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Pilocarpine-induced dilation of Schlemm's canal and prevention of lumen collapse at elevated intraocular pressures in living mice visualized by OCT.

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Li, G; Farsiu, S; Chiu, SJ; Gonzalez, P; Lütjen-Drecoll, E; Overby, DR; Stamer, WD
Published in: Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci
March 4, 2014

PURPOSE: The goal was to assess effects of IOP and pilocarpine-induced ciliary muscle contraction on conventional outflow pathway tissues in living anesthetized mice. METHODS: Intraocular pressure was controlled by intracameral cannulation of mouse eyes while imaging using spectral-domain optical coherence tomography (SD-OCT). Time-lapse sagittal SD-OCT sections through Schlemm's canal (SC) were acquired while changing IOP stepwise between 10 and 45 mm Hg. After topical application of 1% pilocarpine, the series of IOP steps and imaging were repeated. Effects of pilocarpine on IOP and outflow facility in living mice were verified by rebound tonometry and flow measurements at three different IOPs, respectively. In vivo OCT images were compared with eyes analyzed by standard histology. RESULTS: In living mice imaged by SD-OCT, the lumen of SC progressively collapsed with increasing IOP, reaching near complete closure at 20 mm Hg. Schlemm's canal collapse was reversible, with the lumen opening within minutes after returning IOP from 45 to 10 mm Hg. Pilocarpine-induced ciliary muscle contraction changed SC lumen area by 131.6% ± 21.0% compared with untreated controls at 10 mm Hg, opened the trabecular meshwork, and prevented complete collapse of the SC lumen at higher pressures. Similar results were observed by standard histology. Pilocarpine increased outflow facility 4-fold (P = 0.02) and lowered IOP (16.46 ± 2.23 vs. 11.08 ± 2.28 mm Hg, P = 0.03). CONCLUSIONS: Spectral-domain OCT was effective at visualizing changes in SC lumen in living mice. Results with pilocarpine are consistent with the concept that a primary role for the ciliary muscle is to prevent collapse of SC.

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Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci

DOI

EISSN

1552-5783

Publication Date

March 4, 2014

Volume

55

Issue

6

Start / End Page

3737 / 3746

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Trabecular Meshwork
  • Tomography, Optical Coherence
  • Pilocarpine
  • Ophthalmology & Optometry
  • Ocular Hypertension
  • Muscarinic Agonists
  • Mice
  • Intraocular Pressure
  • Disease Models, Animal
  • Ciliary Body
 

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Li, G., Farsiu, S., Chiu, S. J., Gonzalez, P., Lütjen-Drecoll, E., Overby, D. R., & Stamer, W. D. (2014). Pilocarpine-induced dilation of Schlemm's canal and prevention of lumen collapse at elevated intraocular pressures in living mice visualized by OCT. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci, 55(6), 3737–3746. https://doi.org/10.1167/iovs.13-13700
Li, Guorong, Sina Farsiu, Stephanie J. Chiu, Pedro Gonzalez, Elke Lütjen-Drecoll, Darryl R. Overby, and W Daniel Stamer. “Pilocarpine-induced dilation of Schlemm's canal and prevention of lumen collapse at elevated intraocular pressures in living mice visualized by OCT.Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci 55, no. 6 (March 4, 2014): 3737–46. https://doi.org/10.1167/iovs.13-13700.
Li G, Farsiu S, Chiu SJ, Gonzalez P, Lütjen-Drecoll E, Overby DR, et al. Pilocarpine-induced dilation of Schlemm's canal and prevention of lumen collapse at elevated intraocular pressures in living mice visualized by OCT. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 2014 Mar 4;55(6):3737–46.
Li, Guorong, et al. “Pilocarpine-induced dilation of Schlemm's canal and prevention of lumen collapse at elevated intraocular pressures in living mice visualized by OCT.Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci, vol. 55, no. 6, Mar. 2014, pp. 3737–46. Pubmed, doi:10.1167/iovs.13-13700.
Li G, Farsiu S, Chiu SJ, Gonzalez P, Lütjen-Drecoll E, Overby DR, Stamer WD. Pilocarpine-induced dilation of Schlemm's canal and prevention of lumen collapse at elevated intraocular pressures in living mice visualized by OCT. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 2014 Mar 4;55(6):3737–3746.

Published In

Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci

DOI

EISSN

1552-5783

Publication Date

March 4, 2014

Volume

55

Issue

6

Start / End Page

3737 / 3746

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Trabecular Meshwork
  • Tomography, Optical Coherence
  • Pilocarpine
  • Ophthalmology & Optometry
  • Ocular Hypertension
  • Muscarinic Agonists
  • Mice
  • Intraocular Pressure
  • Disease Models, Animal
  • Ciliary Body