A-5021: A New Acyclovir Analogue Inhibits Murine Herpetic Keratitis
A-5021: A New Acyclovir Analogue Inhibits Murine Herpetic Keratitis
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A-5021:一种新的阿昔洛韦类似物可抑制小鼠疱疹性角膜炎
作者:
M. Itahashi;S. Higaki;D. Sugahara;K. Sugioka;T. Deai;Kazumasa Takao;K. Hayashi;Y. Shimomura
Purpose: To determine the efficacy of A-5021, a new analogue of acyclovir, on murine herpetic keratitis. Methods: Herpes simplex virus type 1 (strain CHR3) was inoculated onto bilateral scarified BALB/c corneas. Clinical scores on the corneas treated with A-5021 eyedrops were compared with those obtained from the treatment with 3% acyclovir eye ointment by slit lamp microscopy. Virus titers of the trigeminal ganglia and eyeballs were quantitated on Vero cell monolayers. Mice treated with saline or a white petroleum jelly were used as controls. Results: A-5021 eyedrops significantly suppressed both corneal epithelial and stromal lesions at all concentrations used. Clinical scores on the epithelium and stroma treated with 0.1% A-5021 were equivalent to those with 3% acyclovir treatment. When compared with the non-drug-treated control mice, virus titers in the eyeballs and trigeminal ganglia in A-5021- and acyclovir-treated mice were significantly less than those in controls. Conclusions: A-5021 eyedrops, which are easily applied onto the affected cornea, ameliorated clinical scores and suppressed virus growth. It is a promising alternative treatment of herpetic keratitis.
DOI:
10.1001/archopht.116.6.777
发表时间:
1998
期刊:
Archives of ophthalmology (Chicago, Ill. : 1960)
影响因子:
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作者:
Kaufman,HE;Varnell,ED;Thompson,HW
通讯作者:
Thompson,HW
影响因子:
4.4
作者:
Anand, BS;Hill, JM;Mitra, AK
通讯作者:
Mitra, AK