Short-Term Effects of Topical Tafluprost on Retinal Blood Flow in Cats

Izumi, Naohiro; Nagaoka, Taiji; Satô, Eiichi; Mori, Fumihiko; Takahashi, Atsushi; Sogawa, Kenji; Yoshida, Akitoshi

doi:10.1089/jop.2007.0065

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“…Few studies have evaluated the effect of tafluprost on ocular circulation. In the present study, a significant decrease was found in the RI of the OA of rabbits, and similar results have also been found in the optic nerve and retinal circulation in rabbits, cats, and humans (27,29,30) . In the present study, both eyes were analyzed, but the eye drops were instilled in only one of the eyes.…”

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Effects of prostaglandin analogs on blood flow velocity and resistance in the ophthalmic artery of rabbits

Giannico¹,

Lima²,

Shaw³

et al. 2016

Arquivos Brasileiros De Oftalmologia

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Approved by the following research ethics committee: Universidade Federal do Paraná, protocol #011/2011. ABSTRACTPurpose: The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of prostaglandin analogs on blood flow in the ophthalmic artery of clinically healthy rabbits. Methods: Fifty-five clinically healthy New Zealand white rabbits were divided into six groups, and the left eyes were treated for four weeks with the preservative benzalkonium chloride (BAK) only or a topical formulation of different prostaglandin analogs (bimatoprost BAK, tafluprost BAK-free, travoprost BAK, travoprost POLYQUAD, and latanoprost BAK). Color Doppler imaging was performed before and after the treatments. The mean values of the peak systolic velocity (PSV) and end diastolic velocity and the resistive index (RI) were calculated. Statistical analysis was performed to compare the differences pre-and post-treatment for each drug and post-treatment among the drugs. Results: The prostaglandin analogs did not affect PSV. Bimatoprost BAK, travoprost POLYQUAD, and latanoprost BAK did not change RI. Tafluprost BAK-free and travoprost BAK therapy resulted in similar reductions in RI. No significant differences pre-and post-treatment were found when BAK was administered alone. Conclusion:The prostaglandin analogs tafluprost BAK-free and travoprost BAK improved blood flow in the ophthalmic artery in healthy New Zealand white rabbits, which suggests that these drugs enhance the prevention of the progression the progression of glaucoma. Keywords

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Effects of prostaglandin analogs on blood flow velocity and resistance in the ophthalmic artery of rabbits

Giannico¹,

Lima²,

Shaw³

et al. 2016

Arquivos Brasileiros De Oftalmologia

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“…21,22 Izumi et al noted that administration of tafluprost 0.0015% significantly increased retinal blood flow and blood velocity as measured by laser doppler velocimetry in cats. 23 This observation was then confirmed by Akaishi et al. who found that ONH blood flow increased in rabbit eyes after 28 days of treatment with any of the three F 2α prostaglandin analogs (tafluprost, latanoprost, or travoprost).…”

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Tafluprost: a novel prostaglandin analog for treatment of glaucoma

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“…87 Prostaglandin analogues have been found to increase ONH and retinal blood flow in humans as well as in experimental animals. [88][89][90][91] In a study in healthy volunteers, 2-week administration of topical latanoprost also improved choroidal blood flow regulation during both, an experimental increase and decrease in OPP compared with placebo, but this effect is most likely related to the ocular hypotensive effect of the drug. 92 Until recently, no clinical outcome data were available for any of the prostaglandin analogues, because most of the large-scale clinical outcome trials were started before this class of antiglaucoma drugs became commercially available.…”

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Pharmacotherapy of Glaucoma

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Garhöfer³

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Journal of Ocular Pharmacology and Therapeutics

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Glaucoma is a group of diseases involving the optic nerve and associated structures, which is characterized by progressive visual field loss and typical changes of the optic nerve head (ONH). The only known treatment of the disease is reduction of intraocular pressure (IOP), which has been shown to reduce glaucoma progression in a variety of large-scale clinical trials. Nowadays, a relatively wide array of topical antiglaucoma drugs is available, including prostaglandin analogues, carbonic anhydrase inhibitors, beta-receptor antagonists, adrenergic agonists, and parasympathomimetics. In clinical routine, this allows for individualized treatment taking risk factors, efficacy, and safety into account. A major challenge is related to adherence to therapy. Sustained release devices may help minimize this problem but are not yet available for clinical routine use. Another hope arises from non-IOP-related treatment concepts. In recent years, much knowledge has been gained regarding the molecular mechanisms that underlie the disease process in glaucoma. This also strengthens the hope that glaucoma therapy beyond IOP lowering will become available. Implementing this concept with clinical trials remains, however, a challenge.

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Short-Term Effects of Topical Tafluprost on Retinal Blood Flow in Cats

Abstract: We observed, for the first time, that topical tafluprost significantly increased RBF in cats, suggesting that dual-action tafluprost may be a beneficial antiglaucomatous agent for reducing IOP and increasing RBF.

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Effects of prostaglandin analogs on blood flow velocity and resistance in the ophthalmic artery of rabbits

Effects of prostaglandin analogs on blood flow velocity and resistance in the ophthalmic artery of rabbits

Tafluprost: a novel prostaglandin analog for treatment of glaucoma

Pharmacotherapy of Glaucoma

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