Abstract | PURPOSE: METHODS: The role of LFA-1 (CD11a/CD18) was examined either in CD18(-/-) mice, by intraperitoneal injection of anti-CD11a, or by topical application of lifitegrast. Corneal inflammation was induced by epithelial abrasion and exposure to either tobramycin-killed Pseudomonas aeruginosa or Staphylococcus aureus in the presence of a 2-mm-diameter punch from a silicone hydrogel contact lens. After 24 h, corneal thickness and haze were examined by in vivo confocal microscopy, and neutrophil recruitment to the corneal stroma was detected by immunohistochemistry. RESULTS: Neutrophil recruitment to the corneal stroma and development of stromal haze were significantly impaired in CD18(-/-) mice or after injection of anti-CD11a. Topical lifitegrast also inhibited P. aeruginosa- and S. aureus-induced inflammation, with the optimal application being a 1% solution applied either 2 or 3 times prior. CONCLUSION: As LFA-1-dependent neutrophil recruitment to the corneal stroma can be blocked by topical lifitegrast, this reagent could be used in combination with antibiotics to prevent leukocyte infiltration to the corneal stroma in association with contact-lens wear.
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Authors | Yan Sun, Rui Zhang, Thomas R Gadek, Charles A O'Neill, Eric Pearlman |
Journal | Journal of ocular pharmacology and therapeutics : the official journal of the Association for Ocular Pharmacology and Therapeutics
(J Ocul Pharmacol Ther)
Vol. 29
Issue 4
Pg. 395-402
(May 2013)
ISSN: 1557-7732 [Electronic] United States |
PMID | 23215542
(Publication Type: Journal Article, Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't)
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Chemical References |
- CD11a Antigen
- CD18 Antigens
- Lymphocyte Function-Associated Antigen-1
- Sulfones
- lifitegrast
- Phenylalanine
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Topics |
- Animals
- CD11a Antigen
(immunology)
- CD18 Antigens
(genetics)
- Contact Lenses
(adverse effects)
- Cornea
(drug effects, pathology)
- Corneal Stroma
(drug effects, pathology)
- Disease Models, Animal
- Eye Infections, Bacterial
(immunology, pathology, prevention & control)
- Inflammation
(immunology, pathology, prevention & control)
- Lymphocyte Function-Associated Antigen-1
(drug effects)
- Mice
- Mice, Inbred C57BL
- Mice, Knockout
- Microscopy, Confocal
- Neutrophil Infiltration
(drug effects)
- Phenylalanine
(analogs & derivatives, pharmacology)
- Pseudomonas Infections
(immunology, pathology, prevention & control)
- Pseudomonas aeruginosa
(isolation & purification)
- Staphylococcal Infections
(immunology, pathology, prevention & control)
- Staphylococcus aureus
(isolation & purification)
- Sulfones
(pharmacology)
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