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Effects of ripasudil, a rho kinase inhibitor, on blood flow in the optic nerve head of normal rats

Authors: Yasushi Wada, Tomomi Higashide, Atsushi Nagata, Kazuhisa Sugiyama

Published in: Graefe's Archive for Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology | Issue 2/2019

Abstract

Purpose

To evaluate the effect of topically administrated ripasudil, a rho kinase inhibitor, on blood flow in the optic nerve head (ONH) of normal rats.

Methods

Ripasudil (0.4%) or placebo was administered in the right eye of normal Brown Norway rats in a double-blind manner. Laser speckle flowgraphy was measured in the ONH of the right eye 20 or 40 min after a single instillation and before and after 7 or 14 days of twice daily instillation. Mean blur rate was evaluated in the total area (MA), the vessel region (MV), and the tissue region (MT). Intraocular pressure (IOP), blood pressure, ocular perfusion pressure (OPP), and heart rate were also recorded at each time point.

Results

After a single instillation, MV was significantly larger at 40 min than 20 min in the ripasudil group (P = 0.044) and was significantly lower in the placebo group (P = 0.023). MA and MV 40 min after instillation were significantly larger in the ripasudil group than in the placebo group (P = 0.022 and P = 0.006, respectively). After continuous instillation, MA and MV in the ripasudil group significantly increased from baseline after 7 and 14 days of treatment (both P < 0.05) and MA, MV, and MT were significantly higher than in the placebo group (MA: 7 and 14 days, P < 0.01; MV: 7 days, P = 0.003, and 14 days, P = 0.012; MT: 7 days, P = 0.046). There were no significant changes in IOP, blood pressure, or OPP after single or continuous instillation.

Conclusions

Topical instillation of ripasudil increased blood flow around the ONH in the eyes of normal rats.

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Title: Effects of ripasudil, a rho kinase inhibitor, on blood flow in the optic nerve head of normal rats
Authors: Yasushi Wada
Tomomi Higashide
Atsushi Nagata
Kazuhisa Sugiyama
Publication date: 01-02-2019
Publisher: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Published in: Graefe's Archive for Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology / Issue 2/2019
Print ISSN: 0721-832X
Electronic ISSN: 1435-702X
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00417-018-4191-6

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