Transscleral iontophoresis of cefazolin, ticarcillin, and gentamicin in the rabbit.
Transscleral iontophoresis of cefazolin, ticarcillin, and gentamicin in the rabbit.
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DOI:
10.1016/s0161-6420(86)33780-1
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发表时间:
1986
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影响因子:
13.7
通讯作者:
M. Barza;C. Peckman;J. Baum
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作者:
M. Barza;C. Peckman;J. Baum
Corneal iontophoresis produces high concentrations of drugs in the anterior segment but not in the vitreous humor of the phakic eye, presumably because transport is impeded by the lens-iris barrier. We have used two modifications to produce high levels of commonly used antibiotics in the vitreous humor of the phakic rabbit eye: (1) the device is placed over the pars plana, circumventing the lens-iris barrier; (2) the contact area of the column of fluid is kept small (≤ 1 mm diameter) so as to provide a high current density. Applying 2 mAmp for 10 minutes, we were able to achieve mean vitreal concentrations of cefazolin, ticarcillin, and gentamicin of 94–207 µg/ml in the normal rabbit eye. Drug penetration showed a correlation with strength of current (0.1–2 mAmp) and with duration of iontophoresis (1–10 minutes) but not with concentration of the drug solution. Transscleral iontophoresis is a promising noninvasive technique to achieve high vitreal levels of charged solutes.