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Anesi SD, Chang PY, Maleki A, Manhapra A, Look-Why S, Asgari S, Walsh M, Drenen K, Foster CS. Effects of Subcutaneous Repository Corticotropin Gel Injection on Regulatory T Cell Population in Noninfectious Retinal Vasculitis. Ocul Immunol Inflamm 2023; 31:556-565. [PMID: 35258389 DOI: 10.1080/09273948.2022.2042323] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/17/2021] [Accepted: 02/05/2022] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
Abstract
AIM To evaluate the effect of repository corticotropin injection (RCI) on regulatory T cell population in patients with noninfectious retinal vasculitis. PATIENTS AND METHODS Patients with active noninfectious retinal vasculitis were included in a prospective nonrandomized open-label study. RESULTS Eighteen patients (33 eyes) were included in the study. Eleven (61.1%) patients [20 (60.6%) eyes] and 7 (38.9%) patients [13 (33.3%) eyes] were in the responsive and non-responsive groups, respectively. We did not find any statistically significant difference within the PPP-R group, within the PPP-NR group, or between these two groups in regard to regulatory T cell population. No significant systemic or ocular complications were found. CONCLUSION RCI may be a complementary treatment in patients with non-infectious retinal vasculitis with or without uveitis. This study did not demonstrate an increase in regulatory T cell population in patients with noninfectious retinal vasculitis.
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Affiliation(s)
- Stephen D Anesi
- Massachusetts Eye Research and Surgery Institution, Waltham, Massachusetts, USA
- The Ocular Immunology and Uveitis Foundation, Waltham, Massachusetts, USA
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- Massachusetts Eye Research and Surgery Institution, Waltham, Massachusetts, USA
- The Ocular Immunology and Uveitis Foundation, Waltham, Massachusetts, USA
| | - Arash Maleki
- Massachusetts Eye Research and Surgery Institution, Waltham, Massachusetts, USA
- The Ocular Immunology and Uveitis Foundation, Waltham, Massachusetts, USA
| | - Ambika Manhapra
- Massachusetts Eye Research and Surgery Institution, Waltham, Massachusetts, USA
- The Ocular Immunology and Uveitis Foundation, Waltham, Massachusetts, USA
| | - Sydney Look-Why
- Massachusetts Eye Research and Surgery Institution, Waltham, Massachusetts, USA
- The Ocular Immunology and Uveitis Foundation, Waltham, Massachusetts, USA
| | - Soheila Asgari
- The Ocular Immunology and Uveitis Foundation, Waltham, Massachusetts, USA
- Noor Ophthalmology Research Center, Noor Eye Hospital, Tehran, Iran
| | - Marisa Walsh
- Massachusetts Eye Research and Surgery Institution, Waltham, Massachusetts, USA
- The Ocular Immunology and Uveitis Foundation, Waltham, Massachusetts, USA
| | - Kayla Drenen
- Massachusetts Eye Research and Surgery Institution, Waltham, Massachusetts, USA
- The Ocular Immunology and Uveitis Foundation, Waltham, Massachusetts, USA
| | - C Stephen Foster
- Massachusetts Eye Research and Surgery Institution, Waltham, Massachusetts, USA
- The Ocular Immunology and Uveitis Foundation, Waltham, Massachusetts, USA
- Department of Ophthalmology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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