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ArticlePharmaceutics2023

Fluoxetine Protects Retinal Ischemic Damage in Mice.

Giovanni Luca Romano, Lucia Gozzo, Oriana Maria Maurel, Serena Di Martino, Valentina Riolo, Vincenzo Micale, Filippo Drago, Claudio Bucolo

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Article in Pharmaceutics, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Giovanni Luca RomanoDepartment of Biomedical and Biotechnological Sciences, Section of Pharmacology, University of Catania, 95100 Catania, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-8722-7835
Lucia GozzoDepartment of Biomedical and Biotechnological Sciences, Section of Pharmacology, University of Catania, 95100 Catania, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-7512-269X
Oriana Maria MaurelDepartment of Biomedical and Biotechnological Sciences, Section of Pharmacology, University of Catania, 95100 Catania, Italy.
Serena Di MartinoDepartment of Biomedical and Biotechnological Sciences, Section of Pharmacology, University of Catania, 95100 Catania, Italy.
Valentina RioloDepartment of Biomedical and Biotechnological Sciences, Section of Pharmacology, University of Catania, 95100 Catania, Italy.
Vincenzo MicaleDepartment of Biomedical and Biotechnological Sciences, Section of Pharmacology, University of Catania, 95100 Catania, Italy.
Filippo DragoDepartment of Biomedical and Biotechnological Sciences, Section of Pharmacology, University of Catania, 95100 Catania, Italy.
Claudio BucoloDepartment of Biomedical and Biotechnological Sciences, Section of Pharmacology, University of Catania, 95100 Catania, Italy.
University of Catania · IT

Funding

Ministry of Education, Universities and Research PON AIM R&I 2014-2020-E66C18001260007Ministry of Education, Universities and Research PRIN 2020FR7TCLMinistry of Education, Universities and Research PRIN-E64I17000240001
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundTo evaluate the neuroprotective effect of the topical ocular administration of fluoxetine (FLX) in a mouse model of acute retinal damage.

methodsOcular ischemia/reperfusion (I/R) injury in C57BL/6J mice was used to elicit retinal damage. Mice were divided into three groups: control group, I/R group, and I/R group treated with topical FLX. A pattern electroretinogram (PERG) was used as a sensitive measure of retinal ganglion cell (RGC) function. Finally, we analyzed the retinal mRNA expression of inflammatory markers (IL-6, TNF-α, Iba-1, IL-1β, and S100β) through Digital Droplet PCR.

resultsPERG amplitude values were significantly (

conclusionsTopical treatment with FLX was effective in counteracting the damage of RGCs and preserving retinal function. Moreover, FLX treatment attenuates the production of pro-inflammatory molecules elicited by retinal I/R damage. Further studies need to be performed to support the use of FLX as neuroprotective agent in retinal degenerative diseases.

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fluoxetineischemia reperfusionneuroprotectionretinal ganglion cells

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PMID37242611
PMCPMC10223683
OpenAlexW4367598970

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