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ArticleJournal of clinical medicine2023

Ocular Distribution of Brimonidine and Brinzolamide after Topical Instillation of a 0.1% Brimonidine Tartrate and 1% Brinzolamide Fixed-Combination Ophthalmic Suspension: An Interventional Study.

Yusuke Orii, Eriko Kunikane, Yutaka Yamada, Masakazu Morioka, Kentaro Iwasaki, Shogo Arimura, Akemi Mizuno, Masaru Inatani

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Article in Journal of clinical medicine, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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Yusuke OriiDepartment of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Fukui, Fukui 910-1193, Japan.
Eriko KunikaneSenju Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., Osaka 541-0048, Japan.ORCID 0000-0002-4742-9459
Yutaka YamadaDepartment of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Fukui, Fukui 910-1193, Japan.
Masakazu MoriokaDepartment of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Fukui, Fukui 910-1193, Japan.
Kentaro IwasakiDepartment of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Fukui, Fukui 910-1193, Japan.
Shogo ArimuraDepartment of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Fukui, Fukui 910-1193, Japan.
Akemi MizunoSenju Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., Osaka 541-0048, Japan.
Masaru InataniDepartment of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Fukui, Fukui 910-1193, Japan.ORCID 0000-0003-0896-996X
University of Fukui · JPSenju Pharmaceutical (Japan) · JP

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Abstract

purposeTo evaluate the concentrations of brimonidine and brinzolamide in the vitreous and aqueous humor after instillation of a 0.1% brimonidine tartrate and 1% brinzolamide fixed-combination ophthalmic suspension.

methodsThe present investigation involved patients with macular holes or idiopathic epiretinal membranes who were planning to undergo vitrectomy. One week prior to surgery, the patients received twice-daily topical treatment with 0.1% brimonidine tartrate and 1% brinzolamide fixed-combination ophthalmic suspension. Before vitrectomy, vitreous and aqueous humor samples were collected, and the mean concentrations of brimonidine and brinzolamide were determined through liquid chromatography-tandem spectrometry.

resultsTen eyes (nine phakic and one pseudophakic eyes; 10 patients) were examined. The concentration of brimonidine in vitreous and aqueous humor samples was 5.02 ± 2.24 and 559 ± 670 nM, respectively. The concentration of brimonidine in the vitreous humor, which is needed to activate α2 receptors, was >2 nM in all patients. The concentration of brinzolamide was 8.96 ± 4.65 and 1100 ± 813 nM, respectively. However, there was no significant correlation between the concentrations of brimonidine in the vitreous and aqueous humor samples.

conclusionsSufficient concentrations of brimonidine were detected in all vitreous samples. The dissociated correlation of the drug concentrations between aqueous and vitreous humors implies the possibility of another pathway to vitreous humor, different from the pathway to aqueous humor.

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aqueous humorsbrimonidinebrinzolamidefixed-combination ophthalmic suspensionvitreous humors

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