Effects of latrunculin-B on outflow facility and trabecular meshwork structure in human eyes

Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science
C Ross EthierDarren W-H Chan

Abstract

To determine the effect of the F-actin-disrupting agent latrunculin-B on aqueous outflow facility and trabecular meshwork architecture in human eyes. After baseline facility measurement in human eye bank eyes (n = 9 pairs), one eye of each pair received anterior chamber exchange and continued perfusion with medium containing 1 microM latrunculin-B. Contralateral eyes were treated in a similar manner with vehicle. Eyes were fixed by anterior chamber exchange and perfusion with universal fixative at 8 mm Hg (corresponding to a physiologic pressure of 15 mm Hg in vivo), and outflow pathway tissues were examined by transmission and scanning electron microscopy. Perfusion of eyes with 1 microM latrunculin-B caused a continuous and ongoing increase in outflow facility, resulting in a net facility difference of 64% 2 hours after drug administration (P < 0.006). Transmission electron microscopy showed subtle and focal detachment of the inner wall of Schlemm's canal, rarefaction of the juxtacanalicular tissue (JCT), and cell-cell and cell-matrix detachment. Scanning electron microscopy showed collapsed vacuoles in the inner wall of Schlemm's canal and a marked increase in the number and size of border (paracellular) pores in the inner w...Continue Reading

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