Effects of anti-glaucoma medications on ganglion cell survival
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Effects of anti-glaucoma medications on ganglion cell survival : the DBA/2J mouse model. / Schuettauf, Frank; Quinto, Kristine; Naskar, Rita; Zurakowski, David.
in: VISION RES, Jahrgang 42, Nr. 20, 09.2002, S. 2333-7.Publikationen: SCORING: Beitrag in Fachzeitschrift/Zeitung › SCORING: Zeitschriftenaufsatz › Forschung › Begutachtung
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T1 - Effects of anti-glaucoma medications on ganglion cell survival
T2 - the DBA/2J mouse model
AU - Schuettauf, Frank
AU - Quinto, Kristine
AU - Naskar, Rita
AU - Zurakowski, David
PY - 2002/9
Y1 - 2002/9
N2 - We studied whether several agents, approved or undergoing trials in human glaucoma, were effective in preventing ganglion cell loss in the DBA/2J mouse. Adult DBA/2J mice were treated with timolol, pilocarpine, brimonidine, dorzolamide, or NMDA-receptor antagonist memantine. Surviving retinal ganglion cells of treated and control mice were retrogradely labeled with fluorogold and counted after whole mount preparation. In treated mice, only memantine and timolol had significant effects on retinal ganglion cell survival (P<0.0001, analysis of variance). Brimonidine was lethal to these mice, and these retinae were not analyzed further. The DBA/2J mouse represents a promising candidate for further experimentation in ocular hypertension.
AB - We studied whether several agents, approved or undergoing trials in human glaucoma, were effective in preventing ganglion cell loss in the DBA/2J mouse. Adult DBA/2J mice were treated with timolol, pilocarpine, brimonidine, dorzolamide, or NMDA-receptor antagonist memantine. Surviving retinal ganglion cells of treated and control mice were retrogradely labeled with fluorogold and counted after whole mount preparation. In treated mice, only memantine and timolol had significant effects on retinal ganglion cell survival (P<0.0001, analysis of variance). Brimonidine was lethal to these mice, and these retinae were not analyzed further. The DBA/2J mouse represents a promising candidate for further experimentation in ocular hypertension.
KW - Aging/pathology
KW - Analysis of Variance
KW - Animals
KW - Antihypertensive Agents/pharmacology
KW - Brimonidine Tartrate
KW - Cell Survival/drug effects
KW - Disease Models, Animal
KW - Glaucoma/drug therapy
KW - Memantine/pharmacology
KW - Mice
KW - Mice, Inbred DBA
KW - Quinoxalines/pharmacology
KW - Retinal Ganglion Cells/drug effects
KW - Timolol/pharmacology
U2 - 10.1016/s0042-6989(02)00188-8
DO - 10.1016/s0042-6989(02)00188-8
M3 - SCORING: Journal article
C2 - 12350421
VL - 42
SP - 2333
EP - 2337
JO - VISION RES
JF - VISION RES
SN - 0042-6989
IS - 20
ER -