Evaluation of prostaglandin analogue effects on corneal keratocyte density using scanning laser confocal microscopy

Journal of Glaucoma

Volumn 19, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 617-621

  Bergonzi, Chiara ^a   Giani, Andrea ^b   Blini, Mirella ^a   Marchi, Sylvia ^a   Luccarelli, Saverio ^a   Staurenghi, Giovanni ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b IRCCS FONDAZIONE BIETTI   (Italy)

Author keywords

corneal stroma; extracellular matrix; glaucoma; keratocytes; prostaglandin analogs

Indexed keywords

BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; PROSTAGLANDIN DERIVATIVE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CELL DENSITY; CONFOCAL LASER MICROSCOPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA CELL; CORNEA THICKNESS; DRUG EFFECT; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STROMA;

ADRENERGIC BETA-ANTAGONISTS; AGED; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CELL COUNT; CORNEAL STROMA; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; FEMALE; FIBROBLASTS; GLAUCOMA; HUMANS; MALE; MICROSCOPY, CONFOCAL; MIDDLE AGED; PROSTAGLANDINS F, SYNTHETIC;

EID: 78650456403     PISSN: 10570829     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/IJG.0b013e3181ca7c7a     Document Type: Article

References (22)

1. Alm A, Schoenfelder J, McDermott J. A 5-year, multicenter, open-label, safety study of adjunctive latanoprost therapy for glaucoma. Arch Ophthalmol. 2004;122:957-965. (Pubitemid 39037958)
2. Hedman K, Watson PG, Alm A. The effect of latanoprost on intraocular pressure during 2 years of treatment. Surv Ophthalmol. 2002;47(suppl 1):S65-S76. (Pubitemid 35232220)
3. Trier K, Ribel-Madsen SM. Latanoprost eye drops increase concentration of glycosaminoglycans in posterior rabbit sclera. J Ocul Pharmacol Ther. 2004;20:185-188. (Pubitemid 38849799)
4. Wang N, Lindsey JD, Angert M, et al. Latanoprost and matrix metalloproteinase-1 in human choroid organ cultures. Curr Eye Res. 2001;22:198-207. (Pubitemid 32881425)
5. Weinreb RN, Lindsey JD, Marchenko G, et al. Prostaglandin FP agonists alter metalloproteinase gene expression in sclera. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 2004;45:4368-4377. (Pubitemid 39564662)
6. Weinreb RN, Toris CB, Gabelt BT, et al. Effects of prostaglandins on the aqueous humor outflow pathways. Surv Ophthalmol. 2002;47(suppl 1):S53-S64.
7. Wu KY, Wang HZ, Hong SJ. Effect of latanoprost on cultured porcine corneal stromal cells. Curr Eye Res. 2005;30:871-879. (Pubitemid 43154705)
8. Ito T, Ohguro H,Mamiya K, et al. Effects of antiglaucoma drops on MMP and TIMP balance in conjunctival and subconjunctival tissue. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 2006;47:823-830. (Pubitemid 46768312)
9. Patel DV, McGhee CN. Contemporary in vivo confocal microscopy of the living human cornea using white light and laser scanning techniques: A major review. Clin Experiment Ophthalmol. 2007;35:71-88. (Pubitemid 46195933)
10. Stachs O, Zhivov A, Kraak R, et al. In vivo three-dimensional confocal laser scanning microscopy of the epithelial nerve structure in the human cornea. Graefes Arch Clin Exp Ophthalmol. 2007;245:569-575. (Pubitemid 46477318)
11. Baratz KH, Nau CB, Winter EJ, et al. Effects of glaucoma medications on corneal endothelium, keratocytes, and subbasal nerves among participants in the ocular hypertension treatment study. Cornea. 2006;25:1046-1052.
12. Harasymowycz PJ, Papamatheakis DG, Ennis M, et al. Relationship between travoprost and central corneal thickness in ocular hypertension and open-angle glaucoma. Cornea. 2007;26:34-41. (Pubitemid 46041561)
13. Niederer RL, Perumal D, Sherwin T, et al. Age-related differences in the normal human cornea: A laser scanning in vivo confocal microscopy study. Br J Ophthalmol. 2007;91:1165-1169. (Pubitemid 47344890)
14. Hinz B, Rosch S, Ramer R, et al. Latanoprost induces matrix metalloproteinase-1 expression in human nonpigmented ciliary epithelial cells through a cyclooxygenase-2-dependent mechanism. Faseb J. 2005;19:1929-1931. (Pubitemid 41598798)
15. Rittig M, Lutjen-Drecoll E, Rauterberg J, et al. Type-VI collagen in the human iris and ciliary body. Cell Tissue Res. 1990;259:305-312. (Pubitemid 20043662)
16. Viestenz A, Martus P, Schlotzer-Schrehardt U, et al. Impact of prostaglandin-F(2alpha)-analogues and carbonic anhydrase inhibitors on central corneal thickness - a cross-sectional study on 403 eyes. Klin Monatsbl Augenheilkd. 2004;221:753-756. (Pubitemid 39390855)
17. Patel S, McLaren J, Hodge D, et al. Normal human jeratocyte density and corneal thickness measurement by using confocal microscopy in vivo. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 2001;42: 333-339. (Pubitemid 32121460)
18. Popper M, Morgado AM, Quadrado MJ, et al. Corneal cell density measurement in vivo by scanning slit confocal microscopy: Method and validation. Ophthalmic Res. 2004;36: 270-276. (Pubitemid 39664121)
19. Berlau J, Becker HH, Stave J, et al. Depth and age-dependent distribution of keratocytes in healthy human corneas: A study using scanning-slit confocal microscopy in vivo. J Cataract Refract Surg. 2002;28:611-616. (Pubitemid 34286779)
20. Vanathi M, Tandon R, Sharma N, et al. In-vivo slit scanning confocal microscopy of normal corneas in Indian eyes. Indian J Ophthalmol. 2003;51:225-230. (Pubitemid 37236911)
21. Hollingsworth J, Perez-Gomez I, Mutalib HA, et al. A population study of the normal cornea using an in vivo, slitscanning confocal microscope. Optom Vis Sci. 2001;78:706-711. (Pubitemid 33022042)
22. Brandt JD, Gordon MO, Beiser JA, et al. Changes in central corneal thickness over time: The ocular hypertension treatment study. Ophthalmology. 2008;115:1550-1556.