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ArticleJournal of applied biomaterials & functional materials2017

Effect of topical antiinflammatory drugs on mechanical behavior of rabbit cornea.

Domenico Lepore, Roberto De Santis, Monica M Pagliara, Antonio Gloria, Olimpia Oliviero, Carlo Nucci, Giovanni Improta, Maria Triassi, Luigi Ambrosio

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Article in Journal of applied biomaterials & functional materials, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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9 authors at 5 institutions in 1 country.

Domenico LeporeDepartment of Ophthalmology, A. Gemelli University Hospital, Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, Rome - Italy.
Roberto De SantisInstitute of Polymers, Composites and Biomaterials - National Research Council of Italy, Naples - Italy.
Monica M PagliaraDepartment of Ophthalmology, A. Gemelli University Hospital, Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, Rome - Italy.
Antonio GloriaInstitute of Polymers, Composites and Biomaterials - National Research Council of Italy, Naples - Italy.
Olimpia OlivieroDepartment of Public Health, Federico II University of Naples, Naples - Italy.
Carlo NucciDepartment of Ophthalmology, Tor Vergata University, Rome - Italy.
Giovanni ImprotaDepartment of Public Health, Federico II University of Naples, Naples - Italy.
Maria TriassiDepartment of Public Health, Federico II University of Naples, Naples - Italy.
Luigi AmbrosioDepartment of Chemical Sciences and Materials Technology, National Research Council of Italy, Rome - Italy.
Federico II University Hospital · ITNational Research Council · ITUniversità Cattolica del Sacro Cuore · ITInstitute of Polymers, Composites and Biomaterials · ITUniversity of Rome Tor Vergata · IT

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundA variety of antiinflammatory therapies are employed to promote corneal wound healing. The effects of steroidal and nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drugs on the biomechanical properties of rabbit cornea were investigated over time using tensile tests.

methodsFull-thickness incisions were made and used to analyze the effects of dexamethasone sodium phosphate 0.1% and diclofenac sodium 0.1% on corneal biomechanical properties during wound healing at 7, 14 and 21 days after surgery.

resultsThe full-thickness incision deeply modified all of the mechanical properties. At 3 weeks after incision, regardless of the drug therapy, the tensile modulus was about 70% of the value for the intact cornea.

conclusionsTopical treatment with dexamethasone was particularly effective during the first week after surgery; the second week after surgery, a similar result was observed in the corneas treated with diclofenac. Low doses of steroidal and nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drugs would seem to have the potential to improve biomechanical properties only during the early stage of the healing process of the cornea.

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Wound HealingAnimalsAnti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-SteroidalCorneaDiclofenacRabbitsAnti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-SteroidalDiclofenac

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PMID28165606
PMCPMC6379884
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