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Netto MV, Barreto J Jr, Santo R, Bechara S, Kara-Jose N, Wilson SE: Synergistic effect of ethanol and mitomycin C on corneal stroma. . Biochem Biophys Res Commun. 2009 Mar 13;380(3):620-6. Epub 2009 Jan 27.
PURPOSE: To investigate the combined effects of ethanol and mitomycin C (MMC) application on the corneal stroma of rabbits that underwent photorefractive keratectomy (PRK). METHODS: Twenty-four rabbits (24 eyes) underwent PRK to correct -9.00 diopters of myopia. Twelve eyes had ethanol application before removing the epithelium and 12 eyes had the epithelium manually removed without ethanol. Eyes in both groups had topical MMC 0.02% application for 12 seconds immediately after excimer laser ablation. Twelve rabbits were sacrificed at two time points -4 hours and 4 weeks after surgery--and immunohistochemistry was performed with TUNEL assay, alpha-smooth muscle actin (alpha-SMA), and DAPI. RESULTS: More TUNEL-positive cells were observed in the ethanol-treated group compared to the mechanical debridement group at 4 hours after surgery (P <.01). No significant difference in alpha-SMA-positive cells was detected between the two groups at 4 weeks after sugery. However, decreased keratocyte density in the anterior stroma was more pronounced in the ethanol-treated group compared to the mechanical debridement group (P <.02). CONCLUSIONS: Ethanol application for epithelial removal during PRK seems to produce a synergistic effect with MMC, resulting in fewer keratocytes in the anterior stroma of rabbit corneas treated with MMC and ethanol than in corneas treated with MMC alone after PRK. |
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