The effect on wound healing of pazopanib and bevacizumab compared with corticosteroid in experimental glaucoma filtration surgery

摘要

AIM: To compare the effects of bevacizumab and pazopanib with corticosteroids on wound healing after trabeculectomy. METHODS: In the study, 35 New Zealand white rabbits were randomly divided into five groups. Apart from the first group, limbus-based trabeculectomy was performed for the eyes of rabbits. No postoperative treatment was administered for group Ⅰ. Topically administered saline, prednisolone acetate(1%), bevacizumab 5 mg/mL, pazopanib 5 mg/mL for group Ⅱ, Ⅲ, Ⅳ and Ⅴ respectively were applied for groups 6 h daily for 28 d. On day 28 of the experiment, eyes were enucleated and histologically and immunohistochemically analyzed.RESULTS: The fibroblast counts of groups Ⅳ and Ⅴ were determined to be lower than those of groups Ⅱ and Ⅲ(P0.05). The immunohistochemical staining intensity of fibroblast growth factor β(FGF-β) and vascular endothelial growth factor(VEGF) was determined to be lower in groups Ⅳ and Ⅴ than in groups Ⅱ and Ⅲ(P0.05). The platelet derived growth factor β(PDGF-β) intensity was lower in group Ⅴ than in groups Ⅱ, Ⅲ and Ⅳ(P0.05). CONCLUSION: Bevacizumab and pazopanib might be good alternatives of corticosteroid treatment on delaying wound healing in glaucoma surgery.