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Curr Eye Res ; 42(8): 1149-1154, 2017 08.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-28358216

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PURPOSE: To evaluate the safety and tolerability of conjunctival rings (CRs), a novel device for drug delivery to the posterior segment of the eye. METHODS: In animal studies, CRs containing 5% dexamethasone sodium phosphate (DSP) or vehicle solution were placed on the right and left eyes of C57BL/6J mice, respectively. Contact lenses (CLs) containing vehicle solution were used as a control. Twenty-four hours after placement of the CRs, corneal fluorescein staining was graded based on the McDonald-Shadduck scoring system, ranging from 0 to 4. In humans, CRs containing vehicle solution were placed on the right eye of healthy volunteers for 9 hours. The corneal curvature, corneal thickness, intraocular pressure, visual acuity, tear production (Schirmer I test), tear film break-up time and fluorescein staining scores of the cornea (scores ranging from 0 to 3) and conjunctiva (scores ranging from 0 to 6) were assessed before and after wearing the CRs. The release characteristics of DSP from CRs were also evaluated. RESULTS: In animal experiments, corneal fluorescein staining scores were 1 or less in all the groups, and there was no significant difference between the CR group and the CL group. In the preclinical safety evaluation of CR for humans, ophthalmic examination revealed that CR caused no significant changes in all the parameters investigated including corneal curvature (p = 0.77), corneal thickness (p = 0.96), intraocular pressure (p = 0.59), visual acuity (p = 0.14), Schirmer I test results (p = 0.76), tear film break-up time (p = 0.68), corneal fluorescein staining scores (p = 0.64), and conjunctival fluorescein staining scores (p = 0.52). The DSP release from CRs occurs within a few hours, which is similar to the drug-release property of medicated CL, as reported previously. CONCLUSIONS: The current data showed the safety and tolerability of CR as a drug delivery device for the treatment of posterior segment diseases.


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Túnica Conjuntiva/cirurgia , Sistemas de Liberação de Medicamentos , Glucocorticoides/administração & dosagem , Segmento Posterior do Olho/cirurgia , Animais , Cromatografia Líquida de Alta Pressão , Túnica Conjuntiva/diagnóstico por imagem , Túnica Conjuntiva/efeitos dos fármacos , Córnea/diagnóstico por imagem , Córnea/efeitos dos fármacos , Modelos Animais de Doenças , Desenho de Equipamento , Pálpebras/diagnóstico por imagem , Pálpebras/efeitos dos fármacos , Voluntários Saudáveis , Humanos , Pressão Intraocular , Masculino , Camundongos Endogâmicos C57BL , Segmento Posterior do Olho/diagnóstico por imagem
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J Cardiovasc Med (Hagerstown) ; 10(2): 161-6, 2009 Feb.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-19194175

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We report here two cases of Wenckebach atrioventricular (AV) block in which apparent AV junctional escape was observed, but most likely resulted from markedly slow conduction through the slow pathway of dual AV junctional pathways. In these cases, it seems that a blocked P-wave was followed by an AV junctional escape beat. However, a blocked P-wave occasionally failed to be followed by an escape beat, and the RR interval containing the blocked P-wave was markedly longer than the above escape interval. In one case, apparent AV junctional escape beats with aberrant ventricular conduction were found, and QRS complexes of the same configuration were also found without the preceding ventricular pause. This strengthens the possibility that apparent AV junctional escape occurred because of markedly slow conduction through the slow AV pathway.


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Bloqueio Atrioventricular/fisiopatologia , Sistema de Condução Cardíaco/fisiopatologia , Potenciais de Ação , Eletrocardiografia , Humanos , Fatores de Tempo
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