Emmanuel Eric Pazo

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No side effects on rabbit retina or vitreous microenvironment by nd:YAG laser vitreolysis

Tiezhu Lin, Mingqin Zhang, Bing Heng Wu, Yuanlong An, Emmanuel Eric Pazo, Rong Li, Lijun Shen

BMC Ophthalmology, 2024 · article · doi:10.1186/s12886-024-03406-9 · cited by 2 · Open access (CC BY)

Retina & vascular imaging

Abstract

BACKGROUND: To explore the safety of Neodymium:Yttrium-aluminum-garnet (Nd:YAG) laser vitreolysis based on the histological examination of the retina and the alteration of vitreous cytokines in the rabbits. METHODS: Nine male New Zealand rabbits underwent Nd:YAG laser vitreolysis of 10 mJ x 500 pulses in the left eyes, while the right eyes were used as controls. Intraocular pressure, color fundus photography, and ultrasound B scan were measured before, as well as 1 day, 4 weeks, and 12 weeks after Nd:YAG laser vitreolysis. Three rabbits were euthanized 1 day, 4 weeks, and 12 weeks after treatment, respectively. Terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase dUTP nick end labeling (TUNEL) staining and hematoxylin-eosin (H&E) staining were used to look for pathological changes in the retina. An enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) was utilized to detect the expression of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) and some inflammatory cytokines, including interferon inducible protein 10 (IP-10), monocyte chemoattractant protein 1 (MCP-1) and interlenkin 6 (IL-6) in the vitreous humor. The ascorbic acid (AsA) and total reactive antioxidant potential (TRAP) in the vitreous humor were also measured. RESULTS: Following Nd:YAG laser vitreolysis, the levels of VEGF, IP-10, MCP-1, IL6, AsA, and TRAP in the vitreous humor did not change substantially (P > 0.05). There were no detectable pathological changes in the retinal tissues, and no apoptotic signal was found. CONCLUSIONS: Rabbits tolerate Nd:YAG laser vitreolysis without observable impact on retinal tissue or the microenvironment of the vitreous.

Keywords: retinal toxicity; vitreous humor; vascular endothelial growth factor; inflammatory cytokines; oxidative stress; vitamin C; apoptosis; rabbit model

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Lin, T., Zhang, M., Wu, B. H., An, Y., Pazo, E. E., Li, R., Shen, L. (2024). No side effects on rabbit retina or vitreous microenvironment by nd:YAG laser vitreolysis. BMC Ophthalmology. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12886-024-03406-9

@article{lin2024no,
  title = {{No side effects on rabbit retina or vitreous microenvironment by nd:YAG laser vitreolysis}},
  author = {Lin, Tiezhu and Zhang, Mingqin and Wu, Bing Heng and An, Yuanlong and Pazo, Emmanuel Eric and Li, Rong and Shen, Lijun},
  journal = {BMC Ophthalmology},
  year = {2024},
  doi = {10.1186/s12886-024-03406-9},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1186/s12886-024-03406-9},
}

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