title: Application of sustained delivery microsphere of cyclosporine A for preventing posterior capsular opacification in rabbits.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To explore the inhibitory effect of a sustained cyclosporin A (CsA) delivery microsphere (CsA-MS) on posterior capsular opacification (PCO) in rabbit eyes after cataract extraction.
  
  
  METHODS
  Twenty New Zealand white rabbits accepted cataract extraction plus intraocular lens implantation and their left eyes were intraoperatively injected CsA-MS prepared using polymer polylactioglycolic acid (PLGA) as a carrier and their right eyes were injected with empty MS. The changes in cornea, anterior chamber reaction, intraocular pressure, PCO and CsA concentration in aqueous humor were examined postoperatively and all the eyes were enucleated 3 months after surgery for histopathological and morphological examination with light microscopy and electron microscopy.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Conjunctival hyperemia, corneal edema, intraocular pressure and anterior chamber response of experimental and control eyes were similar, while PCO in CsA-MS injected eyes was greatly improved compared with that in control eyes. Posterior capsules in CsA-MS injected eyes were smooth and lens epithelial cells (LEC) did not proliferate significantly (P>0.05), while LEC in posterior capsule of control eyes had different degrees of proliferation and cortical regeneration. LEC in CsA-MS injected eyes were not functionally active and underwent apoptosis, whereas LEC in control eyes were functionally active (F-test, P=0.025). In addition, the corneal ultrastructure showed no differences between CsA-MS and MS injected eyes.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  CsA-MS has high bioavailability in rabbit eyes and could inhibit postoperative PCO occurrence and development during the study period, suggesting that CsA-MS may be a promising, effective and safe administration route to prevent PCO in clinic.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710061, Shaanxi Province, China.
authors.forename: Cheng
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Pei
authors.forename: Yi
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Xu
authors.forename: Jean Xin
authors.initials: JX
authors.lastname: Jiang
authors.forename: Li-Jun
authors.initials: LJ
authors.lastname: Cui
authors.forename: Li
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Li
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Qin
keywords: posterior capsular opacification; rabbit eyes; sustained cyclosporine A delivery microsphere
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