The effects of intravitreal sodium iodate injection on retinal degeneration following vitrectomy in rabbits

So Min Ahn, Jungryul Ahn, Seongkwang Cha, Cheolmin Yun, Tae Kwann Park, Young Jin Kim, Yong Sook Goo, Seong Woo Kim

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    Abstract

    We sought to develop and characterize outer retinal degeneration induced by intravitreal injection of sodium iodate (SI) after vitrectomy in rabbits. To determine the effective dose of SI, the right eyes of 19 male New Zealand white rabbits received an intravitreal injection of SI or sham. Based on the dose-dependence results, 0.4 mg of SI in 0.05 mL of total volume was injected into the right eyes of 10 rabbits at two weeks after vitrectomy. In the dose-dependence study, localized retinal atrophy was observed with 0.3- and 0.4-mg SI injections without vitrectomy. Severe and diffuse retinal atrophy was identified by spectral-domain optical coherence tomography (SD-OCT) at one month after a 0.5-mg SI injection following vitrectomy. In the second experiment, 0.4 mg of SI in 0.05 mL was injected, and the severity of outer retinal degeneration was graded as one of two types according to electroretinography (ERG) response change. There was no response on ERG in complete retinal degeneration, 30% of all 10 rabbits. Intravitreal injection of 0.4 mg of SI into vitrectomized rabbit eyes induces diffuse outer retinal degeneration, and the degree of retinal degeneration can be evaluated through in vivo ophthalmic examination.

    Original languageEnglish
    Article number15696
    JournalScientific reports
    Volume9
    Issue number1
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2019 Dec 1

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    Funding Information:
    This research was supported in part by the Basic Science Research Program through the National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) funded by the Ministry of Education (NRF-2016R1D1A1A02937018); by the Bio & Medical Technology Development Program of the NRF funded in part by the Korean government, Ministry of Science and ICT (MSIP) (NRF-2017M3A9E2056458 and 2017M3A9E2056460); and in part by the 2016 Korea University Ansan Hospital R&D support project through the support of the Vice President for Medical Affairs of Korea University Special Research Funds (K1613771); by a Korea University grant.

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