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Minocycline and Diacetyl Minocycline Eye Drops Reduce Ocular Neovascularization in Mice.


ABSTRACT:

Purpose

To evaluate the efficacy of minocycline and a novel, modified minocycline analogue that lacks antimicrobial action, diacetyl minocycline (DAM), on choroidal neovascularization (CNV) in mice of both sexes.

Methods

CNV was induced via laser injury in female and male C57BL/6J mice. Minocycline, DAM, or saline was administered via topical eye drops twice a day for 2 weeks starting the day after laser injury. CNV volume was measured using immunohistochemistry labeling and confocal microscopy.

Results

Minocycline reduced lesion volume by 79% (P ≤ 0.0004) in female and male mice. DAM reduced lesion volume by 73% (P ≤ 0.001) in female and male mice. There was no significant difference in lesion volume between minocycline and DAM treatment groups or between female and male mice.

Conclusions

Both minocycline and DAM eye drops significantly reduced laser-induced CNV lesion volume in female and male mice. While oral tetracyclines have been shown to mitigate pathologic neovascularization in both preclinical studies and clinical trials, the present data are the first to suggest that tetracycline derivatives may be effective to reduce pathologic CNV when administered via topical eye drops. However, the action is unrelated to antimicrobial action. Targeted delivery of these medications via eye drops may reduce the potential for systemic side effects.

Translational relevance

Topical administration of minocycline and/or DAM via eye drops may represent a novel therapeutic strategy for disorders involving pathologic CNV.

SUBMITTER: Willms JO 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10709801 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Minocycline and Diacetyl Minocycline Eye Drops Reduce Ocular Neovascularization in Mice.

Willms Joshua O JO   Mitchell Kelly K   Shashtri Mayank M   Sundin Olof O   Liu Xiaobo X   Panthagani Praneetha P   Tran Phat P   Navarro Stephany S   Sniegowski Colton C   Shaik Abdul A AA   Chaudhury Tristin T   Reid Ted W TW   Bergeson Susan E SE  

Translational vision science & technology 20231201 12


<h4>Purpose</h4>To evaluate the efficacy of minocycline and a novel, modified minocycline analogue that lacks antimicrobial action, diacetyl minocycline (DAM), on choroidal neovascularization (CNV) in mice of both sexes.<h4>Methods</h4>CNV was induced via laser injury in female and male C57BL/6J mice. Minocycline, DAM, or saline was administered via topical eye drops twice a day for 2 weeks starting the day after laser injury. CNV volume was measured using immunohistochemistry labeling and confo  ...[more]

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2025-04-23 | GSE295017 | GEO