Progression of diabetic retinopathy severity after treatment with dexamethasone implant: a 24-month cohort study the ‘DR-Pro-DEX Study’

Iglicki, Matías; Zur, Dinah; Busch, Catharina; Okada, Mali; Loewenstein, Anat

doi:10.1007/s00592-018-1117-z

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“…Moreover, some patients have poor response to the drugs after a long-term treatment [11]. Apart from anti-VEGF drugs, some other therapies have also impacted macular disease treatment and showed their effectiveness, such as dexamethasone implant [12][13][14].…”

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Integrated bioinformatics analysis of aberrantly-methylated differentially-expressed genes and pathways in age-related macular degeneration

Shen

Liu

et al. 2020

BMC Ophthalmol

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Background: Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) represents the leading cause of visual impairment in the aging population. The goal of this study was to identify aberrantly-methylated, differentially-expressed genes (MDEGs) in AMD and explore the involved pathways via integrated bioinformatics analysis. Methods: Data from expression profile GSE29801 and methylation profile GSE102952 were obtained from the Gene Expression Omnibus database. We analyzed differentially-methylated genes and differentially-expressed genes using R software. Functional enrichment and protein-protein interaction (PPI) network analysis were performed using the R package and Search Tool for the Retrieval of Interacting Genes online database. Hub genes were identified using Cytoscape. Results: In total, 827 and 592 genes showed high and low expression, respectively, in GSE29801; 4117 hyper-methylated genes and 511 hypo-methylated genes were detected in GSE102952. Based on overlap, we categorized 153 genes as hyper-methylated, low-expression genes (Hyper-LGs) and 24 genes as hypo-methylated, high-expression genes (Hypo-HGs). Four Hyper-LGs (CKB, PPP3CA, TGFB2, SOCS2) overlapped with AMD risk genes in the Public Health Genomics and Precision Health Knowledge Base. KEGG pathway enrichment analysis indicated that Hypo-HGs were enriched in the calcium signaling pathway, whereas Hyper-LGs were enriched in sphingolipid metabolism. In GO analysis, Hypo-HGs were enriched in fibroblast migration, membrane raft, and coenzyme binding, among others. Hyper-LGs were enriched in mRNA transport, nuclear speck, and DNA binding, among others. In PPI network analysis, 23 nodes and two edges were established from Hypo-HGs, and 151 nodes and 73 edges were established from Hyper-LGs. Hub genes (DHX9, MAPT, PAX6) showed the greatest overlap.(Continued on next page)

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Integrated bioinformatics analysis of aberrantly-methylated differentially-expressed genes and pathways in age-related macular degeneration

Shen

Liu

et al. 2020

BMC Ophthalmol

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“…110 Similar data obtained from the DR-Pro-DEX Study and others demonstrated that the dexamethasone and fluocinolone implants significantly delayed the progression and reduced the severity of DR over a 24-month study period. 153,154 Nonsteroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) for DME have not been studied in depth, but available investigations suggest that they have little role in its management. Protocol R of the DRCR Network was a prospective, masked, randomized clinical trial of topical nepafenac 0.1% three times per day versus placebo over 12 months in eyes with noncenter-involved DME and good VA. 155 No differences in VA outcomes were found.…”

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<p>The Evolving Treatment of Diabetic Retinopathy</p>

Mansour¹,

Browning²,

Wong³

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Purpose: To review the current therapeutic options for the management of diabetic retinopathy (DR) and diabetic macular edema (DME) and examine the evidence for integration of laser and pharmacotherapy. Methods: A review of the PubMed database was performed using the search terms diabetic retinopathy, diabetic macular edema, neovascularization, laser photocoagulation, intravitreal injection, vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF), vitrectomy, pars plana vitreous surgery, antiangiogenic therapy. With additional cross-referencing, this yielded 835 publications of which 301 were selected based on content and relevance. Results: Many recent studies have evaluated the pharmacological, laser and surgical therapeutic strategies for the treatment and prevention of DR and DME. Several newer diagnostic systems such as optical coherence tomography (OCT), microperimetry, and multifocal electroretinography (mfERG) are also assisting in further refinements in the staging and classification of DR and DME. Pharmacological therapies for both DR and DME include both systemic and ocular agents. Systemic agents that promote intensive glycemic control, control of dyslipidemia and antagonists of the renin-angiotensin system demonstrate beneficial effects for both DR and DME. Ocular therapies include anti-VEGF agents, corticosteroids and nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs. Laser therapy, both as panretinal and focal or grid applications continue to be employed in management of DR and DME. Refinements in laser devices have yielded more tissue-sparing (subthreshold) modes in which many of the benefits of conventional continuous wave (CW) lasers can be obtained without the adverse side effects. Recent attempts to lessen the burden of anti-VEGF injections by integrating laser therapy have met with mixed results. Increasingly, vitreoretinal surgical techniques are employed for less advanced stages of DR and DME. The development and use of smaller gauge instrumentation and advanced anesthesia agents have been associated with a trend toward earlier surgical intervention for diabetic retinopathy. Several novel drug delivery strategies are currently being examined with the goal of decreasing the therapeutic burden of monthly intravitreal injections. These fall into one of the five categories: non-biodegradable polymeric drug delivery systems, biodegradable polymeric drug delivery systems, nanoparticle-based drug delivery systems, ocular injection devices and with sustained release refillable devices. At present, there remains no one single strategy for the management of the particular stages of DR and DME as there are many options that have not been rigorously tested through large, randomized, controlled clinical trials. Conclusion: Pharmacotherapy, both ocular and systemic, will be the primary mode of intervention in the management of DR and DME in many cases when cost and treatment burden are less constrained. Conventional laser therapy has become a secondary intervention in these instances, but remains a first-line option when cost and ...

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“…Corticosteroids reduce not only leukostasis and inflammatory cytokine production, but also VEGF expression [19]. Several studies have indicated that steroids were effective and safe for diabetic macular edema (DME) eyes' treatment [20][21][22][23][24][25].…”

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Comparison of the Efficacy and Safety of Intravitreal Conbercept with Intravitreal Ranibizumab for Treatment of Diabetic Macular Edema: A Meta-Analysis

Sun

Zhang

Tian

et al. 2020

Journal of Ophthalmology

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Introduction. This meta-analysis aimed to compare the therapeutic effect and safety of intravitreal conbercept (IVC) versus intravitreal ranibizumab (IVR) in treatment of diabetic macular edema (DME). Methods. Relevant studies were identified through systemic searches of PubMed, Embase, Cochrane Library, Ovid, CNKI, and Wanfang database up to 28 February 2019. Changes in central retinal thickness (CRT) in μm and best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA) in logMAR equivalents at 1, 3, and 6 months after initial treatment were performed by pooled analysis. Adverse events (AEs) were evaluated. Results. Eight articles involving 588 patients with DME were identified for this meta-analysis. The results showed that IVC significantly improved BCVA compared with IVR at 6 mo (SMD = −0.74 95% CI: −1.28 to −0.2; p=0.029) in patients with DME. IVC was superior to IVR in reducing central retinal thickness (CRT at 1 mo (p<0.0001), 3 mo (p=0.025), and 6 mo (p=0.019)) from baseline with statistical significance. For AEs, the pooled results showed that no significant difference in the risk of intraocular pressure increased (OR = 1.71; 95% CI: 0.55 to 5.25; p=0.352) or conjunctival hemorrhage (OR = 0.89; 95% CI: 0.34 to 2.34; p=0.65) between two groups. Conclusions. This meta-analysis showed that IVC trended to be more effective than IVR in terms of functional and anatomic outcomes for treating DME.

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Progression of diabetic retinopathy severity after treatment with dexamethasone implant: a 24-month cohort study the ‘DR-Pro-DEX Study’

Cited by 73 publications

References 39 publications

Integrated bioinformatics analysis of aberrantly-methylated differentially-expressed genes and pathways in age-related macular degeneration

Integrated bioinformatics analysis of aberrantly-methylated differentially-expressed genes and pathways in age-related macular degeneration

<p>The Evolving Treatment of Diabetic Retinopathy</p>

Comparison of the Efficacy and Safety of Intravitreal Conbercept with Intravitreal Ranibizumab for Treatment of Diabetic Macular Edema: A Meta-Analysis

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