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Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci ; 51(1): 129-38, 2010 Jan.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-19643975

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PURPOSE: Treatment of de-epithelialized human corneas with riboflavin (RF) + long-wavelength ultraviolet light (UVA; RFUVA) increases corneal stroma tensile strength significantly. RFUVA treatment retards the progression of keratoconus, perhaps by cross-linking of collagen molecules, but exact molecular mechanisms remain unknown. Research described here tested possible chemical mechanisms of cross-linking. METHODS: Corneas of rabbits and spiny dogfish sharks were de-epithelialized mechanically, subjected to various chemical pretreatments, exposed to RFUVA, and then subjected to destructive tensile stress measurements. Tensile strength was quantified with a digital force gauge to measure degree of tissue cross-linking. RESULTS: For both rabbit and shark corneas, RFUVA treatment causes significant cross-linking by mechanism(s) that can be blocked by the presence of sodium azide. Conversely, such cross-linking is greatly enhanced in the presence of deuterium oxide (D(2)O), even when RF is present at only one tenth the currently used clinical concentrations. Blocking carbonyl groups preexisting in the stroma with 2,4-dinitrophenylhydrazide or hydroxylamine blocks essentially all corneal cross-linking. In contrast, blocking free amine groups preexisting in the stroma with acetic anhydride or ethyl acetimidate does not affect RFUVA corneal cross-linking. When both carbonyl groups are blocked and singlet oxygen is quenched, no RFUVA cross-linking occurs, indicating the absence of other cross-linking mechanisms. CONCLUSIONS: RFUVA catalyzes cross-linking reactions that require production of singlet oxygen ((1)O(2)), whose half-life is extended by D(2)O. Carbonyl-based cross-linking reactions dominate in the corneal stroma, but other possible reaction schemes are proposed. The use of D(2)O as solution media for RF would enable concentration decreases or significant strength enhancement in treated corneas.


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Colágeno/metabolismo , Substância Própria/efeitos dos fármacos , Fotoquimioterapia , Fármacos Fotossensibilizantes/farmacologia , Riboflavina/farmacologia , Raios Ultravioleta , Administração Tópica , Animais , Substância Própria/metabolismo , Óxido de Deutério/farmacologia , Diacetil/análise , Meia-Vida , Espectroscopia de Ressonância Magnética , Fármacos Fotossensibilizantes/administração & dosagem , Coelhos , Riboflavina/administração & dosagem , Oxigênio Singlete/metabolismo , Azida Sódica/farmacologia , Squalus acanthias , Resistência à Tração
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