Impact of Iontophoresis and PACK-CXL Corneal Concentrations of Antifungals in an In Vivo Model

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2018-11-01

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KALKANCI, AYŞE
Yesilirmak, Nilufer
Ozdemir, Huseyin Baran
Unal, Elif Ayca
Erdogan, Merve
Şeker, Tamay
Tum, Atakan Emre
Karakus, Ahmet Kamil
Hizel, Kenan
Bilgihan, Kamil

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Purpose: To investigate voriconazole (VRZ) penetration and fungal load in the cornea after applying VRZ therapy with various treatment combinations in a fungal keratitis model. Methods: Fifty-four eyes of 27 young albino rabbits were provided for this experimental study. Twelve corneas were inoculated with Candida albicans, 12 corneas were inoculated with Fusarium solani, and 6 eyes were selected as controls. Infected corneas received various treatment combinations including VRZ 1% drop therapy alone, VRZ 1% plus amphotericin B 1% drop combination therapy, iontophoretic VRZ therapy, and VRZ 1% drop therapy after corneal cross-linking. Fungal load was measured by log reduction, and VRZ levels were quantified by liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry. Results: Iontophoresis-assisted VRZ application showed the highest antifungal activity against F. solani keratitis (4-log reduction) and C. albicans keratitis (5-log reduction) compared with other treatment applications. VRZ levels were also found to be the highest in corneas that received iontophoretic VRZ treatment (3.6313 +/- 0.0990 ppb for F.solani keratitis and 1.7001 +/- 0.0065 ppb for C. albicans keratitis) compared with other treatment applications. Conclusions: Iontophoresis seems to provide the highest VRZ concentration and highest antifungal activity in the cornea compared with other treatment applications for C. albicans and F. solani keratitis.

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Ophthalmology

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https://hdl.handle.net/11511/48927

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CORNEA

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https://doi.org/10.1097/ico.0000000000001696

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A. KALKANCI et al., “Impact of Iontophoresis and PACK-CXL Corneal Concentrations of Antifungals in an In Vivo Model,” CORNEA, pp. 1463–1467, 2018, Accessed: 00, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://hdl.handle.net/11511/48927.