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ArticleScience advances2023

Six-month effective treatment of corneal graft rejection.

Tuo Meng, Jinhua Zheng, Min Chen, Yang Zhao, Hadi Sudarjat, Aji Alex M R, Vineet Kulkarni, Yumin Oh, Shiyu Xia, Zheng Ding and 8 more

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Article in Science advances, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

11 citing papers in PubMed.

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  2. Fenofibrate microemulsion eyedrops for treating nitrogen mustard induced corneal injury.Journal of controlled release : official journal of the Controlled Release Society · 2026
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  6. Mussel-InspiredACS omega · 2025
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  7. Galactose-Induced Cataracts in Rats: A Machine Learning Analysis.International journal of medical sciences · 2025
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  11. Long-Acting Ocular Injectables: Are We Looking In The Right Direction?Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) · 2024
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

18 authors.

Tuo MengDepartment of Pharmaceutics, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA 23298, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-4190-2521
Jinhua ZhengDepartment of Pharmaceutics, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA 23298, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-2440-9428
Min ChenEye Institute of Shandong First Medical University, Qingdao Eye Hospital of Shandong First Medical University, Qingdao, Shandong 266073, China.ORCID 0000-0002-6625-640X
Yang ZhaoDepartment of Pharmaceutics, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA 23298, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-8002-3445
Hadi SudarjatDepartment of Pharmaceutics, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA 23298, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-1379-6135
Aji Alex M RDepartment of Pharmaceutics, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA 23298, USA.
Vineet KulkarniDepartment of Pharmaceutics, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA 23298, USA.
Yumin OhCenter for Nanomedicine, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 400 North Broadway, Baltimore, MD 21231, USA.
Shiyu XiaCenter for Nanomedicine, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 400 North Broadway, Baltimore, MD 21231, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-9024-0689
Zheng DingCenter for Nanomedicine, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 400 North Broadway, Baltimore, MD 21231, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-8968-6031
Hyounkoo HanDepartment of Ophthalmology, The Wilmer Eye Institute, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 400 North Broadway, Baltimore, MD 21231, USA.
Nicole AndersDepartment of Medicine, The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21231, USA.
Michelle A RudekDepartment of Medicine, The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21231, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-5739-6868
Woon ChowDepartment of Ophthalmology, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA 23298, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-2745-4291
Walter StarkDepartment of Ophthalmology, The Wilmer Eye Institute, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 400 North Broadway, Baltimore, MD 21231, USA.
Laura M EnsignDepartment of Ophthalmology, The Wilmer Eye Institute, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 400 North Broadway, Baltimore, MD 21231, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-6949-7911
Justin HanesDepartment of Ophthalmology, The Wilmer Eye Institute, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 400 North Broadway, Baltimore, MD 21231, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-9672-9821
Qingguo XuDepartment of Pharmaceutics, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA 23298, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-3191-0771

Funding

Translational Research Central ServicesP30CA006973 · NCI · JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY · PI WILLIAM George NELSON · 1985 to 2026
$208.6M
QAQC Johns Hopkins Institute for Clinical and Translational ResearchUL1TR003098 · NCATS · JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY · PI FORD, DANIEL ERNEST · 2019 to 2023
$57.7M
Virus Vector Shared ResourceP30CA016059 · NCI · VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY · PI Kim Felder Rhoads · 1985 to 2026
$51.0M
Wilmer Core Grant for Vision ResearchP30EY001765 · NEI · JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY · PI Ji Yi · 1985 to 2026
$22.1M
Sustained release of fenofibrate for the treatment of diabetic retinopathyR01EY033477 · NEI · VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY · PI Jian-Xing Jay Ma, QINGGUO XU · 2022 to 2026
$2.7M
New method to treat or prevent corneal graft rejectionR01EY027827 · NEI · VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY · PI XU, QINGGUO · 2017 to 2021
$2.0M
UPLC with Tandem MS for Sensitive Quantitative Analysis of Small MoleculesS10RR026824 · NCRR · JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY · PI RUDEK, MICHELLE A · 2010 to 2010
$429k
NCATS NIH HHS UL1 TR003098NCI NIH HHS P30 CA006973NCI NIH HHS P30 CA016059NCRR NIH HHS S10 RR026824NEI NIH HHS P30 EY001765NEI NIH HHS R01 EY027827NEI NIH HHS R01 EY033477
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Topical corticosteroid eye drop is the mainstay for preventing and treating corneal graft rejection. While the frequent topical corticosteroid use is associated with risk of intraocular pressure (IOP) elevation and poor patient compliance that leads to graft failure and the requirement for a repeated, high-risk corneal transplantation. Here, we developed dexamethasone sodium phosphate (DSP)-loaded dicarboxyl-terminated poly(lactic acid) nanoparticle (PLA DSP-NP) formulations with relatively high drug loading (8 to 10 weight %) and 6 months of sustained intraocular DSP delivery in rats with a single dosing. PLA DSP-NP successfully reversed early signs of corneal rejection, leading to rat corneal graft survival for at least 6 months. Efficacious PLA DSP-NP doses did not affect IOP and showed no signs of ocular toxicity in rats for up to 6 months. Subconjunctival injection of DSP-NP is a promising approach for safely preventing and treating corneal graft rejection with the potential for improved patient adherence.

Indexed as

Corneal DiseasesGraft RejectionAdrenal Cortex HormonesAnimalsGlucocorticoidsPolyestersRatsAdrenal Cortex HormonesGlucocorticoidsPolyesters

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PMID36947612
PMCPMC10032610

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