Role of oxidative stress and vascular endothelial growth factor expression in pterygium pathogenesis and prevention of pterygium recurrence after surgical excision

Purpose To assess the roles of oxidative stress and vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) in pterygium pathogenesis and prevention of pterygium recurrence after surgical excision. Methods Surgically removed pterygium tissue from 35 pterygium patients and normal conjunctival samples from 15 patie...

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Veröffentlicht in:International ophthalmology 2020-10, Vol.40 (10), p.2593-2606
Hauptverfasser: Elgouhary, Sameh Mohamed, Elmazar, Hesham Fouad, Naguib, Mariana Ibrahim, Bayomy, Noha Rabie
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Zusammenfassung:Purpose To assess the roles of oxidative stress and vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) in pterygium pathogenesis and prevention of pterygium recurrence after surgical excision. Methods Surgically removed pterygium tissue from 35 pterygium patients and normal conjunctival samples from 15 patients matched for age and sex (used as controls) constituted the study samples. The conjunctival samples were preserved at − 80 °C until analysis. Catalase (CAT), superoxide dismutase (SOD), glutathione peroxidase (GSH) and total antioxidant (TAO) enzymatic activity and the levels of nitric oxide (NO), malondialdehyde (MDA) and VEGF were studied in both groups. To evaluate the recurrence rate after surgical excision, the pterygium patients were further subdivided into three groups according to the adjuvant therapy used to prevent recurrence. Group 1 consisted of 10 patients who were treated with 0.2 mg mitomycin-c (MMC) for 2 min. Group 2 consisted of 12 patients treated with subconjunctival bevacizumab injection after surgical removal of the pterygium. Group 3 consisted of 13 patients who underwent combined treatment with 0.2 mg of MMC for 2 min and subconjunctival bevacizumab injection. The follow-up of patients in the three groups ranged from 7 to 15 months. Results The activities of CAT, SOD, GSH and TAO were significantly lower in pterygium samples than in normal conjunctival samples ( p 
ISSN:0165-5701
1573-2630
DOI:10.1007/s10792-020-01440-2