Functional and Structural Evaluation of Sildenafil in a Rat Model of Acute Retinal Ischemia/Reperfusion Injury
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Resumo: | Purpose: Retinal ischemia is a common cause of visual impairment and blindness. Sildenafil, a PDE5 inhibitor which inhibits cGMP degradation and in turn prolongs the effect of nitric oxide, has been shown to be protective in a number of ischemia/reperfusion (I/R) injuries, as well as in neuronal damage. We hypothesized that treatment with sildenafil might be neuroprotective in a model of acute retinal I/R injury.Methods: Anterior chamber cannulation was performed to induce unilateral I/R injury in 38 Lewis rats. Animals received intraperitoneal injections of sildenafil (0.5 and 1 mg/kg once a day, for a period of 7 and 18 days, respectively), or saline. Electroretinography recordings, retinal ganglion cell (RGC) counts following retrograde labeling with fluorogold, histopathology, and immunohistochemistry (IHC) using antibodies against PDE5, NOS2, caspase-3, caspase-9, and Bcl-2 were conducted.Results: No significant differences in electroretinography, RGC counts, or retinal morphometry were observed between experimental eyes of sildenafil- and saline-treated animals. A tendency toward less necrosis in histopathology, and a slight trend toward lower PDE5, NOS2, and caspase-9 and higher Bcl-2 IHC scores were evident in experimental retinas of sildenafil-treated animals.Conclusions: Electroretinography, RGC counts, and retinal morphometry failed to show any neuroprotective effect of sildenafil in acute retinal I/R injury in rats. A slight positive effect of sildenafil was qualitatively indicated by histopathology and IHC. |
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Functional and Structural Evaluation of Sildenafil in a Rat Model of Acute Retinal Ischemia/Reperfusion InjuryElectroretinographyERGIOPIRretinal ganglion cellsPurpose: Retinal ischemia is a common cause of visual impairment and blindness. Sildenafil, a PDE5 inhibitor which inhibits cGMP degradation and in turn prolongs the effect of nitric oxide, has been shown to be protective in a number of ischemia/reperfusion (I/R) injuries, as well as in neuronal damage. We hypothesized that treatment with sildenafil might be neuroprotective in a model of acute retinal I/R injury.Methods: Anterior chamber cannulation was performed to induce unilateral I/R injury in 38 Lewis rats. Animals received intraperitoneal injections of sildenafil (0.5 and 1 mg/kg once a day, for a period of 7 and 18 days, respectively), or saline. Electroretinography recordings, retinal ganglion cell (RGC) counts following retrograde labeling with fluorogold, histopathology, and immunohistochemistry (IHC) using antibodies against PDE5, NOS2, caspase-3, caspase-9, and Bcl-2 were conducted.Results: No significant differences in electroretinography, RGC counts, or retinal morphometry were observed between experimental eyes of sildenafil- and saline-treated animals. A tendency toward less necrosis in histopathology, and a slight trend toward lower PDE5, NOS2, and caspase-9 and higher Bcl-2 IHC scores were evident in experimental retinas of sildenafil-treated animals.Conclusions: Electroretinography, RGC counts, and retinal morphometry failed to show any neuroprotective effect of sildenafil in acute retinal I/R injury in rats. A slight positive effect of sildenafil was qualitatively indicated by histopathology and IHC.Hebrew University of JerusalemFundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo (FAPESP)Joseph Alexander FoundationBrazil National Council of Technological and Scientific DevelopmentHebrew Univ Jerusalem, Koret Sch Vet Med, Jerusalem, IsraelUniv Estadual Paulista, Dept Clin & Surg, Coll Agron & Vet Sci, Ophthalmol Unit, Sao Paulo, BrazilUniv Estadual Paulista, Fac Vet Med & Anim Sci, Dept Vet Clin, Vet Pathol Serv, Sao Paulo, BrazilGoias Fed Univ, Sch Vet, Dept Vet Med, Jatai, Goias, BrazilUniv Estadual Paulista, Dept Clin & Surg, Coll Agron & Vet Sci, Ophthalmol Unit, Sao Paulo, BrazilUniv Estadual Paulista, Fac Vet Med & Anim Sci, Dept Vet Clin, Vet Pathol Serv, Sao Paulo, BrazilHebrew University of Jerusalem: HUJI 036-6159Hebrew University of Jerusalem: FAPESP - 2011/51269-4FAPESP: HUJI 036-6159FAPESP: FAPESP - 2011/51269-4Brazil National Council of Technological and Scientific Development: CNPq - 300833/2010-5Taylor & Francis IncHebrew Univ JerusalemUniversidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp)Universidade Federal de Goiás (UFG)Ezra-Elia, RaayaSilva, Germana Alegro da [UNESP]Zanoni, Diogo Sousa [UNESP]Laufer-Amorim, Renee [UNESP]Couto do Amaral, Andreia VitorLaus, Jose Luiz [UNESP]Ofri, Ron2018-11-26T17:28:18Z2018-11-26T17:28:18Z2017-01-01info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/article452-461http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/02713683.2016.1193615Current Eye Research. Philadelphia: Taylor & Francis Inc, v. 42, n. 3, p. 452-461, 2017.0271-3683http://hdl.handle.net/11449/16271710.1080/02713683.2016.1193615WOS:000399484000019Web of Sciencereponame:Repositório Institucional da UNESPinstname:Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP)instacron:UNESPengCurrent Eye Research0,956info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess2021-10-23T16:37:04Zoai:repositorio.unesp.br:11449/162717Repositório InstitucionalPUBhttp://repositorio.unesp.br/oai/requestopendoar:29462021-10-23T16:37:04Repositório Institucional da UNESP - Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP)false |
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Functional and Structural Evaluation of Sildenafil in a Rat Model of Acute Retinal Ischemia/Reperfusion Injury |
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Functional and Structural Evaluation of Sildenafil in a Rat Model of Acute Retinal Ischemia/Reperfusion Injury |
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Functional and Structural Evaluation of Sildenafil in a Rat Model of Acute Retinal Ischemia/Reperfusion Injury Ezra-Elia, Raaya Electroretinography ERG IOP I R retinal ganglion cells |
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Functional and Structural Evaluation of Sildenafil in a Rat Model of Acute Retinal Ischemia/Reperfusion Injury |
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Functional and Structural Evaluation of Sildenafil in a Rat Model of Acute Retinal Ischemia/Reperfusion Injury |
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Functional and Structural Evaluation of Sildenafil in a Rat Model of Acute Retinal Ischemia/Reperfusion Injury |
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Functional and Structural Evaluation of Sildenafil in a Rat Model of Acute Retinal Ischemia/Reperfusion Injury |
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Functional and Structural Evaluation of Sildenafil in a Rat Model of Acute Retinal Ischemia/Reperfusion Injury |
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Ezra-Elia, Raaya |
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Ezra-Elia, Raaya Silva, Germana Alegro da [UNESP] Zanoni, Diogo Sousa [UNESP] Laufer-Amorim, Renee [UNESP] Couto do Amaral, Andreia Vitor Laus, Jose Luiz [UNESP] Ofri, Ron |
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Silva, Germana Alegro da [UNESP] Zanoni, Diogo Sousa [UNESP] Laufer-Amorim, Renee [UNESP] Couto do Amaral, Andreia Vitor Laus, Jose Luiz [UNESP] Ofri, Ron |
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Hebrew Univ Jerusalem Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp) Universidade Federal de Goiás (UFG) |
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Ezra-Elia, Raaya Silva, Germana Alegro da [UNESP] Zanoni, Diogo Sousa [UNESP] Laufer-Amorim, Renee [UNESP] Couto do Amaral, Andreia Vitor Laus, Jose Luiz [UNESP] Ofri, Ron |
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Electroretinography ERG IOP I R retinal ganglion cells |
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Electroretinography ERG IOP I R retinal ganglion cells |
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Purpose: Retinal ischemia is a common cause of visual impairment and blindness. Sildenafil, a PDE5 inhibitor which inhibits cGMP degradation and in turn prolongs the effect of nitric oxide, has been shown to be protective in a number of ischemia/reperfusion (I/R) injuries, as well as in neuronal damage. We hypothesized that treatment with sildenafil might be neuroprotective in a model of acute retinal I/R injury.Methods: Anterior chamber cannulation was performed to induce unilateral I/R injury in 38 Lewis rats. Animals received intraperitoneal injections of sildenafil (0.5 and 1 mg/kg once a day, for a period of 7 and 18 days, respectively), or saline. Electroretinography recordings, retinal ganglion cell (RGC) counts following retrograde labeling with fluorogold, histopathology, and immunohistochemistry (IHC) using antibodies against PDE5, NOS2, caspase-3, caspase-9, and Bcl-2 were conducted.Results: No significant differences in electroretinography, RGC counts, or retinal morphometry were observed between experimental eyes of sildenafil- and saline-treated animals. A tendency toward less necrosis in histopathology, and a slight trend toward lower PDE5, NOS2, and caspase-9 and higher Bcl-2 IHC scores were evident in experimental retinas of sildenafil-treated animals.Conclusions: Electroretinography, RGC counts, and retinal morphometry failed to show any neuroprotective effect of sildenafil in acute retinal I/R injury in rats. A slight positive effect of sildenafil was qualitatively indicated by histopathology and IHC. |
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