Booler H, Larsen T, Shelton A, Bansteev V, Mitra MS. Foreign Body Reaction, Retinal Degeneration, and Epiretinal Membranes Associated With Intravitreal Administration of PLGA Rods.
Toxicol Pathol 2020;
49:656-662. [PMID:
32975492 DOI:
10.1177/0192623320948851]
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Abstract
Long-acting delivery platforms for intravitreal therapies are an active area of research in ophthalmic drug development. The aim of these platforms is to decrease the burden of intravitreal therapies for patients, by increasing the period between intravitreal injections. This brief communication describes the in-life, histologic and immunohistochemical findings associated with repeat-dose intravitreal administration of poly D, L sustained lactide-co-glycolide polymeric rods, an intravitreal depot, in the cynomolgus monkey (Macaca fascicularis). These nonclinical investigations illustrate a pattern of foreign body reaction around intravitreal depots at the temporal pars plana and demonstrated the histopathologic and immunohistologic features of retinal degeneration and epiretinal membrane formation in the inferior retina.
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