Chronic Glaucoma Induced in Rats by a Single Injection of Fibronectin-Loaded PLGA Microspheres : IOP-Dependent and IOP-Independent Neurodegeneration

To evaluate a new animal model of chronic glaucoma induced using a single injection of fibronectin-loaded biodegradable PLGA microspheres (Ms) to test prolonged therapies. 30 rats received a single injection of fibronectin-PLGA-Ms suspension (MsF) in the right eye, 10 received non-loaded PLGA-Ms suspension (Control), and 17 were non-injected (Healthy). Follow-up was performed (24 weeks), evaluating intraocular pressure (IOP), optical coherence tomography (OCT), histology and electroretinography. The right eyes underwent a progressive increase in IOP, but only induced cohorts reached hypertensive values. The three cohorts presented a progressive decrease in ganglion cell layer (GCL) thickness, corroborating physiological age-related loss of ganglion cells. Injected cohorts (MsF > Control) presented greater final GCL thickness. Histological exams explain this paradox: the MsF cohort showed lower ganglion cell counts but higher astrogliosis and immune response. A sequential trend of functional damage was recorded using scotopic electroretinography (MsF > Control > Healthy). It seems to be a function-structure correlation: in significant astrogliosis, early functional damage can be detected by electroretinography, and structural damage can be detected by histological exams but not by OCT. Males presented higher IOP and retinal and GCL thicknesses and lower electroretinography. A minimally invasive chronic glaucoma model was induced by a single injection of biodegradable Ms.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:25

Enthalten in:

International journal of molecular sciences - 25(2023), 1 vom: 19. Dez.

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Munuera, Ines [VerfasserIn]
Aragon-Navas, Alba [VerfasserIn]
Villacampa, Pilar [VerfasserIn]
Gonzalez-Cela, Miriam A [VerfasserIn]
Subías, Manuel [VerfasserIn]
Pablo, Luis E [VerfasserIn]
Garcia-Feijoo, Julian [VerfasserIn]
Herrero-Vanrell, Rocio [VerfasserIn]
Garcia-Martin, Elena [VerfasserIn]
Bravo-Osuna, Irene [VerfasserIn]
Rodrigo, Maria J [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Animal model
Chronic glaucoma
Fibronectins
Intraocular pressure
Journal Article
Microspheres
Optical coherence tomography

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 12.01.2024

Date Revised 13.01.2024

published: Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.3390/ijms25010009

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM366937650