Enhancement of filtration surgery with cytosine arabinoside and reversal of toxicity with 2′-deoxycytidine
- 1 January 1994
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Current Eye Research
- Vol. 13 (11), 839-843
- https://doi.org/10.3109/02713689409025140
Abstract
Antifibrosis agents have improved the success of glaucoma filtration surgery, although undesired side effects are not readily reversible and may present a major limitation in the use of these agents. Our purpose was to study the efficacy of cytosine arabinoside (Ara-C) as an adjunctive antimetabolite in glaucoma surgery in the rabbit, and reversal of toxicity due to this agent with the competitive inhibitor 2'-deoxycytidine. Posterior lip sclerectomy was performed in rabbit eyes treated with 15 mg subconjunctival Ara-C daily for 7 d then every other day for 7 d. Mean intraocular pressure was lower in eyes treated with Ara-C compared with controls at all time points following filtration surgery. On the 10th postoperative day, the mean intraocular pressure of control eyes (25.0 +/- 1.9 mm Hg) had returned to baseline levels, whereas the intraocular pressure of eyes treated with Ara-C was significantly lower (16.0 +/- 1.7 mm Hg) (P < 0.001). Bleb survival was also prolonged in the Ara-C-treated eyes. The major ocular side effect of Ara-C was corneal toxicity, with epithelial defects in 40% of eyes after 8 daily injections of 15 mg Ara-C. Reversal of toxicity was enhanced with 2'-deoxycytidine, with complete resolution of epithelial toxicity after 6.5 +/- 1.7 d following daily topical 10% 2'-deoxycytidine compared with 12.7 +/- 0.58 for control (P < 0.002). These results demonstrate that postoperative subconjunctival injection of Ara-C results in improved bleb function after filtration surgery in the rabbit. Recovery from corneal epithelial toxicity due to Ara-C is markedly enhanced with the competitive inhibitor 2'-deoxycytidine.Keywords
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