Purpose: Ranibizumab (Lucentis®) is a Fab‐Fragment of a recombinant, humanized, monoclonal VEGF (anti‐vascular endothelial growth factor) antibody. This study analyzed the ability of topical Ranibizumab to inhibit lymphangiogenesis in addition to hemangiogenesis after acute corneal inflammation in vivo. In addition, the effect of Ranibizumab on the proliferation of human lymphatic endothelial cells (LECs) and blood endothelial cells (BECs) in vitro was studied. Methods: The inhibitory effect of Ranibizumab on LECs and BECs was studied in vitro using a proliferation enzyme‐linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) assay. To study the in vivo effects of Ranibizumab, the mouse model of suture induced inflammatory corneal neovascularization was used. Study mice received topical Ranibizumab as eye drops. After 1 week excised corneas were stained with LYVE‐1 and CD31. Hemangiogenesis and lymphangiogenesis were analyzed morphometrically by using a semiautomatic method based on the image analyzing program Cell^F. Results: An antiproliferative effect of Ranibizumab was seen in vitro on both human BECs and LECs with a significance of p < 0.0001 and p < 0.0004, respectively. In vivo experiments showed that topical application of Ranibizumab significantly inhibits both hemangiogenesis (p = 0.0026) and lymphangiogenesis (p = 0.0026) in the cornea. Conclusion: Ranibizumab is a potent inhibitor of inflammatory corneal hemangiogenesis and lymphangiogenesis in vivo with a direct inhibitory effect on both endothelial cell types in vitro. This study for the first time demonstrates an inhibitory effect of Ranibizumab on lymphatic vessels which could have a wider range of clinical applications. 相似文献
方法:前瞻性研究。选择2019-11/2020-02于邢台市人民医院眼科首次就诊的糖尿病性黄斑水肿(DME)的患者纳入研究,随机按治疗方式分为阿柏西普组与雷珠单抗组,采用3+PRN(pro re nata)的治疗方案,两次注射时间间隔至少4wk,所有患者均先注射3次,随访时根据患者的最佳矫正视力(BCVA)及黄斑部中心凹视网膜厚度(CFT)的大小决定是否再次注射,患者均完成12mo随访,记录治疗前后两组患者的BCVA、CFT、眼压以及注射次数的变化。
Aims To assess effectiveness, cost, and cost-effectiveness of ranibizumab versus the current medical practices of treating age-related
macular degeneration in France.
Methods A simulation decision framework over 1 year compared ranibizumab versus the usual care using two effectiveness criteria: the
“visual acuity improvement rate” (greater than 15 letters on the ETDRS scale) and the “rate of legal blindness avoided”. Two
decision trees included various sequences of current treatments, with or without ranibizumab.
Results Ranibizumab appeared significantly more effective than the usual care (p < 0.001), providing greater treatment success rate of visual acuity improvement (48.8% versus 33.9%). The cost of the ranibizumab
strategy was higher (9,123 euros (€) over 1 year for ranibizumab versus 7,604 € for the usual care) but the average cost-effectiveness
was lower – 18,721 € /success for ranibizumab versus 22,543 €/success for usual care (p < 0.001). Considering the “legal blindness avoided” success criterion, the ranibizumab strategy appeared significantly more
effective (p < 0.001), providing greater treatment success rate for of legal blindness avoided than usual care (99.7% versus 93.1%) although
it was more expensive (9,196 € over 1 year for ranibizumab versus 5,713 € for the usual care).
Conclusion Ranibizumab significantly improved the rate of visual acuity improvement and reduced the rate of legal blindness. Ranibizumab
appeared significantly more cost-effective than the usual treatments in terms of visual acuity improvement.
Financial relationships: This study was sponsored by Novartis Pharma SAS, France. The authors have no financial interests
with the sponsor and have full control of all primary data. Thomas Citterio and Ségolène Bisot-Locard are employees of Novartis,
France. The authors agree to allow Graefes Archive for Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology to review their data upon request. 相似文献