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Trial reportMediators of inflammation2015

In Vivo and Impression Cytology Study on the Effect of Compatible Solutes Eye Drops on the Ocular Surface Epithelial Cell Quality in Dry Eye Patients.

Manuela Lanzini, Claudia Curcio, Rossella Annamaria Colabelli-Gisoldi, Alessandra Mastropasqua, Roberta Calienno, Luca Agnifili, Mario Nubile, Leonardo Mastropasqua

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Trial report in Mediators of inflammation, 2015. 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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5citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed, 19 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Article
  2. Managing the ocular surface after glaucoma filtration surgery: an orphan topic.Graefe's archive for clinical and experimental ophthalmology = Albrecht von Graefes Archiv fur klinische und experimentelle Ophthalmologie · 2024
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  4. Assessment of ocular surface disease in glaucoma patients with benzalkonium chloride-preserved latanoprost eye drops: a short-term longitudinal study.Graefe's archive for clinical and experimental ophthalmology = Albrecht von Graefes Archiv fur klinische und experimentelle Ophthalmologie · 2021
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Manuela LanziniDepartment of Medicine and Ageing Sciences, Ophthalmology Clinic, University "G. d'Annunzio" of Chieti-Pescara, 66100 Chieti, Italy.
Claudia CurcioDepartment of Medicine and Ageing Science, Biological Eye Center, CeSI, University "G. d'Annunzio" of Chieti-Pescara, 66100 Chieti, Italy.
Rossella Annamaria Colabelli-GisoldiAzienda Ospedaliera San Giovanni-Addolorata, 00184 Roma, Italy.
Alessandra MastropasquaOphthalmology Clinic, Campus Biomedico, 00185 Rome, Italy.
Roberta CaliennoDepartment of Medicine and Ageing Sciences, Ophthalmology Clinic, University "G. d'Annunzio" of Chieti-Pescara, 66100 Chieti, Italy.
Luca AgnifiliDepartment of Medicine and Ageing Sciences, Ophthalmology Clinic, University "G. d'Annunzio" of Chieti-Pescara, 66100 Chieti, Italy.
Mario NubileDepartment of Medicine and Ageing Sciences, Ophthalmology Clinic, University "G. d'Annunzio" of Chieti-Pescara, 66100 Chieti, Italy.
Leonardo MastropasquaDepartment of Medicine and Ageing Sciences, Ophthalmology Clinic, University "G. d'Annunzio" of Chieti-Pescara, 66100 Chieti, Italy.
University of Chieti-Pescara · ITAzienda Ospedaliera San Giovanni Addolorata · IT

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The aim of this study is to investigate in vivo and ex vivo ocular surface alterations induced by dry eye disease and modification after osmoprotective therapy. Forty-eight eyes of 24 patients suffering from dry eye have been recruited. All patients received Optive (compatible solutes) eye drops in one randomly selected eye and Hylogel (sodium hyaluronate 0,2%) in the other. Follow-up included a baseline visit and further examination 30-, 60-, and 90-day intervals (which comprises clinical evaluation, in vivo confocal microscopy-IVCM-of the ocular surface, and conjunctival impression cytology). No significant difference in Schirmer I Test, TBUT, and vital staining results was observed during the follow-up period in both groups. IVCM showed in all patients an improvement of ocular surface epithelial morphology and signs of inflammation (oedema and keratocyte activation). However, these modifications were more evident in patients treated with Optive therapy. A significant reduction of the expression of MMP9 and IL6 in Optive group was observed during the follow-up period in comparison to Hylogel treatment. Our results show that in dry eye disease therapy based on osmoprotective eye drops determines a reduction of inflammatory activation of ocular surface, with consequent improvement of the quality of corneal and conjunctival epithelium.

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Ophthalmic SolutionsAdultDry Eye SyndromesEpithelial CellsFemaleHumansInflammationMaleMicroscopy, ConfocalMiddle AgedYoung AdultOphthalmic Solutions

Identifiers

PMID26221061
PMCPMC4499618
OpenAlexW1506011729

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