Investigating short-term toxicity of melphalan in a model of an isolated and superfused bovine retina

Graefe's Archive for Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology = Albrecht Von Graefes Archiv Für Klinische Und Experimentelle Ophthalmologie
Kai JanuschowskiSabine Aisenbrey

Abstract

Melphalan, as a treatment for retinoblastoma, has been applied intra-arterially by catheterisation of the ophthalmic artery or intravitreally, aiming to reduce systemic side effects of intravenous drug therapy. This study evaluates retinal toxicity of different melphalan concentrations measured by electroretinogram (ERG) in an isolated and perfused retinal whole mount culture. For functional testing, bovine retinas were prepared and perfused with an oxygen-saturated standard solution and the ERG was recorded until stable b-wave or a-wave amplitudes were reached. Thereafter, retinae were exposed to 80, 160 and 320 μg/ml of melphalan for 30 min. After exposure, a washout was performed thrice for 5 min each and the ERG amplitude recovery was monitored for 60 min. To investigate the effects on photoreceptor function, 1-mM asparate was added to suppress the b-wave and obtain isolated a-waves. While no toxic effects for a concentration of 80 μg/ml were observed, both b- and a-waves were significantly reduced after application of 160 (b-wave 43.8 %, p = 0.03; a-wave 28.2 %, p = 0.04) and 320 μg/ml (b-wave 20.0 %, p = 0.04; a-wave 35.8 %, p = 0.02). For 320 μg/ml, this reduction remained significant at the end of the washout (b-wave 40...Continue Reading

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