for the balanced elimination of heightened levels of ET-1 that otherwise would accumulate in tissues and consequently contribute to development of the hyper-proliferative corneal dystrophy and abnormal skin thickening.
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- Xuefang Pan
- Department of Medical Genetics, CHU Sainte-Justine Research Center, University of Montreal, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- Cardiovascular Research Program, the Hospital for Sick Children and Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry, Biochemistry I, Bielefeld University, Bielefeld, Germany
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- Cardiovascular Research Program, the Hospital for Sick Children and Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Medical Genetics, CHU Sainte-Justine Research Center, University of Montreal, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
- Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, Faculty of Medicine, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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Baertschi M, Dayhaw-Barker P, Flammer J. The effect of hypoxia on intra-ocular, mean arterial, retinal venous and ocular perfusion pressures. Clin Hemorheol Microcirc 2017; 63:293-303. [PMID: 26639768 DOI: 10.3233/ch-152025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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INTRODUCTION High altitude hypoxia is linked to decreased blood oxygen saturation with a related increase of Endothelin-1 (ET-1) blood plasma levels. As a consequence of such elevated ET-1 levels, alterations of retinal venous and ocular perfusion pressures are suspected. PURPOSE To measure the effect of hypoxia on intra-ocular pressure, mean arterial pressure, retinal venous pressure and to calculate ocular perfusion pressure. METHOD An experimental, prospective cohort study with 33 healthy subjects was conducted in which the subjects were confronted with long-term (days) environmental hypoxia at high altitudes. Mean arterial pressure, arterial blood oxygen saturation, intra-ocular pressure, retinal venous and ocular perfusion pressure were measured at 300 m/1'000 ft (baseline), 4200 m/13'800 ft and 6000 m/19'700 ft above sea level. RESULTS Arterial oxygen saturation (-13.06% ± 4.69, p = < 0.001; -23.46% ± 5.7,p = < 0.001), retinal venous pressure (+7.16 m Hg±8.2, p = < 0.001;+9.9 mm Hg±8.5, p = < 0.001) and ocular perfusion pressure (-8.49 mm Hg±10.6, p = < 0.001; -6.02 mm hg±11.2, p = 0.006) changed significantly from baseline at both high altitude of 4200 and 6000 m. Intra-ocular pressure did not change significantly at all altitudes (+1.16 mm Hg±4.5, p = 0.227; +0.84 mm Hg±4.8, p = 0.286) and mean arterial pressure changed significantly only at an altitude of 6000 m (+3,8 mm Hg±21.1, p = 0.005) from baseline. CONCLUSION As hypoxia increases with higher altitude, arterial oxygen saturation and ocular perfusion pressure decreased, retinal venous pressure increased, intra-ocular pressure remains stable and mean arterial pressure was elevated only at 6000 m.
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- M Baertschi
- University of Basel, Department of Ophthalmology, Basel, Switzerland.,SALUS University, Philadelphia, PA, USA.,Eyeness AG, Hirschengraben, Bern, Switzerland
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- University of Basel, Department of Ophthalmology, Basel, Switzerland
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW The purpose of this review is to discuss whether vascular dysfunction and autonomic dysfunction are related to primary open-angle glaucoma stratified by the intraocular pressure (IOP) level. RECENT FINDINGS Patients with primary open angle glaucoma (POAG) across the spectrum of IOP exhibit a variety of ocular and nonocular vascular abnormalities. Interestingly, common genetic variation in nitric oxide synthase 3 (NOS3) and the caveolin 1/caveolin 2 (CAV1/CAV2) genomic regions, which code for proteins involved in setting vascular tone, are associated with POAG. These markers seem to stratify with POAG subtypes stratified by sex or pattern of initial visual field loss and not by IOP level. Overall, it is clear that there is also cardiovascular autonomic dysfunction in high-tension glaucoma and normal-tension glaucoma but it is unclear if this dysfunction is more common in normal-tension glaucoma compared with high-tension glaucoma. SUMMARY Overall, POAG is likely a heterogeneous disease but stratifying cases by IOP level associated with initial optic nerve damage may be less useful than using other endophenotype approaches. Embracing the evidence suggesting systemic endothelial and autonomic dysfunction are operative in POAG will help us move beyond an IOP-centric view of the disease and facilitate 'tearing down the wall' that divides treating physicians and a better understanding of POAG pathogenesis.
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- Louis R. Pasquale
- Mass Eye and Ear Infirmary, 243 Charles Street, Boston, MA 02114
- Division of Network Medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, 221 Longwood Avenue, Boston, MA 02115, Phone: 617-573-3674
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Open-angle glaucoma (OAG) is characterized by optic nerve fiber atrophy and deterioration of the visual field, corresponding to damage to the optic nerve head. Intraocular pressure (IOP) is currently the only evidence-based, treatable risk factor for OAG. However, normal-tension glaucoma, the most common type of OAG in Asia, is a type of glaucoma with an unclear pathogenesis. Glaucoma is suspected to be a multifactorial disease with IOP-dependent and IOP-independent risk factors, including decreased ocular blood flow (OBF), oxidative stress, decreased axoplasmic flow, and genetic background. A number of epidemiological studies have generated strong evidence that OBF may be an especially important risk factor for the progression of glaucoma. Recent innovations in laser speckle flowgraphy and optical coherence tomography-based angiography have allowed us to noninvasively monitor changes in the microcirculation of the optic nerve head with high reproducibility. Laser speckle flowgraphy-derived measurement parameters include mean blur rate and pulse wave form parameters, whereas the main optical coherence tomography angiography-derived parameter is the vessel index. Decreases in these parameters are associated with the severity of glaucomatous damage, and changes are detectible even in the earliest, preperimetric stage of glaucoma. In the future, OBF analysis may improve significantly because of continuing progress in the development of the relevant instruments. This review will summarize possible connections between systemic and OBF abnormalities and OAG, describe the scientific rationale for these connections, and discuss their potential implications. Thus, this review will summarize the role of OBF in glaucoma pathogenesis and discuss the wide range of IOP-independent risk factors.
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- Toru Nakazawa
- From the Department of Ophthalmology, Retinal Disease Control, Ophthalmology, and Advanced Ophthalmic Medicine, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan
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Mottet B, Aptel F, Geiser M, Romanet J, Chiquet C. Facteurs vasculaires du glaucome. J Fr Ophtalmol 2015; 38:983-95. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jfo.2015.08.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/27/2015] [Revised: 08/27/2015] [Accepted: 08/27/2015] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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The Role of the Endothelin System in the Vascular Dysregulation Involved in Retinitis Pigmentosa. J Ophthalmol 2015; 2015:405234. [PMID: 26613048 PMCID: PMC4647052 DOI: 10.1155/2015/405234] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/23/2015] [Accepted: 10/18/2015] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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Retinitis pigmentosa is a clinical and genetic group of inherited retinal disorders characterized by alterations of photoreceptors and retinal pigment epithelium leading to a progressive concentric visual field restriction, which may bring about severe central vision impairment. Haemodynamic studies in patients with retinitis pigmentosa have demonstrated ocular blood flow abnormalities both in retina-choroidal and in retroocular vascular system. Moreover, several investigations have studied the augmentation of endothelin-1 plasma levels systemically in the body and locally in the eye. This might account for vasoconstriction and ischemia, typical in vascular dysregulation syndrome, which can be considered an important factor of reduction of the ocular blood flow in subjects affected by retinitis pigmentosa.
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Quill B, Henry E, Simon E, O'Brien CJ. Evaluation of the Effect of Hypercapnia on Vascular Function in Normal Tension Glaucoma. BIOMED RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2015; 2015:418159. [PMID: 26557667 PMCID: PMC4628756 DOI: 10.1155/2015/418159] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/22/2015] [Accepted: 07/26/2015] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Altered ocular perfusion and vascular dysregulation have been reported in glaucoma. The aim of this paper was to evaluate the vascular response to a hypercapnic stimulus. METHODS Twenty normal tension glaucoma (NTG) patients and eighteen age- and gender-matched controls had pulsatile ocular blood flow (POBF) measurements, systemic cardiovascular assessment, and laser Doppler digital blood flow (DBF) assessed. Measurements were taken at baseline, after 10-minutes rest, in the stable sitting and supine positions and following induction and stabilization of hypercapnia, which induced a 15% increase in end-tidal pCO2. The POBF response to hypercapnia was divided into high (>20%) and low responders (<20%). RESULTS 65% of NTG patients had a greater than 41% increase in POBF following CO2 rebreathing (high responders). These high responders had a lower baseline POBF, lower baseline DBF, and a greater DBF response to thermal stimulus. CONCLUSION NTG patients that have a greater than 20% increase in POBF after a hypercapnic stimulus have lower baseline POBF and DBF values. This suggests that there is impaired regulation of blood flow in a significant subgroup of NTG patients. This observation may reflect a generalised dysfunction of the vascular endothelium.
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- UCD School of Medicine and Medical Science, University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin, Ireland
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- Princess Alexandra Eye Pavilion, Edinburgh, UK
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- Princess Alexandra Eye Pavilion, Edinburgh, UK
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- UCD School of Medicine and Medical Science, University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin, Ireland
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Glaucoma is a progressive optic neuropathy that causes characteristic changes of the optic nerve and visual field in relation to intraocular pressure (IOP). It is now known that glaucoma can occur at statistically normal IOPs and prevalence studies have shown that normal tension glaucoma (NTG) is more common than previously thought. While IOP is believed to be the predominant risk factor in primary open angle glaucoma (POAG), IOP-independent risk factors, such as vascular dysregulation, are believed to play an important part in the pathogenesis of NTG. Though certain distinguishing phenotypic features of NTG have been reported, such as an increased frequency of disc hemorrhages, acquired pits of the optic nerve and characteristic patterns of disc cupping and visual field loss, there is much overlap of the clinical findings in NTG with POAG, suggesting that NTG is likely part of a continuum of open angle glaucomas. However, IOP modification is still the mainstay of treatment in NTG. As in traditional POAG, reduction of IOP can be achieved with the use of medications, laser trabeculoplasty or surgery. Studies now show that the choice of medication may also be important in determining the outcomes of these patients. Though it is likely that future treatment of NTG will involve modification of both IOP and IOP-independent risk factors, current efforts to develop IOP-independent neuroprotective treatments have not yet proven to be effective in humans.
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- Jules Stein Eye Institute, Department of Ophthalmology, University of California, Los Angeles, USA
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Jankowska-Lech I, Terelak-Borys B, Grabska-Liberek I, Palasik W, Bik W, Wolińska-Witort E. Decreased endothelin-1 plasma levels in multiple sclerosis patients: a possible factor of vascular dysregulation? Med Sci Monit 2015; 21:1066-71. [PMID: 25864450 PMCID: PMC4403550 DOI: 10.12659/msm.890899] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/21/2014] [Accepted: 11/04/2014] [Indexed: 01/28/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a demyelinating autoimmune disease of the central nervous system with possible involvement of vascular dysregulation secondary to endothelial dysfunction caused by destruction of the vessel wall. Vascular dysregulation leads to excessive vasoconstriction or insufficient vasodilatation, resulting in vasospasm mediated by endothelin-1 (ET-1), the most potent and long-lasting mediator. Vascular dysregulation can play an important role in the pathogenesis of some eye disorders and it has been hypothesized that it is a vascular risk factor for glaucomatous optic neuropathy. The aim of this study was to estimate endothelin-1 (ET-1) plasma levels in patients with MS. MATERIAL AND METHODS The MS group consisted of 39 patients (9 males, 30 females), mean age: 38.8 ± 10.02 years, range: 22-62. The control group consisted of 27 healthy volunteers (3 males and 24 females), mean age: 37.4 ± 10.88 years, range: 20-62; clinically, in a non-active stage of the disease. ET-1 plasma levels were measured using the Endothelin-1 ELISA Kit (Immuno-Biological Laboratories Co., Japan). Statistical analysis was performed with the nonparametric Mann-Whitney U test for independent groups. RESULTS Endothelin-1 (ET-1) plasma levels were significantly lower in MS patients compared to healthy controls: mean value 0.55 ± 0.44 pg/ml (146.05 ± 118.27 fmol/ml) vs. 0.95 ± 0.48 pg/ml (252.83 ± 127.16 fmol/ml); P=0.012. CONCLUSIONS Significantly decreased ET-1 plasma levels in the MS patients could reflect the non-active disease at the time of ET-1 measurements or the effects of immunomodulatory treatment, but it cannot be excluded that decreased ET-1 plasma levels in these patients might result from vascular dysregulation.
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- Irmina Jankowska-Lech
- Department of Ophthalmology, Medical Centre for Postgraduate Education, Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Medical Centre for Postgraduate Education, Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Medical Centre for Postgraduate Education, Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Neurology and Epileptology, Medical Centre for Postgraduate Education, Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Neuroendocrinology, Medical Centre for Postgraduate Education, Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Neuroendocrinology, Medical Centre for Postgraduate Education, Warsaw, Poland
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Cellini M, Caramazza R. Chronic open angle glaucoma and low tension glaucoma: endothelin-1 levels in plasma and aqueous humour. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2014. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0420.1999.tb01116.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/23/2023]
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Shiga Y, Sato M, Maruyama K, Takayama S, Omodaka K, Himori N, Kunikata H, Nakazawa T. Assessment of Short-Term Changes in Optic Nerve Head Hemodynamics in Hyperoxic Conditions with Laser Speckle Flowgraphy. Curr Eye Res 2014; 40:1055-62. [DOI: 10.3109/02713683.2014.971934] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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Fang L, Baertschi M, Mozaffarieh M. The effect of flammer-syndrome on retinal venous pressure. BMC Ophthalmol 2014; 14:121. [PMID: 25312339 PMCID: PMC4216361 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2415-14-121] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/21/2014] [Accepted: 10/08/2014] [Indexed: 01/28/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND The purpose of the study was to measure the retinal venous pressure (RVP) in the eyes of primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG) patients and healthy subjects with and without a Flammer-Syndrome (FS). METHODS RVP was measured in the following four groups of patients and age- and sex-matched healthy controls: (a) 15 patients with a POAG and a FS (POAG/FS+); (b) 15 patients with a POAG but without a FS (POAG/FS-); (c) 14 healthy subjects with a FS (healthy/FS+) and (d) 16 healthy subjects without a FS (healthy/FS-). RVP was measured in all participants bilaterally by means of contact lens ophthalmodynamometry. Ophthalmodynamometry is done by applying increasing pressure on the eye via a contact lens. The minimum force required to induce a venous pulsation is called ophthalmodynamometric force (ODF). The RVP is defined and calculated as the sum of ODF and intraocular pressure (IOP) [RVP = ODF + IOP]. RESULTS The participants with a FS (whether patients with POAG or healthy subjects), had a significantly higher RVP compared to subjects without a FS (p = 0.0103). Patients with a POAG and FS (POAG/FS+) had a significantly higher RVP compared to patients without a FS (POAG/FS-) (p = 0.0301). There was a notable trend for a higher RVP in the healthy/FS + group compared to the healthy/FS - group, which did not reach statistical significance (p = 0.0898). CONCLUSIONS RVP is higher in subjects with a FS, particularly in glaucoma patients. The causal relationship needs to be further evaluated.
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- Department of Ophthalmology, University of Basel, Mittlere Strasse 91, 4031 Basel, Switzerland.
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Endothelin-1 levels and biomarkers of oxidative stress in glaucoma patients. Int Ophthalmol 2014; 35:527-32. [DOI: 10.1007/s10792-014-9979-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/15/2013] [Accepted: 07/15/2014] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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Systemic endothelial function in primary open-angle glaucoma. J Ophthalmol 2014; 2014:529082. [PMID: 25031870 PMCID: PMC4086348 DOI: 10.1155/2014/529082] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/03/2014] [Revised: 05/20/2014] [Accepted: 05/21/2014] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Objective. We aimed to assess peripheral vascular endothelial function in
open-angle glaucoma (POAG) by measuring flow-mediated dilatation (FMD). Materials and Methods. The study included 20 cases with POAG (group 1, mean age 58.68 ± 13.3 years) and 30 healthy individuals (group 2, mean age 58.68 ± 13.6 years). In all cases, responses of endothelial function were assessed by a cardiologist through measurement of FMD following brachial artery occlusion. Results. Mean percent of FMD, an indicator of endothelial function, was found to be 11.9 ± 4.2% in group 1 and 12.3 ± 4.4% in group 2 (P = 0.86). Conclusion. No impairment in systemic vascular function of cases with POAG suggests that POAG could be a local disorder rather than being a component of systemic disease.
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Functional and morphological characteristics of the retinal and choroidal vasculature. Prog Retin Eye Res 2014; 40:53-93. [DOI: 10.1016/j.preteyeres.2014.02.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 75] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/12/2013] [Revised: 02/14/2014] [Accepted: 02/17/2014] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Nakahara T, Mori A, Kurauchi Y, Sakamoto K, Ishii K. Neurovascular interactions in the retina: physiological and pathological roles. J Pharmacol Sci 2013; 123:79-84. [PMID: 24067498 DOI: 10.1254/jphs.13r03cp] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022] Open
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Increasing evidence suggests that the complex interactions among multiple cell types including neuronal, glial, and vascular cells, are critical for maintaining adequate cerebral blood flow that is necessary for normal brain function and survival. The disturbance of these interactions contributes to the pathogenesis of central nervous system disorders such as stroke and Alzheimer's disease. The retina is part of the central nervous system, and the properties of vasculature in the retina are similar to those in the brain. The interactions among multiple cell types in the retina also play an important role in the maintenance of tissue homeostasis, and the impairment of interactions can contribute to the onset and/or progression of retinal diseases. In this review, we describe the neurovascular interactions in the retina and alternations of interactions in pathological conditions such as diabetic retinopathy and glaucoma.
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- Tsutomu Nakahara
- Department of Molecular Pharmacology, Kitasato University School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Japan
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Flammer J, Konieczka K, Flammer AJ. The primary vascular dysregulation syndrome: implications for eye diseases. EPMA J 2013; 4:14. [PMID: 23742177 PMCID: PMC3693953 DOI: 10.1186/1878-5085-4-14] [Citation(s) in RCA: 196] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/23/2013] [Accepted: 04/26/2013] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Vascular dysregulation refers to the regulation of blood flow that is not adapted to the needs of the respective tissue. We distinguish primary vascular dysregulation (PVD, formerly called vasospastic syndrome) and secondary vascular dysregulation (SVD). Subjects with PVD tend to have cold extremities, low blood pressure, reduced feeling of thirst, altered drug sensitivity, increased pain sensitivity, prolonged sleep onset time, altered gene expression in the lymphocytes, signs of oxidative stress, slightly increased endothelin-1 plasma level, low body mass index and often diffuse and fluctuating visual field defects. Coldness, emotional or mechanical stress and starving can provoke symptoms. Virtually all organs, particularly the eye, can be involved. In subjects with PVD, retinal vessels are stiffer and more irregular, and both neurovascular coupling and autoregulation capacity are reduced while retinal venous pressure is often increased. Subjects with PVD have increased risk for normal-tension glaucoma, optic nerve compartment syndrome, central serous choroidopathy, Susac syndrome, retinal artery and vein occlusions and anterior ischaemic neuropathy without atherosclerosis. Further characteristics are their weaker blood–brain and blood-retinal barriers and the higher prevalence of optic disc haemorrhages and activated astrocytes. Subjects with PVD tend to suffer more often from tinnitus, muscle cramps, migraine with aura and silent myocardial ischaemic and are at greater risk for altitude sickness. While the main cause of vascular dysregulation is vascular endotheliopathy, dysfunction of the autonomic nervous system is also involved. In contrast, SVD occurs in the context of other diseases such as multiple sclerosis, retrobulbar neuritis, rheumatoid arthritis, fibromyalgia and giant cell arteritis. Taking into consideration the high prevalence of PVD in the population and potentially linked pathologies, in the current article, the authors provide recommendations on how to effectively promote the field in order to create innovative diagnostic tools to predict the pathology and develop more efficient treatment approaches tailored to the person.
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- Josef Flammer
- Department of Ophthalmology, University of Basel, Mittlere Strasse 91, Basel CH-4031, Switzerland.
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Kang JH, Wiggs JL, Pasquale LR. A nested case control study of plasma ICAM-1, E-selectin and TNF receptor 2 levels, and incident primary open-angle glaucoma. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci 2013; 54:1797-804. [PMID: 23412091 PMCID: PMC3626518 DOI: 10.1167/iovs.12-11191] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/22/2012] [Revised: 12/17/2012] [Accepted: 02/07/2013] [Indexed: 01/19/2023] Open
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PURPOSE To evaluate prediagnostic markers of endothelial dysfunction and inflammatory processes in primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG). METHODS Blood samples were collected from 1989 to 1990 in the nurses' health study (women) and from 1993 to 1995 in the health professionals follow-up study (men), and medical-record confirmed incident poag cases were identified (women: 229 cases and 455 controls; men: 116 cases and 228 controls). Controls were matched on cohort, age, race, ethnicity, cancer status, and date of blood collection. Plasma concentrations of ICAM-1, E-selectin, and soluble TNF receptor 2 (sTNF-R2), a marker related to TNF-α, were measured with ELISA assays. Cohort-specific multivariable conditional logistic regression model results were meta-analyzed. RESULTS We observed no associations with ICAM-1 or E-selectin. for sTNF-R2, the mean (SD) plasma levels (pg/ml) in cases and controls were 2888 (997) and 2993 (913), respectively, in women; and 2622 (664) and 2569 (688), respectively, in men. pooled multivariable results showed no relation between sTNF-R2 levels and POAG. however, compared with the lowest tertile of sTNF-R2, the highest tertile showed a significant decreased risk of POAG in women (multivariable odds ratio [OR] = 0.58, 95% confidence interval [CI] = 0.360.93; P(trend) = 0.03) but not in men (P(trend) = 0.21; P for heterogeneity by sex = 0.03). also, among women, the inverse association with sTNF-R2 was stronger with normal-tension glaucoma (ntg; maximum intraocular pressure 21 mm Hg at diagnosis): highest versus lowest tertile comparison OR = 0.29 (95% CI = 0.12-0.71; Ptrend = 0.007). CONCLUSIONS In women, but not in men, higher sTNF-R2 levels at 6 to 8 years before diagnosis were inversely associated with POAG, but more strongly for NTG.
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- Jae H Kang
- Channing Division of Network Medicine, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA.
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The vasculature of the eye and the heart share several common characteristics. The easily accessible vessels of the eye are therefore-to some extent-a window to the heart. There is interplay between cardiovascular functions and risk factors and the occurrence and progression of many eye diseases. In particular, arteriovenous nipping, narrowing of retinal arteries, and the dilatation of retinal veins are important signs of increased cardiovascular risk. The pressure in the dilated veins is often markedly increased due to a dysregulation of venous outflow from the eye. Besides such morphological criteria, functional alterations might be even more relevant and may play an important role in future diagnostics. Via neurovascular coupling, flickering light dilates capillaries and small arterioles, thus inducing endothelium-dependent, flow-mediated dilation of larger retinal vessels. Risk factors for arteriosclerosis, such as dyslipidaemia, diabetes, or systemic hypertension, are also risk factors for eye diseases such as retinal arterial or retinal vein occlusions, cataracts, age-related macular degeneration, and increases in intraocular pressure (IOP). Functional alterations of blood flow are particularly relevant to the eye. The primary vascular dysregulation syndrome (PVD), which often includes systemic hypotension, is associated with disturbed autoregulation of ocular blood flow (OBF). Fluctuation of IOP on a high level or blood pressure on a low level leads to instable OBF and oxygen supply and therefore to oxidative stress, which is particularly involved in the pathogenesis of glaucomatous neuropathy. Vascular dysregulation also leads to a barrier dysfunction and thereby to small retinal haemorrhages.
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- Josef Flammer
- Department of Ophthalmology, University of Basel, Mittlere Strasse 91, Basel 4031, Switzerland.
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Yoshida K, Ohguro I, Ohguro H. Black currant anthocyanins normalized abnormal levels of serum concentrations of endothelin-1 in patients with glaucoma. J Ocul Pharmacol Ther 2012; 29:480-7. [PMID: 23259919 DOI: 10.1089/jop.2012.0198] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/18/2023] Open
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PURPOSE Our recent study, which involved a randomized, placebo-controlled, double-masked 24-month trial (Ophthalmologica 2012;228:26-35), revealed that oral administration of black currant anthocyanins (BCACs) slowed down the visual field deterioration and elevation of ocular blood flow of open-angle glaucoma (OAG). To elucidate the underlying mechanisms of these BCAC-induced effects, as possible factors affecting glaucomatous optic neuropathy, changes of serum endothelin-1 (ET-1), nitric oxide (NO), and antioxidative activities were examined in the present study. METHODS From among patients with OAG who participated in the randomized, placebo-controlled, double-masked trial, serum specimens were obtained from BCAC-treated (n=19) or placebo-treated (n=19) patients at baseline and every 6 months. Healthy volunteers (n=20) with age and gender matching the patients were used as a control. Serum ET-1 concentration, [NO2(-)] and [NO2(-) + NO3(-)] levels, advanced oxidation protein products (AOPP), and antioxidant activities were measured by using commercially available kits. RESULTS At the trial baseline, serum ET-1 concentrations were significantly lower in patients with OAG (BCACs, 3.18±1.06 pg/mL; placebo, 3.44±0.84 pg/mL) than those in healthy volunteers (4.38±1.03 pg/mL) (one-way analysis of variance and a Tukey's multiple comparison post hoc test, P<0.05). Upon administration of BCACs, serum ET-1 concentrations increased to the levels of those in healthy volunteers during the 24-month period. In contrast, those of placebo-treated patients remained at lower levels (3.82±1.14 pg/mL). While [NO2(-)] and [NO2(-)+NO3(-)] levels, AOPP, and antioxidative activities of patients from both the BCACs and placebo groups showed comparable levels to those of healthy subjects at baseline, no significant changes were observed during the observational period in either the BCAC or placebo groups. CONCLUSIONS Among the possible beneficial effects of BCACs toward visual field progression in patients with OAG, our present results suggest that BCACs caused normalization of serum ET-1 levels, and this may modulate ET-1-dependent regulation of the ocular blood hemodynamics.
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- Kaori Yoshida
- Department of Ophthalmology, Sapporo Medical University School of Medicine, Sapporo, Japan
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Ohguro H, Ohguro I, Yagi S. Effects of black currant anthocyanins on intraocular pressure in healthy volunteers and patients with glaucoma. J Ocul Pharmacol Ther 2012; 29:61-7. [PMID: 23046438 DOI: 10.1089/jop.2012.0071] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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PURPOSE The purpose of the present study was to elucidate the effects of oral administration of black currant anthocyanins (BCACs) on intraocular pressure (IOP) in both healthy subjects and patients with glaucoma. METHODS (1) A placebo-controlled, double-masked, crossover study (n=12) was conducted, during which BCACs (50 mg/day) or placebos were orally administered to 12 healthy subjects once daily for 4 weeks. (2) A total of 21 glaucoma patients (BCACs, n=12; placebo, n=9) treated with a single antiglaucoma medication who had participated in a previous study (a randomized, double-masked, placebo-controlled trial, Ophthalmologica 2012) were selected and analyzed. Systemic blood pressure, pulse rates, IOP, and Humphrey visual-field mean deviation (MD) (program 30-2, SITA standard) were evaluated. RESULTS (1) A statistically significant decrease in the mean IOP was observed at 2 weeks (P=0.002, paired t-test) and 4 weeks (P=0.039, paired t-test) from the baseline in BCAC-treated healthy subjects. This decrease, however, was not observed in the placebo group. In addition, at 2 weeks after the baseline, changes were also statistically significant between the groups (P=0.027, paired t-test). (2) Intergroup and between-group analyses revealed statistically significant decreases in mean IOP in the glaucoma patients taking BCACs (P=0.027, paired t-test; P=0.024, unpaired t-test) at 24 months after the baseline. In addition, mean changes of MD deterioration were significantly less in BCAC glaucoma patients administered with BCACs at 12 months (P=0.017, Mann-Whitney U test) and 18 months (P=0.050, Mann-Whitney U test) after the baseline. No clinically significant changes were observed in systemic blood pressure or pulse rates in either trial. CONCLUSIONS Our results suggested that oral administration of BCACs may induce a beneficial decrease in IOP levels in healthy subjects as well as in patients with glaucoma.
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- Hiroshi Ohguro
- Department of Ophthalmology, Sapporo Medical University School of Medicine, Sapporo, Japan.
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Scarsella G, Nebbioso M, Stefanini S, Pescosolido N. Degenerative effects in rat eyes after experimental ocular hypertension. Eur J Histochem 2012; 56:e42. [PMID: 23361238 PMCID: PMC3567761 DOI: 10.4081/ejh.2012.e42] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/28/2012] [Revised: 09/17/2012] [Accepted: 09/12/2012] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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This study was used to evaluate the degenerative effects on the retina and eye-cup sections after experimental induction of acute ocular hypertension on animal models. In particular, vascular events were directly focused in this research in order to assess the vascular remodeling after transient ocular hypertension on rat models. After local anaesthesia by administration of eye drops of 0.4% oxibuprocaine, 16 male adult Wistar rats were injected in the anterior chamber of the right eye with 15 µL of methylcellulose (MTC) 2% in physiological solution. The morphology and the vessels of the retina and eye-cup sections were examined in animals sacrificed 72 h after induction of ocular hypertension. In retinal fluorescein angiographies (FAGs), by means of fluorescein isothiocyanate-coniugated dextran (FITC), the radial venules showed enlargements and increased branching, while the arterioles appeared focally thickened. The length and size of actually perfused vessels appeared increased in the whole superficial plexus. In eye-cup sections of MTC-injected animals, in deep plexus and connecting layer there was a bigger increase of vessels than in controls. Moreover, the immunolocalization of astrocytic marker glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP) revealed its increased expression in internal limiting membrane and ganglion cell layer, as well as its presence in Müller cells. Finally, the pro-angiogenic factor vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) was found to be especially expressed by neurones of ganglion cell layer, both in control and in MTC-injected eyes. The data obtained in this experimental model on the interactions among glia, vessels and neurons should be useful to evaluate if also in glaucomatous patients the activation of vessel-adjacent glial cells might play key roles in following neuronal dysfunction.
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- G Scarsella
- Department of Biology and Biotechnology Charles Darwin, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome
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Lee NY, Park HYL, Park CK, Ahn MD. Analysis of systemic endothelin-1, matrix metalloproteinase-9, macrophage chemoattractant protein-1, and high-sensitivity C-reactive protein in normal-tension glaucoma. Curr Eye Res 2012; 37:1121-6. [PMID: 22966842 DOI: 10.3109/02713683.2012.725798] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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PURPOSE To investigate the roles of vascular dysregulation and inflammation in normal-tension glaucoma (NTG), we determined the plasma levels of endothelin-1 (ET-1), matrix metalloproteinase-9 (MMP-9), macrophage chemoattractant protein-1 (MCP-1), and high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hs-CRP). MATERIALS AND METHODS Forty-five patients with NTG and age-matched 35 healthy controls were enrolled in this study. Blood samples from all subjects were assayed for ET-1, MMP-9, MCP-1, and hs-CRP concentrations and other systemic factors. RESULTS There were no significant differences in hemoglobin, hematocrit, RBC count, WBC count, platelet count, fasting glucose, HbA1c, total cholesterol, triglyceride, LDL, and HDL between the NTG and control groups. The systemic levels of ET-1 and MCP-1 were significantly higher in the NTG group than in the control group (p = 0.05 and 0.02, respectively). The MMP-9 and hs-CRP levels were not significantly different between the NTG and control groups. CONCLUSIONS After excluding patients with cardiovascular and other systemic diseases, plasma ET-1 and MCP-1 levels were elevated in patients with NTG. The MMP-9 and hs-CRP levels were not significantly different in NTG. Increased ET-1 and MCP-1 levels suggest that ischemia/inflammation may play a role in the pathogenesis of NTG.
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- Na Young Lee
- Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea
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Kur J, Newman EA, Chan-Ling T. Cellular and physiological mechanisms underlying blood flow regulation in the retina and choroid in health and disease. Prog Retin Eye Res 2012; 31:377-406. [PMID: 22580107 DOI: 10.1016/j.preteyeres.2012.04.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 452] [Impact Index Per Article: 37.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/16/2012] [Revised: 04/17/2012] [Accepted: 04/22/2012] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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We review the cellular and physiological mechanisms responsible for the regulation of blood flow in the retina and choroid in health and disease. Due to the intrinsic light sensitivity of the retina and the direct visual accessibility of fundus blood vessels, the eye offers unique opportunities for the non-invasive investigation of mechanisms of blood flow regulation. The ability of the retinal vasculature to regulate its blood flow is contrasted with the far more restricted ability of the choroidal circulation to regulate its blood flow by virtue of the absence of glial cells, the markedly reduced pericyte ensheathment of the choroidal vasculature, and the lack of intermediate filaments in choroidal pericytes. We review the cellular and molecular components of the neurovascular unit in the retina and choroid, techniques for monitoring retinal and choroidal blood flow, responses of the retinal and choroidal circulation to light stimulation, the role of capillaries, astrocytes and pericytes in regulating blood flow, putative signaling mechanisms mediating neurovascular coupling in the retina, and changes that occur in the retinal and choroidal circulation during diabetic retinopathy, age-related macular degeneration, glaucoma, and Alzheimer's disease. We close by discussing issues that remain to be explored.
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- Joanna Kur
- Department of Neuroscience, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA
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Ohguro H, Ohguro I, Katai M, Tanaka S. Two-year randomized, placebo-controlled study of black currant anthocyanins on visual field in glaucoma. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2012; 228:26-35. [PMID: 22377796 DOI: 10.1159/000335961] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/06/2011] [Accepted: 12/11/2011] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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AIM To examine the influence of the black currant anthocyanins (BCACs) on the disease progression of open-angle glaucoma (OAG), a randomized, placebo-controlled, double-masked trial was made in 38 patients with OAG treated by antiglaucoma drops. METHODS BCACs (50 mg/day, n = 19) or their placebos (n = 19) were orally administered once daily for a 24-month period. Systemic blood pressure, pulse rates, intraocular pressure (IOP), ocular blood circulation by laser-speckle flowgraphy, and Humphrey visual field mean deviation (MD) were measured during the 24-month period. RESULTS As a main outcome measurement, we evaluated the difference between the groups in MD deterioration in the eye with a better MD from the trial's baseline through 24 months. A statistically significant difference was observed between the treatment groups in mean change from baseline in MD 24 months after therapy (p = 0.039, unpaired t test). Upon administration of BCACs, the ocular blood flows during the 24-month observational period increased in comparison with placebo-treated patients. However, no significant changes were observed in systemic and ocular conditions including IOP during the 24-month period. CONCLUSIONS Our results suggest that oral administration of BCACs may be a safe and promising supplement for patients with OAG in addition to antiglaucoma medication.
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- Hiroshi Ohguro
- Department of Ophthalmology, Sapporo Medical University School of Medicine, Sapporo, Japan. ooguro @ sapmed.ac.jp
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Shoshani YZ, Harris A, Shoja MM, Rusia D, Siesky B, Arieli Y, Wirostko B. Endothelin and Its Suspected Role in the Pathogenesis and Possible Treatment of Glaucoma. Curr Eye Res 2011; 37:1-11. [DOI: 10.3109/02713683.2011.622849] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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Gugleta K, Kochkorov A, Waldmann N, Polunina A, Katamay R, Flammer J, Orgul S. Dynamics of retinal vessel response to flicker light in glaucoma patients and ocular hypertensives. Graefes Arch Clin Exp Ophthalmol 2011; 250:589-94. [PMID: 22008947 DOI: 10.1007/s00417-011-1842-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/02/2011] [Revised: 09/29/2011] [Accepted: 10/03/2011] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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PURPOSE To analyze dynamics of retinal vessel dilation response to flicker light in patients with glaucoma and ocular hypertension. PATIENTS AND METHODS Response to flicker light was measured in retinal vessels by means of Retinal Vessel Analyzer. After the baseline 50 seconds long diameter recording of inferior and superior temporal artery and vein, three flicker stimulations of 20 seconds duration was applied, with a 80 seconds break in between. Area under the curve of the vessel diameter (AUC) was compared during 3 flicker periods in the open angle glaucoma patients group (POAG, n = 47) and ocular hypertensives (OHT, n = 46) and age-matched healthy controls (n = 56) RESULTS POAG eyes demonstrated smaller response of all vessels to flicker light in general than the other two groups (p = 0.0008), but the response dynamics was significantly different between the groups (p = 0.038), showing in three flicker periods a delayed increasing response in the POAG and OHT groups, and remaining stable in healthy subjects. CONCLUSION General vessel response to flicker light was decreased in POAG patients despite the slow improvement in repeated flicker stimulation, indicating an altered response pattern.
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- K Gugleta
- Ophthalmology Department, University Hospital Basel, Mittlerestr. 91, CH-4031, Basel, Switzerland.
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Moore D, Harris A, Wudunn D, Kheradiya N, Siesky B. Dysfunctional regulation of ocular blood flow: A risk factor for glaucoma? Clin Ophthalmol 2011; 2:849-61. [PMID: 19668439 PMCID: PMC2699797 DOI: 10.2147/opth.s2774] [Citation(s) in RCA: 69] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023] Open
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Primary open angle glaucoma (OAG) is a multifactorial optic neuropathy characterized by progressive retinal ganglion cell death and associated visual field loss. OAG is an emerging disease with increasing costs and negative outcomes, yet its fundamental pathophysiology remains largely undetermined. A major treatable risk factor for glaucoma is elevated intraocular pressure (IOP). Despite the medical lowering of IOP, however, some glaucoma patients continue to experience disease progression and subsequent irreversible vision loss. The scientific community continues to accrue evidence suggesting that alterations in ocular blood flow play a prominent role in OAG disease processes. This article develops the thesis that dysfunctional regulation of ocular blood flow may contribute to glaucomatous optic neuropathy. Evidence suggests that impaired vascular autoregulation renders the optic nerve head susceptible to decreases in ocular perfusion pressure, increases in IOP, and/or increased local metabolic demands. Ischemic damage, which likely contributes to further impairment in autoregulation, results in changes to the optic nerve head consistent with glaucoma. Included in this review are discussions of conditions thought to contribute to vascular regulatory dysfunction in OAG, including atherosclerosis, vasospasm, and endothelial dysfunction.
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- Danny Moore
- Department of Ophthalmology, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, USA
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Feke GT, Hazin R, Grosskreutz CL, Pasquale LR. Effect of brimonidine on retinal blood flow autoregulation in primary open-angle glaucoma. J Ocul Pharmacol Ther 2011; 27:347-52. [PMID: 21631365 DOI: 10.1089/jop.2011.0014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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PURPOSE To determine whether topically applied brimonidine affects the retinal hemodynamic autoregulatory response to posture change in patients with normal tension glaucoma. METHODS Six patients with normal tension glaucoma (primary open-angle glaucoma and maximum untreated intraocular pressure <22 mmHg) in each eye were studied. We retrospectively reviewed retinal hemodynamic data acquired when the patients were off and on treatment with brimonidine 0.15% (twice a day, both eyes) during the course of their care. At each testing session, vessel diameter and blood speed at the same site along the inferior temporal retinal artery of 1 eye were measured while sitting, while reclining for 30 min, and again while sitting using a retinal laser Doppler instrument. Blood flow was computed automatically. Brachial artery blood pressure and heart rate were also measured. The Wilcoxon signed rank test was used to assess the statistical significance of the differences in each measured parameter while subjects were on and off brimonidine. RESULTS Off brimonidine, the mean blood flow rate increased by 68.0%±34.3% (range: +17% to +108%) after 30 min in reclined posture compared to baseline-seated measures. On brimonidine, the mean blood flow rate increased by 8.9%±16.8% (range: -9.7 to +28.0%) after 30 min in reclined posture compared to baseline-seated measures. The difference in the posture-induced changes for blood flow rate while on brimonidine compared to off brimonidine was statistically significant (P=0.027). CONCLUSIONS Off brimonidine, the patients exhibited marked increases in retinal blood flow while reclining. On brimonidine, the hemodynamic changes were consistent with normal autoregulatory control of retinal blood flow.
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- Gilbert T Feke
- Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Department of Ophthalmology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02114, USA
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