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ArticleGraefe's archive for clinical and experimental ophthalmology = Albrecht von Graefes Archiv fur klinische und experimentelle Ophthalmologie2012

The subconjunctival use of cetuximab and bevacizumab in inhibition of corneal angiogenesis.

Selcuk Tunik, Yusuf Nergiz, Ugur Keklikci, Murat Akkus

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Article in Graefe's archive for clinical and experimental ophthalmology = Albrecht von Graefes Archiv fur klinische und experimentelle Ophthalmologie, 2012. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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Selcuk TunikDepartment of Histology and Embryology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Dicle, Diyarbakır, Turkey. selcuktunik@gmail.com
Yusuf Nergiz
Ugur Keklikci
Murat Akkus
Dicle University · TR

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Abstract

purposeTo investigate the effects of cetuximab and bevacizumab on experimental rat model of corneal angiogenesis.

methodsThe right eyes of 28 male Sprague-Dawley rats were included in silver nitrate cauterization-induced corneal angiogenesis model. They were divided into four groups: (1) silver nitrate cauterization-induced and 0.15 ml serum physiologic was given to the angiogenesis group, (2) bevacizumab was given 1.25 mg to the bevacizumab group, (3) cetuximab was given 5 mg to the cetuximab group, and (4) 1.25 mg bevacizumab plus 5 mg cetuximab were given to the bevacizumab + cetuximab group. All eyes were exposed to the treatment on days 1, 4, and 7 of the experiment, and drugs were given subconjunctivally. The left eyes were untreated and used as sham. On day 8, the treated eyes were evaluated biomicroscopically. Then, the rats were sacrificed, and corneal specimens were prepared for histopathologic examinations.

resultsThe degree of angiogenesis inhibition was observed as 50.8% in bevacizumab, 54.3% in cetuximab, and 15.8% in bevacizumab + cetuximab groups by biomicroscopic evaluation. According to the histopathological and immunohistochemical findings obtained from the present study, the amount of angiogenesis was determined to have decreased considerably in both the bevacizumab and cetuximab groups; also, relatively less inhibiton was observed in the bevacizumab + cetuximab group.

conclusionSubconjunctival injection of cetuximab and bevacizumab is effective in reducing corneal angiogenesis in silver nitrate cauterization induced angiogenesis model of rats. Further investigation is needed to assess the potential side-effects of the drugs, especially cetuximab.

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Disease Models, AnimalAngiogenesis InhibitorsAnimalsAntibodies, MonoclonalAntibodies, Monoclonal, HumanizedBevacizumabCetuximabConjunctivaCorneaCorneal NeovascularizationDrug Therapy, CombinationFluorescein AngiographyImmunoenzyme TechniquesMaleRatsRats, Sprague-DawleyAngiogenesis InhibitorsAntibodies, MonoclonalAntibodies, Monoclonal, HumanizedBevacizumabCetuximabVascular Endothelial Growth Factor Avascular endothelial growth factor A, rat

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