The Effect of Excimer Laser Keratectomy on Corneal Glutathione-related Enzymes in Rabbits

Glutathione related enzymes are involved in the metabolism and detoxification of cytotoxic and carcinogenic compounds as well as reactive oxygen species. Excimer laser is a very useful tool for the treatment of refractive errors and removing superficial corneal opacities. Previous studies have shown...

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Veröffentlicht in:Free radical research 2003-01, Vol.37 (4), p.399-403
Hauptverfasser: Bilgihan, Ay e, Bilgihan, Kamil, Yis, Özgür, afak Yis, Nilgün, Hasanreisoglu, Berati
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Zusammenfassung:Glutathione related enzymes are involved in the metabolism and detoxification of cytotoxic and carcinogenic compounds as well as reactive oxygen species. Excimer laser is a very useful tool for the treatment of refractive errors and removing superficial corneal opacities. Previous studies have shown that excimer laser may initiate free radical formation in the cornea. In the present study, we evaluated the effect of excimer laser keratectomy on corneal glutathione-related enzyme activities in rabbits. Animals were divided into five groups, and all groups were compared with the controls (group 1), after epithelial scraping (group 2), transepithelial photorefractive keratectomy (PRK) (group 3), traditional PRK (group 4) and deep traditional PRK (group 5). Corneal glutathione peroxidase (GPx), glutathione S -transferase (GST) and glutathione reductase (GR) activities were measured after 24 h. Corneal GPx and GR activities significantly decreased only in group 5 ( p
ISSN:1071-5762
1029-2470
DOI:10.1080/1071576031000064711