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Pharmacological validation of a feline model of steroid-induced ocular hypertension.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  10088814     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
OBJECTIVE: To validate pharmacologically the feline model of steroid-induced ocular hypertension. METHODS: Serial studies were conducted in domesticated adult female cats trained to accept topical ocular drug administration and pneumotonometry. To establish intraocular pressure (IOP) values for each study, measurements were performed at the same time of day for 6 consecutive days. Beginning on day 7, cats received either steroid or vehicle administered topically to both eyes three times a day for approximately 28 days. The IOP measurements were performed daily. RESULTS: After 5 to 7 days of treatment with 0.1% dexamethasone or 1.0% prednisolone acetate, IOP began to increase, reaching peak values within 2 weeks. These values were sustained throughout dosing but declined rapidly to baseline upon cessation of treatment. Maximum IOPs for the dexamethasone- and prednisolone-treated groups averaged 4.5 +/- 0.3 mm Hg (n = 12) greater than the mean IOP value obtained in vehicle-treated cats. Cats treated with 0.25% fluorometholone, 1.0% loteprednol etabonate, and 1.0% rimexolone exhibited increases of 0.6, 1.2, and 1.7 mm Hg, respectively. These values were significantly lower than those observed following treatment with dexamethasone or prednisolone. CONCLUSIONS: The ocular hypertensive effects of selected anti-inflammatory topical ocular steroids in this model are consistent with clinical findings. CLINICAL RELEVANCE: This feline model is a useful tool for assessing the potential IOP liability of novel anti-inflammatory steroids.
Authors:
P Bhattacherjee; C A Paterson; J M Spellman; G Graff; J M Yanni
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Archives of ophthalmology     Volume:  117     ISSN:  0003-9950     ISO Abbreviation:  Arch. Ophthalmol.     Publication Date:  1999 Mar 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1999-03-25     Completed Date:  1999-03-25     Revised Date:  2006-11-15    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  7706534     Medline TA:  Arch Ophthalmol     Country:  UNITED STATES    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  361-4     Citation Subset:  AIM; IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, University of Louisville, KY, USA.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Administration, Topical
Androstadienes / administration & dosage,  adverse effects
Animals
Cats
Dexamethasone / administration & dosage,  adverse effects
Disease Models, Animal*
Female
Fluorometholone / administration & dosage,  adverse effects
Glucocorticoids / administration & dosage,  adverse effects*
Humans
Intraocular Pressure / drug effects
Ocular Hypertension / chemically induced*,  pathology
Ophthalmic Solutions / administration & dosage,  adverse effects
Prednisolone / administration & dosage,  adverse effects
Pregnadienes / administration & dosage,  adverse effects
Random Allocation
Reproducibility of Results
Tonometry, Ocular
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Androstadienes; 0/Glucocorticoids; 0/Ophthalmic Solutions; 0/Pregnadienes; 426-13-1/Fluorometholone; 49697-38-3/rimexolone; 50-02-2/Dexamethasone; 50-24-8/Prednisolone; 82034-46-6/loteprednol etabonate

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