Purpose: To present a new ocular nebulization therapy for the treatment of dry eye disease (DED) and investigate the efficacy of vitamin B12 (VB12) and oxytocin (OXT) nebulization with clinical parameters and in vivo confocal microscopy (IVCM). Patients and methods: Thirty-eight patients with DED were enrolled, with 19 receiving VB12 nebulization and 19 receiving OXT nebulization twice weekly for 3 months. Clinical signs and symptoms including Ocular Surface Disease Index, self-assessment of light sensitivity and dryness, tear meniscus height, tear break-up time (BUT), and corneal staining, along with IVCM data of basal epithelial cell density, sub-basal dendritic cell (DC) density, nerve density, and nerve tortuosity were acquired at baseline, 1 month, and 3 months after starting treatment. Results: Patients treated with VB12 improved significantly in all signs and symptoms except for nerve tortuosity during the three-month treatment, while OXT demonstrated similar effects apart from BUT and nerve tortuosity. VB12 group revealed a higher BUT at 1 month and 3 months with a higher basal epithelial cell density at 3 months compared with OXT group, and a lower DC density was observed in OXT group at 1 month. Change of basal epithelial cell density was more significant at 3 months in VB12 group, with OXT group showing a significantly higher DC reduction at 1 month. Conclusion: The nebulization therapy delivering VB12 and OXT appears to be effective in improving the symptoms and signs of dry eye, with a relatively stronger effect of BUT elevation and epithelial repair in VB12 and anti-inflammation in OXT nebulization.
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Capital's Funds for Health Improvement and Research [2018-2-4093]; Peking University Medicine Seed Fund for Interdisciplinary Research [BMU2018MX016]
基金编号:BMU2018MX0162018-2-4093
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大类|3 区医学
小类|3 区药物化学3 区药学
最新[2023]版:
大类|2 区医学
小类|2 区药物化学2 区药学
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第一作者机构:[1]Peking Univ, Hosp 3, Dept Ophthalmol, Beijing, Peoples R China
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通讯机构:[*1]Peking Univ, Hosp 3, 49 North Garden St, Beijing, Peoples R China
推荐引用方式(GB/T 7714):
Yang Jiarui,Liu Yushi,Xu Yanhui,et al.A new approach of ocular nebulization with vitamin B12 versus oxytocin for the treatment of dry eye disease: an in vivo confocal microscopy study[J].DRUG DESIGN DEVELOPMENT AND THERAPY.2019,13:2381-2391.doi:10.2147/DDDT.S203464.
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Yang, Jiarui,Liu, Yushi,Xu, Yanhui,Li, Xiaodan,Fu, Jiayu...&Li, Xuemin.(2019).A new approach of ocular nebulization with vitamin B12 versus oxytocin for the treatment of dry eye disease: an in vivo confocal microscopy study.DRUG DESIGN DEVELOPMENT AND THERAPY,13,
MLA:
Yang, Jiarui,et al."A new approach of ocular nebulization with vitamin B12 versus oxytocin for the treatment of dry eye disease: an in vivo confocal microscopy study".DRUG DESIGN DEVELOPMENT AND THERAPY 13.(2019):2381-2391