The effect of nicotine on anti-vascular endothelial growth factor therapy in a mouse model of neovascular age-related macular degeneration.
The effect of nicotine on anti-vascular endothelial growth factor therapy in a mouse model of neovascular age-related macular degeneration.
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10.1097/iae.0b013e31823496b8
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2012-06
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Bora PS
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Davis SJ;Lyzogubov VV;Tytarenko RG;Safar AN;Bora NS;Bora PS
Evaluate the effect of nicotine on anti-VEGF therapy in the treatment of neovascular age-related macular degeneration (AMD). One group of mice received nicotine in drinking water and the other group received water only. Choroidal neovascularization (CNV) was induced with a laser. Nicotinic acetylcholine receptor (nAChR) α7 expression was evaluated by immunohistochemistry (IHC). Bevacizumab or adiponectin peptide II (APNpII) was injected intravitreally on day 7 post-laser and the effects were evaluated on days 14 and 21. α-bungerotoxin was injected intraperitoneally on days 2–5 and its effect evaluated on day 14. Expression of nAChR α7 was 2–7 times higher between days 3 and 7 post-laser compared to naïve mice. In water fed mice, APNpII, bevacizumab, and α-bungarotoxin significantly reduced CNV size. In nicotine fed mice, treatment with APNpII or bevacizumab did not significantly reduce CNV size, whereas α-bungerotoxin did have an effect. Comparing water and nicotine mice, CNV size was 61–86% smaller in water mice except for the α-bungarotoxin group where there was no difference. PDGF and VEGF expression was 1.5–2.5 fold higher at day 14 in nicotine treated mice. Nicotine significantly blocks the effect of anti-VEGF therapy in the treatment of laser induced neovascular AMD. nAChR α7 is significantly up-regulated during the formation of CNV and treatment with a nAChR α7 antagonist decreases CNV size irrespective of nicotine administration-