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Monitoring new long-lasting intravitreal formulation for glaucoma with vitreous images using optical coherence tomography

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Intravitreal injection is the gold standard therapeutic option for posterior segment patholo-gies, and long-lasting release is necessary to avoid reinjections. There is no effective intravitreal treatment for glaucoma or other optic neuropathies in daily practice, nor is there a non-invasive method to monitor drug levels in the vitreous. Here we show that a glaucoma treatment combining a hypotensive and neuroprotective intravitreal formulation (IF) of brimonidine–Laponite (BRI/LAP) can be monitored non-invasively using vitreoretinal interface imaging captured with optical coherence tomography (OCT) over 24 weeks of follow-up. Qualitative and quantitative characterisation was achieved by analysing the changes in vitreous (VIT) signal intensity, expressed as a ratio of retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) intensity. Vitreous hyperreflective aggregates mixed in the vitreous and tended to settle on the retinal surface. Relative intensity and aggregate size progressively decreased over 24 weeks in treated rat eyes as the BRI/LAP IF degraded. VIT/RPE relative intensity and total aggregate area correlated with brimonidine levels measured in the eye. The OCT-derived VIT/RPE relative intensity may be a useful and objective marker for non-invasive monitoring of BRI/LAP IF. Rodrigo, M.J.; Pérez Del Palomar, A.; Montolío, A.; Mendez-Martinez, S.; Subias, M.; Cardiel, M.J.; Martinez-Rincon, T.; Cegoñino, J.; Fraile, J.M.; Vispe, E.; Mayoral, J.A.; Polo, V.; Garcia-Martin, E.

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Monitoring new long-lasting intravitreal formulation for glaucoma with vitreous images using optical coherence tomography

Author: Rodrigo, M.J.; Garcia-Martin, E.; Subias, M.; Montolío, A.; Mendez-Martinez, S.; Cardiel, M.J.; Fraile, J.M.; Polo, V.; Martinez-Rincon, T.; Cegoñino, J.; Mayoral, J.A.; Vispe, E.; Pérez Del Palomar, A.
Year: 2021
DOI: 10.3390/pharmaceutics13020217
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pha maceu ics
A icle
Moni o ing New Long-Las ing In a i eal Fo mula ion
o Glaucoma wi h Vi eous Images Using Op ical
Cohe ence Tomog aphy
Ma ia Jesus Rod igo 1,2,3,* , Amaya Pé ez del Paloma 4,5 , Albe o Mon olío4,5 , Sil ia Mendez-Ma inez 1,2 ,
Manuel Subias 1,2 , Ma ia Jose Ca diel 6, Te esa Ma inez-Rincon 1,2, JoséCegoñino 4,5, JoséMa ia F aile 7,
Eugenio Vispe 8, JoséAn onio Mayo al 7, Vicen e Polo 1,2 and Elena Ga cia-Ma in 1,2,3
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Ci a ion: Rod igo, M.J.; Paloma ,
A.P.d.; Mon olío, A.;
Mendez-Ma inez, S.; Subias, M.;
Ca diel, M.J.; Ma inez-Rincon, T.;
Cegoñino, J.; F aile, J.M.; Vispe, E.;
e al. Moni o ing New Long-Las ing
In a i eal Fo mula ion o
Glaucoma wi h Vi eous Images
Using Op ical Cohe ence
Tomog aphy. Pha maceu ics 2021,13,
217. h ps://doi.o g/10.3390/
pha maceu ics13020217
Academic Edi o : Anuj Chauhan
Recei ed: 30 No embe 2020
Accep ed: 2 Feb ua y 2021
Published: 5 Feb ua y 2021
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1Depa men o Oph halmology, Miguel Se e Uni e si y Hospi al, 50009 Za agoza, Spain;
[email p o ec ed] (S.M.-M.); [email p o ec ed] (M.S.);
[email p o ec ed] (T.M.-R.); polo@uniza .es (V.P.); [email p o ec ed] (E.G.-M.)
2Miguel Se e Oph halmology Resea ch G oup (GIMSO), A agon Heal h Resea ch Ins i u e (IIS A agon),
Uni e si y o Za agoza, 50009 Za agoza, Spain
3
RETICS: Thema ic Ne wo ks o Co-Ope a i e Resea ch in Heal h o Ocula Diseases, 28040 Mad id, Spain
4Bioma e ials G oup, A agon Ins i u e o Enginee ing Resea ch (I3A), Uni e si y o Za agoza,
50018 Za agoza, Spain; amaya@uniza .es (A.P.d.P.); amon olio@uniza .es (A.M.); jcegoni@uniza .es (J.C.)
5Depa men o Mechanical Enginee ing, Uni e si y o Za agoza, 50018 Za agoza, Spain
6Depa men o Pa hology, Lozano Blesa Uni e si y Hospi al, 50009 Za agoza, Spain;
mjca dielga [email p o ec ed]
7Ins i u e o Chemical Syn hesis and Homogeneous Ca alysis (ISQCH), Facul y o Sciences, Uni e si y o
Za agoza-CSIC, C/Ped o Ce buna 12, 50009 Za agoza, Spain; jm aile@uniza .es (J.M.F.);
mayo al@uniza .es (J.A.M.)
8Ch oma og aphy and Spec oscopy Labo a o y, Ins i u e o Chemical Syn hesis and Homogeneous
Ca alysis (ISQCH), Facul y o Sciences, Uni e si y o Za agoza-CSIC, Ped o Ce buna 12,
50009 Za agoza, Spain; e p@uniza .es
*Co espondence: [email p o ec ed]; Tel.: +34-619788942 o +34-976765558; Fax: +34-976566234
Abs ac :
In a i eal injec ion is he gold s anda d he apeu ic op ion o pos e io segmen pa holo-
gies, and long-las ing elease is necessa y o a oid einjec ions. The e is no e ec i e in a i eal
ea men o glaucoma o o he op ic neu opa hies in daily p ac ice, no is he e a non-in asi e
me hod o moni o d ug le els in he i eous. He e we show ha a glaucoma ea men combining a
hypo ensi e and neu op o ec i e in a i eal o mula ion (IF) o b imonidine–Laponi e (BRI/LAP)
can be moni o ed non-in asi ely using i eo e inal in e ace imaging cap u ed wi h op ical cohe -
ence omog aphy (OCT) o e 24 weeks o ollow-up. Quali a i e and quan i a i e cha ac e isa ion
was achie ed by analysing he changes in i eous (VIT) signal in ensi y, exp essed as a a io o e inal
pigmen epi helium (RPE) in ensi y. Vi eous hype e lec i e agg ega es mixed in he i eous and
ended o se le on he e inal su ace. Rela i e in ensi y and agg ega e size p og essi ely dec eased
o e 24 weeks in ea ed a eyes as he BRI/LAP IF deg aded. VIT/RPE ela i e in ensi y and o al
agg ega e a ea co ela ed wi h b imonidine le els measu ed in he eye. The OCT-de i ed VIT/RPE
ela i e in ensi y may be a use ul and objec i e ma ke o non-in asi e moni o ing o BRI/LAP IF.
Keywo ds:
b imonidine; Laponi e; d ug deli e y; glaucoma; nanomedicine; moni o ing; op ical
cohe ence omog aphy; i eous; in a i eal
1. In oduc ion
B imonidine is an ocula hypo ension d ug widely used in oph halmological clinical
ca e. Fo adequa e he apeu ic con ol, opical adminis a ion is ecommended wice a day
because o i s sho hal -li e (app oxima ely 12 h) [
1
]. Recen ly, b imonidine also exhibi ed
a neu op o ec i e e ec in e inal ganglion cells (RGCs), pho o ecep o s and o he e inal
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cells [
2
] in animal and human s udies [
3
] and wi h bo h opical and in a i eal adminis a-
ion [
4
]. The sho hal -li e o b imonidine means ha pe iodic in a i eal adminis a ion
is needed o achie e he apeu ic e icacy. Howe e , epea ed injec ion could lead o com-
plica ions [
5
]. The e o e, de elopmen o sus ained d ug deli e y sys ems is necessa y.
Laponi e®Na+0.7[(Si8Mg5.5Li0.3)O20(OH)4]−0.7 is a biocompa ible and biodeg adable clay
used in biomedicine [
6
]. I s sa e y in in a i eal injec ion has been demons a ed in animal
s udies [
7
–
9
]. Laponi e
®
o ms a anspa en gel when dispe sed in an aqueous medium.
I is able o in e ac wi h o he molecules, ac ing as a ca ie and eleasing he d ug in
a con olled manne [
10
]. In his ega d, ou esea ch g oup ecen ly demons a ed ha
an in a i eal o mula ion (IF) con aining b imonidine–Laponi e (BRI/LAP) p oduced a
hypo ensi e and neu op o ec i e e ec in a ch onic glaucoma animal model o e 6 mon hs
o ollow-up [9].
The i eous humou is a 3-D s uc u e mainly composed o wa e , collagen ib es
and hyalu onan ha occupies 80% o eye olume. I allows ligh ansmission and in e -
enes in eye me abolism [
11
]. A i eous sample biopsy is a use ul means o diagnosing
in lamma o y, in ec ious o oncological ocula diseases as well as o ca ying ou oxi-
cological pos -mo em analysis [
12
,
13
]. Fu he mo e, he i eous humou is becoming
inc easingly impo an in clinical p ac ice as i ac s as a he apeu ic a ge o pos e io pole
pa hologies in ol ing macula oedema, such as diabe ic e inopa hy, ascula occlusions o
aged- ela ed macula degene a ion. Howe e , as an in a i eal ea men o glaucoma is
no ye a ailable in clinical p ac ice, many esea che s a e wo king o esol e his limi a ion
wi hin a medium- e m ho izon. The po en ial in e es in using in a i eal adminis a ion
is o ci cum en ocula ba ie s while a oiding sys emic ad e se e en s and, by ac ing as a
ese oi , main aining he apeu ic d ug le els nea he si e o ac ion [14].
Op ical cohe ence omog aphy (OCT) is an easy- o-handle, cos -e icien , and objec i e
echnology ha p o ides high- esolu ion c oss-sec ional images. I has long been widely
used in clinical p ac ice and esea ch o s udy neu o e inal s uc u e. Imp o ed OCT de-
ices wi h swep -sou ce o enhanced i eous imaging ha e made i possible o s udy he
i eous in no mal and in lamed s a es and o s udy changes o i a e ea men
[15–17]
.
Howe e , i has ne e been used o moni o d ug le els in IFs. Cu en ly, loss in IF he a-
peu ic e icacy is e alua ed on he basis o changes in neu o e inal s uc u e o dec eases in
subjec i e isual acui y measu emen s, which indica e an inc ease in disease ac i i y. I
would be bene icial, howe e , o ind an objec i e i eous moni o ing ma ke wi h which
o quan i y he deg ada ion o he injec ed molecule and which could e en an icipa e he
loss o he apeu ic e ec be o e s uc u al e inal changes a e de ec ed by OCT, especially
as compa ed wi h o he mo e expensi e o in asi e echniques used in esea ch, such as
posi on emission omog aphy o magne ic esonance imaging [18,19].
In p e ious OCT-based s udies by his g oup, BRI/LAP IF was isualised in he
i eous ca i y as hype e lec i e agg ega es [
9
]. Expanding on his inding, his s udy uses
OCT o analyse changes in he hype e lec i i y signal om he BRI/LAP IF in he i eous
humou in a eyes o e a 24-week pe iod. This pape desc ibes a moni o ing ma ke o
he IF, co ela es he OCT i eous signal o d ug le els and discusses he he apeu ic e ec
o BRI/LAP IF [
9
]. I p oposes se ial OCT as a mo e a o dable and simple me hod o
moni o ing BRI/LAP IF in i o in animal esea ch.
2. Ma e ials and Me hods
2.1. Da a Collec ion
OCT images o he i eo e inal in e ace and d ug le el da a we e ob ained om he
expe imen s ca ied ou in a p e ious in e en ional s udy conduc ed by he au ho s [
9
]
(CC BY 4.0 license). In ha s udy, ch onic glaucoma was bila e ally induced by biweekly
injec ions o hype onic solu ion in o he episcle al eins, acco ding o he well-es ablished
Mo ison model [
20
], which led o episcle al ein scle osis and he e o e ocula hype en-
sion (OHT). The ea e , a single 3-
µ
L BRI/LAP IF injec ion (10 mg BRI/LAP/mL) in o
he i eous ca i y o igh eye (RE) o Long–E ans a s was pe o med a baseline. Le
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eyes (LEs) se ed as non- ea ed hype ensi e con ols. In aocula p essu e was measu ed
wi h a ebound onome e (Tonolab
®
iCa e, Helsinki, Finland) o oden esea ch. The
ma e ial and me hods used o he s udy we e deeply de ailed in [
9
]. In his s udy, OCT
examina ions o he 43 ea ed a s a baseline and a weeks 1, 2, 4, 6, 8, 12, 24 a e in a i -
eal injec ion we e analysed o quan i y BRI/LAP IF e olu ion o e 6 mon hs. Ano he
23 non- ea ed heal hy a s we e examined o compa ison as non-hype ensi e con ols.
The expe imen was app o ed be o ehand by he E hics Commi ee o Animal Resea ch
o Za agoza Uni e si y (PI34/17, 27 h June 2017) and was ca ied ou in s ic acco dance
wi h he Associa ion o Resea ch in Vision and Oph halmology’s S a emen o he Use
o Animals.
2.2. Op ical Cohe ence Tomog aphy
Images we e acqui ed using a high- esolu ion OCT de ice (HR-OCT Spec alis,
Heidelbe g
®
Enginee ing, Heidelbe g, Ge many) wi h a plane powe polyme hylme hac y-
la e (PMMA) con ac lens o 270
µ
m hickness and 5.2 mm diame e (Can o +Nissel
®
,
No hamp onshi e, UK) adap ed o he a s’ co nea o ob ain highe quali y images. The
oden e sion o his sys em acqui es c oss-sec ional images by means o 61 b-scans
measu ing a ound 3 mm in leng h and cen ed on he op ic ne e. I has a esolu ion o
3 mic ons pe pixel gene a ed. A o al o 1536
×
496 pixels pe image we e analysed. The
e inal pos e io pole p o ocol wi h au oma ic segmen a ion, eye- acking so wa e and
ollow-up applica ion we e used o ensu e ha he same poin s we e e-scanned h oughou
he s udy. The “enhance dep h imaging” mode was disabled in all cases.
2.3. B imonidine–Laponi e (BRI/LAP) Fo mula ion and Analysis
BRI/LAP was p epa ed [
9
] by addi ion o Laponi e (100 mg) o a solu ion o B i-
monidine (10 mg) in e hanol (10 mL) wi h s i ing and hen sol en e apo a ion unde
a acuum, o ob ain he BRI/LAP o mula ion in powde o m, which was gamma- ay
s e ilised. BRI/LAP was injec ed in he o m o a yellow colloidal dispe sion in balanced
saline solu ion (BSS) (10 mg/mL).
The b imonidine con en in he a eyes was analysed [
8
,
9
] using an ul a-high-p essu e
liquid ch oma og aphy mass spec ome e (UHPLC-MS, Wa e s, Mil o d, MA, USA). The
eyes we e i s cu in o pieces, sonica ed wi h a solu ion o o mic acid in ace oni ile, hen
wi h ammonium o ma e in phospho ic acid and in e nal s anda d (2-b omoquinoxaline),
cen i uged and he supe na an was cleaned up by solid phase ex ac ion.
2.4. In Vi o Release o BRI om BRI/LAP Fo mula ion
Release was s udied in a model o i eous humou made up o 0.5% sodium hyalu ona e
in saline solu ion (pH 7.1–7.4). The elease es s we e pe o med by dispe sing BRI/LAP
(5 mg, weigh a io 1/10, b imonidine amoun 454.5
µ
g) in he ex ac ion medium (0.5 g o he
i eous model) unde s i ing a 120 pm a 37
◦
C. A e 24 h he dispe sion was cen i uged
a 14,000 pm o 20 min. The liquid phase was sepa a ed and he solid was e-dispe sed
in esh ex ac ion medium o a new cycle. The liquid phase was dilu ed wi h ace oni ile
(0.5 mL) con aining he in e nal s anda d, cen i uged again and analysed by HPLC as
desc ibed abo e.
2.5. Analysis o he In a i eal Fo mula ion Using OCT
The BRI/LAP IF agg ega es p esen in he OCT scans o he i eo e inal in e ace we e
s udied. This echnique ocuses on he analysis o opaci ies in he i eo e inal in e ace
by OCT, which does no equi e a co ec ion ac o o i s his ological co ela ion [
21
]
and ensu es a cha ac e isa ion o he ac ual agg ega e. These agg ega es we e de ined
as being do s dispe sed in he i eous humou o i eo e inal in e ace whose la ge
size, i egula i y o g ea e signal hype e lec i i y di e en ia ed hem om backg ound
speckle noise.
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OCT image con as was no adjus ed a any ime. OCT aw images we e expo ed as
Audio Video In e lea e (AVI) ideos. These ideos we e analysed using a cus om p og am
implemen ed in Ma lab ( e sion R218a, Ma hwo ks Inc., Na ick, MA, USA). This code
allows us o ind he inne limi ing memb ane (ILM) and he inne and ou e laye s o
he e inal pigmen epi helium (RPE) by g ayscale con e sion. This makes i possible o
delimi i eous space and RPE space in each b-scan (Figu e 1). The i eous was de ined
as he space be ween he uppe mos ex en o he b-scan and he ILM, whe eas he RPE
was de ined as he space be ween he inne and ou e laye o he RPE [
16
,
17
]. The mean
in ensi y alue o hese wo spaces was calcula ed as he a e age o he in ensi y o all he
pixels wi hin each egion, ob aining he VIT/RPE ela i e in ensi y in each b-scan. Thus,
he VIT/RPE ela i e in ensi y o each eye is he a e age o he 61 b-scans. Fu he mo e, as
he BRI/LAP agg ega es end o be deposi ed on he ILM– e inal ne e ib e laye (RNFL),
he inne and ou e limi s o he ILM–RNFL we e de e mined o ob ain he e olu ion o
ILM–RNFL hickness h oughou he 24 weeks o ollow-up.
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Figu e 1. Quan i a i e assessmen o VIT/RPE ela i e in ensi y in he same igh eye o a a a (A)
wo weeks and (B) six weeks pos -injec ion wi h b imonidine–Laponi e in a i eal o mula ion.
Abb e ia ions: IF: in a i eal o mula ion; VIT: i eous; RPE: e inal pigmen epi helium; ILM:
inne limi ing memb ane.
2.6. S a is ical Analysis
All da a we e eco ded in an Excel da abase, and s a is ical analysis was pe o med
using SPSS so wa e e sion 20.0 (SPSS Inc., Chicago, IL, USA). To assess sample
dis ibu ion, he Kolmogo o –Smi no es was used. Howe e , gi en he
non-pa ame ic dis ibu ion o mos o he da a, he Mann–Whi ney U es was employed
o e alua e he di e ences be ween bo h coho s, and a pai ed Wilcoxon es was used o
compa e he changes eco ded in each eye o e he s udy pe iod. p alues < 0.05 we e
conside ed o indica e s a is ical signi icance.
3. Resul s
A o al o 186 OCT ideos om 43 ea ed a s (43 hype ensi e REs ea ed wi h
BRI/LAP IF and 29 non- ea ed hype ensi e LEs) and 23 non- ea ed heal hy a s (23
REs/23 LEs) we e analysed. The REs injec ed wi h he BRI/LAP IF showed hype e lec i e
Figu e 1.
Quan i a i e assessmen o VIT/RPE ela i e in ensi y in he same igh eye o a a a
(
A
) wo weeks and (
B
) six weeks pos -injec ion wi h b imonidine–Laponi e in a i eal o mula ion.
Abb e ia ions: IF: in a i eal o mula ion; VIT: i eous; RPE: e inal pigmen epi helium; ILM:
inne limi ing memb ane.
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The size o he agg ega es in each b-scan was also de e mined by calcula ing he
numbe o pixels ha each agg ega e con ains in he image. In he analysed b-scans,
he e a e a o al o 761,856 pixels and he image a ea is 2906 mm
2
. The e o e, he a io is
3815
µ
m
2
/pixel. To calcula e ha co ec ly, he backg ound speckle noise o he image was
dele ed using a denoising il e , which made i possible o dis inguish be ween agg ega es
and backg ound noise. This il e was implemen ed in ou cus om code ollowing he
de ini ion o agg ega es as la ge do s whose in ensi y is g ea e han he backg ound
in ensi y. In o de o ensu e ha we only quan i y he agg ega es p oduced by he BRI/LAP
IF, a minimum limi was es ablished, so ha he possible noise [
22
] due o he physiological
componen s o he eye we e no aken in o accoun . This minimum limi was se a 500
µ
m
2
pe agg ega e. Once we had calcula ed he size o each agg ega e, we could compu e he
a e age a ea and o al a ea o he BRI/LAP IF in each eye a di e en s ages du ing he
ollow-up.
The imaging da a we e analysed o clinical and d ug le el in o ma ion by a masked
eade . OCT segmen a ion was pe o med by wo di e en esea che s, likewise masked,
o e i y ep oducibili y.
2.6. S a is ical Analysis
All da a we e eco ded in an Excel da abase, and s a is ical analysis was pe o med
using SPSS so wa e e sion 20.0 (SPSS Inc., Chicago, IL, USA). To assess sample dis-
ibu ion, he Kolmogo o –Smi no es was used. Howe e , gi en he non-pa ame ic
dis ibu ion o mos o he da a, he Mann–Whi ney U es was employed o e alua e he
di e ences be ween bo h coho s, and a pai ed Wilcoxon es was used o compa e he
changes eco ded in each eye o e he s udy pe iod. p alues < 0.05 we e conside ed o
indica e s a is ical signi icance.
3. Resul s
A o al o 186 OCT ideos om 43 ea ed a s (43 hype ensi e REs ea ed wi h
BRI/LAP IF and 29 non- ea ed hype ensi e LEs) and 23 non- ea ed heal hy a s
(23 REs/23 LEs) we e analysed. The REs injec ed wi h he BRI/LAP IF showed hype e lec-
i e do s/agg ega es mixing uni o mly in he i eous gel and dispe sed as loa e s, wi h
a endency o mo e owa d he i eo e inal in e ace du ing he 24-week ollow-up [
9
].
The e was also OCT-guided e idence o he hype e lec i e do s c ossing he i eo e inal
in e ace and embedding deeply in he e inal issue. Pa icula quali a i e cha ac e is ics
o he beha iou o he BRI/LAP IF obse ed in se e al animals a e shown in Figu e 2.
OCT also de ec ed a p og essi e dec ease o e ime in he numbe and size o BRI/LAP
agg ega es (Figu e 3). Figu e 4shows he empo al change in agg ega e size. Figu e 4A
shows ha o al agg ega e a ea dec eased wi h ime o e he 24 weeks o ollow-up. This
d op was e y ma ked du ing he i s 4–6 weeks, a e which he change was mo e
g adual. Mo eo e , o al agg ega e a ea inc eased wo weeks a e injec ion. Al hough a
simila end was obse ed (agg ega e size inc eased a 2 weeks), his seems o be a he
expense o an inc ease in mean agg ega e size. A conside able dec ease was hen de ec ed
a ound 8 weeks, and om 12 weeks onwa ds mean agg ega e size emained p ac ically
cons an (Figu e 4B).

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do s/agg ega es mixing uni o mly in he i eous gel and dispe sed as loa e s, wi h a
endency o mo e owa d he i eo e inal in e ace du ing he 24-week ollow-up [9].
The e was also OCT-guided e idence o he hype e lec i e do s c ossing he
i eo e inal in e ace and embedding deeply in he e inal issue. Pa icula quali a i e
cha ac e is ics o he beha iou o he BRI/LAP IF obse ed in se e al animals a e shown
in Figu e 2.
OCT also de ec ed a p og essi e dec ease o e ime in he numbe and size o
BRI/LAP agg ega es (Figu e 3). Figu e 4 shows he empo al change in agg ega e size.
Figu e 4A shows ha o al agg ega e a ea dec eased wi h ime o e he 24 weeks o
ollow-up. This d op was e y ma ked du ing he i s 4–6 weeks, a e which he change
was mo e g adual. Mo eo e , o al agg ega e a ea inc eased wo weeks a e injec ion.
Al hough a simila end was obse ed (agg ega e size inc eased a 2 weeks), his seems
o be a he expense o an inc ease in mean agg ega e size. A conside able dec ease was
hen de ec ed a ound 8 weeks, and om 12 weeks onwa ds mean agg ega e size
emained p ac ically cons an (Figu e 4B).
Figu e 2. Miles ones in he e olu ion o he b imonidine–Laponi e in a i eal o mula ion (BRI/LAP IF) analysed using
op ical cohe ence omog aphy. (A): C oss-sec ional image o he op ic ne e showing hype - e lec i e IF agg ega es a e
c ossing he pos e io i eous co ex (PVC). The g een a ow poin s o he pos e io i eous co ex. Th ee
hype - e lec i e do s a e ound in he space be ween he PVC and he inne limi ing memb ane (ILM). (B):
Hype - e lec i e agg ega es (g een iangle) a he momen o c ossing he pos e io i eous co ex. (C): Hype - e lec i e
agg ega es (g een ci cle) a anged one-by-one in a ow. (D): La ge BRI/LAP IF agg ega e (g een hombus) in he i eous
humou . A ligh op ical shadow can be obse ed (indica ing po en ial pe cep ion o loa e s) simila o he shadow ha
e inal essels p oduce. (E,F): Hype - e lec i e agg ega es pene a ing he e inal laye s. Deposi s in he inne nuclea
laye o pe i ascula (g een squa e). Deposi s in he ou e nuclea laye (g een s a ). Red lines indica e he ILM and
e inal pigmen epi helium (RPE) bounda ies. (B) Shows an example wi hou bounda ies ( ed lines) so as o pe mi
measu emen . (A,B) Show images ob ained a 6 weeks o ollow-up. (C,D) Show images ob ained a 8 weeks o ollow-up.
(E,F) Show images ob ained a 12 weeks o ollow-up. Rep esen a i e images a e ex ac ed om di e en animals.
Figu e 2.
Miles ones in he e olu ion o he b imonidine–Laponi e in a i eal o mula ion (BRI/LAP IF) analysed using
op ical cohe ence omog aphy. (
A
): C oss-sec ional image o he op ic ne e showing hype - e lec i e IF agg ega es a e
c ossing he pos e io i eous co ex (PVC). The g een a ow poin s o he pos e io i eous co ex. Th ee hype - e lec i e
do s a e ound in he space be ween he PVC and he inne limi ing memb ane (ILM). (
B
): Hype - e lec i e agg ega es
(g een iangle) a he momen o c ossing he pos e io i eous co ex. (
C
): Hype - e lec i e agg ega es (g een ci cle)
a anged one-by-one in a ow. (
D
): La ge BRI/LAP IF agg ega e (g een hombus) in he i eous humou . A ligh op ical
shadow can be obse ed (indica ing po en ial pe cep ion o loa e s) simila o he shadow ha e inal essels p oduce.
(
E
,
F
): Hype - e lec i e agg ega es pene a ing he e inal laye s. Deposi s in he inne nuclea laye o pe i ascula (g een
squa e). Deposi s in he ou e nuclea laye (g een s a ). Red lines indica e he ILM and e inal pigmen epi helium (RPE)
bounda ies. (
B
) Shows an example wi hou bounda ies ( ed lines) so as o pe mi measu emen . (
A
,
B
) Show images
ob ained a 6 weeks o ollow-up. (
C
,
D
) Show images ob ained a 8 weeks o ollow-up. (
E
,
F
) Show images ob ained a
12 weeks o ollow-up. Rep esen a i e images a e ex ac ed om di e en animals.
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Figu e 3. P og essi e dec ease in hype - e lec i e agg ega es ( ed a ows) o he b imonidine–
Laponi e in a i eal o mula ion (BRI/LAP IF) de ec ed in he i eous– e inal in e ace using
op ical cohe ence omog aphy o e 24 weeks o ollow-up.
Figu e 4. Tempo al change in agg ega e a ea. (A) To al a ea o he agg ega es loca ed in he i eous; (B) mean a ea o he
agg ega es.
OCT analysis e ealed he dec easing in ensi y o he hype e lec i e IF agg ega es
in he i eous o e 24 weeks o ollow-up (Figu e 5A). The igu e shows ha he
in ensi y peaked a he end o he second week and hen dec eased un il i s abilised
a ound week 12. I should be no ed ha he in ensi y index ose sligh ly om weeks 4 o
6 and ha his coincided wi h a dec ease in o al agg ega e a ea (Figu e 4A) and a sligh
inc ease in mean agg ega e a ea (Figu e 4B). Compa ison o he in ensi y indices o REs
( ea ed wi h BRI/LAP IF) and LEs (non- ea ed) (Figu e 5A) shows ha he in ensi y is
e y much lowe in he LEs (0.30 s., 0.25; p < 0.001). As can be seen, VIT/RPE ela i e
in ensi y in eyes wi h glaucoma ea ed wi h BRI/LAP IF is highe han in eyes wi h
Figu e 3.
P og essi e dec ease in hype - e lec i e agg ega es ( ed a ows) o he b imonidine–
Laponi e in a i eal o mula ion (BRI/LAP IF) de ec ed in he i eous– e inal in e ace using
op ical cohe ence omog aphy o e 24 weeks o ollow-up.
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Figu e 3. P og essi e dec ease in hype - e lec i e agg ega es ( ed a ows) o he b imonidine–
Laponi e in a i eal o mula ion (BRI/LAP IF) de ec ed in he i eous– e inal in e ace using
op ical cohe ence omog aphy o e 24 weeks o ollow-up.
Figu e 4. Tempo al change in agg ega e a ea. (A) To al a ea o he agg ega es loca ed in he i eous; (B) mean a ea o he
agg ega es.
OCT analysis e ealed he dec easing in ensi y o he hype e lec i e IF agg ega es
in he i eous o e 24 weeks o ollow-up (Figu e 5A). The igu e shows ha he
in ensi y peaked a he end o he second week and hen dec eased un il i s abilised
a ound week 12. I should be no ed ha he in ensi y index ose sligh ly om weeks 4 o
6 and ha his coincided wi h a dec ease in o al agg ega e a ea (Figu e 4A) and a sligh
inc ease in mean agg ega e a ea (Figu e 4B). Compa ison o he in ensi y indices o REs
( ea ed wi h BRI/LAP IF) and LEs (non- ea ed) (Figu e 5A) shows ha he in ensi y is
e y much lowe in he LEs (0.30 s., 0.25; p < 0.001). As can be seen, VIT/RPE ela i e
in ensi y in eyes wi h glaucoma ea ed wi h BRI/LAP IF is highe han in eyes wi h
Figu e 4.
Tempo al change in agg ega e a ea. (
A
) To al a ea o he agg ega es loca ed in he i eous; (
B
) mean a ea o
he agg ega es.
OCT analysis e ealed he dec easing in ensi y o he hype e lec i e IF agg ega es in
he i eous o e 24 weeks o ollow-up (Figu e 5A). The igu e shows ha he in ensi y
peaked a he end o he second week and hen dec eased un il i s abilised a ound week
12. I should be no ed ha he in ensi y index ose sligh ly om weeks 4 o 6 and ha
his coincided wi h a dec ease in o al agg ega e a ea (Figu e 4A) and a sligh inc ease
in mean agg ega e a ea (Figu e 4B). Compa ison o he in ensi y indices o REs ( ea ed
wi h BRI/LAP IF) and LEs (non- ea ed) (Figu e 5A) shows ha he in ensi y is e y much
lowe in he LEs (0.30 s., 0.25; p< 0.001). As can be seen, VIT/RPE ela i e in ensi y
in eyes wi h glaucoma ea ed wi h BRI/LAP IF is highe han in eyes wi h non- ea ed
glaucoma due o he p esence o BRI/LAP IF. In e es ingly, he index simila ly inc eased
o e he i s wo weeks. This e ec could be p oduced by he induc ion o glaucoma.
Fu he mo e, he in ensi y index o non- ea ed eyes ( igh and le con ol eyes; he g ey
lines in
Figu e 5A
) was also compu ed. In his case, he in ensi y alue emained cons an
(0.17). He e, he di e ence obse ed in he in ensi y index be ween eyes wi h glaucoma
and heal hy con ols is p oduced by glaucoma induc ion. Finally, we obse ed ha he
agg ega es we e ini ially dis ibu ed h oughou he i eous bu as ime wen by (6 o
8 weeks) hey se led on op o he ILM–RNFL. I was no possible o dis inguish be ween
he agg ega es and he ILM–RNFL because he in ensi y alues a e e y simila . The e o e,
his co-laye was segmen ed in o de o measu e he deposi ed agg ega es. Figu e 5B shows
how RE ILM–RNFL hickness inc eased un il i pla eaued a week 12. This inc ease in
hickness is di ec ly ela ed o he agg ega es’ dis ibu ion on op o he e ina. In he same
plo , LE (un ea ed) ILM–RNFL hickness emained unal e ed o dec eased sligh ly du ing
he ollow-up i no agg ega es we e p esen . Fu he mo e, we p e iously no only uled ou
ha he hickness inc ease in he ea ed eye was a consequence o neu odegene a ion o
cys oid oedema, bu also obse ed unc ional neu op o ec ion and a highe RGC coun [
9
].
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non- ea ed glaucoma due o he p esence o BRI/LAP IF. In e es ingly, he index
simila ly inc eased o e he i s wo weeks. This e ec could be p oduced by he
induc ion o glaucoma. Fu he mo e, he in ensi y index o non- ea ed eyes ( igh and
le con ol eyes; he g ey lines in Figu e 5A) was also compu ed. In his case, he in ensi y
alue emained cons an (0.17). He e, he di e ence obse ed in he in ensi y index
be ween eyes wi h glaucoma and heal hy con ols is p oduced by glaucoma induc ion.
Finally, we obse ed ha he agg ega es we e ini ially dis ibu ed h oughou he
i eous bu as ime wen by (6 o 8 weeks) hey se led on op o he ILM–RNFL. I was
no possible o dis inguish be ween he agg ega es and he ILM–RNFL because he
in ensi y alues a e e y simila . The e o e, his co-laye was segmen ed in o de o
measu e he deposi ed agg ega es. Figu e 5B shows how RE ILM–RNFL hickness
inc eased un il i pla eaued a week 12. This inc ease in hickness is di ec ly ela ed o he
agg ega es’ dis ibu ion on op o he e ina. In he same plo , LE (un ea ed) ILM–RNFL
hickness emained unal e ed o dec eased sligh ly du ing he ollow-up i no agg ega es
we e p esen . Fu he mo e, we p e iously no only uled ou ha he hickness inc ease
in he ea ed eye was a consequence o neu odegene a ion o cys oid oedema, bu also
obse ed unc ional neu op o ec ion and a highe RGC coun [9].
Figu e 5. (A) Mean VIT/RPE ela i e in ensi y in a s wi h induced bila e al glaucoma (RE ea ed wi h b imonidine–
Laponi e) and heal hy con ols o e 24 weeks o ollow-up. (B) Segmen a ion o he ILM–RNFL in a s wi h induced
bila e al glaucoma (RE ea ed wi h b imonidine–Laponi e) o e 24 weeks o ollow-up. Abb e ia ions: RE: igh eye; LE:
le eye; OH: ocula hype ension; T: ea ed; BRI/LAP IF: B imonidine–Laponi e in a i eal o mula ion; non-T:
non- ea ed; hC: heal hy con ol; ILM: inne limi ing memb ane; RNFL: e inal ne e ib e laye .
Finally, a 3-D econs uc ion o he 61 b-scans om a speci ic a was pe o med in
o de o assess he quali a i e dec ease in agg ega es wi h ime. Figu e 6 shows he same
eye a 2 weeks o ollow-up and hen 6 weeks la e (8 weeks o ollow-up). I clea ly
shows ha he agg ega es a e widely dispe sed 2 weeks pos -injec ion, and ha 6 weeks
la e he agg ega es a e ewe and smalle and ha e p ac ically disappea ed om he
i eous humou .
Figu e 5.
(
A
) Mean VIT/RPE ela i e in ensi y in a s wi h induced bila e al glaucoma (RE ea ed wi h b imonidine–
Laponi e) and heal hy con ols o e 24 weeks o ollow-up. (
B
) Segmen a ion o he ILM–RNFL in a s wi h induced bila e al
glaucoma (RE ea ed wi h b imonidine–Laponi e) o e 24 weeks o ollow-up. Abb e ia ions: RE: igh eye; LE: le eye;
OH: ocula hype ension; T: ea ed; BRI/LAP IF: B imonidine–Laponi e in a i eal o mula ion; non-T: non- ea ed; hC:
heal hy con ol; ILM: inne limi ing memb ane; RNFL: e inal ne e ib e laye .
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Finally, a 3-D econs uc ion o he 61 b-scans om a speci ic a was pe o med in
o de o assess he quali a i e dec ease in agg ega es wi h ime. Figu e 6shows he same
eye a 2 weeks o ollow-up and hen 6 weeks la e (8 weeks o ollow-up). I clea ly
shows ha he agg ega es a e widely dispe sed 2 weeks pos -injec ion, and ha 6 weeks
la e he agg ega es a e ewe and smalle and ha e p ac ically disappea ed om he
i eous humou .
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Figu e 6. 3-D econs uc ion o he e olu ion o he agg ega es a 2 weeks and 8 weeks o ollow-up. The econs uc ion is
shown om wo di e en pe spec i es a each poin in ime. Abb e ia ions: N: nasal; I: in e io ; S: supe io ; IF:
in a i eal o mula ion.
In o de o in es iga e i he i eous OCT da a could se e as an objec i e ma ke
o non-in asi e moni o ing o he IF, he cu e o he b imonidine le els ex ac ed om
ou p e ious s udy [9] (CC BY 4.0 license) was co ela ed wi h he VIT/RPE ela i e
in ensi ies and wi h he cu e o he o al agg ega e a ea (as an exp ession o he o al
amoun o IF injec ed) ob ained using OCT a weeks 1, 4, 8, and 24 a e in a i eal
injec ion. Bo h he b imonidine le els and he VIT/RPE ela i e in ensi y cu es showed a
nega i e linea endency wi h a di ec co ela ion (y = −0.0003x + 0.1016 R
2
= 0.5616 s. y =
−0.0002x + 0.2543 R
2
= 0.4301, espec i ely). Mo eo e , he loga i hmic cu es o he
b imonidine le els and he o al agg ega e a ea we e e y simila (Figu e 7).
Figu e 7. (A) Dec easing b imonidine le el cu es in a eyes exp essed in ng/mL (mean ± s anda d de ia ion; n = 3 eyes
in each s udy ime) (da a om [9] (CC BY 4.0 license)) (in blue) and o al agg ega e a ea in he a eye i eous exp essed
in pixels (mean ± s anda d de ia ion; n = 9 eyes a week 1, n = 21 eyes a week 4, n = 8 eyes a week 8 and n = 5 eyes a week
24), ob ained using op ical cohe ence omog aphy (in ed) o e 24 weeks o ollow-up. Loga i hmic cu es in dashes. (B)
Figu e 6.
3-D econs uc ion o he e olu ion o he agg ega es a 2 weeks and 8 weeks o ollow-up. The econs uc ion
is shown om wo di e en pe spec i es a each poin in ime. Abb e ia ions: N: nasal; I: in e io ; S: supe io ; IF:
in a i eal o mula ion.
In o de o in es iga e i he i eous OCT da a could se e as an objec i e ma ke o
non-in asi e moni o ing o he IF, he cu e o he b imonidine le els ex ac ed om ou
p e ious s udy [
9
] (CC BY 4.0 license) was co ela ed wi h he VIT/RPE ela i e in ensi ies
and wi h he cu e o he o al agg ega e a ea (as an exp ession o he o al amoun o IF
injec ed) ob ained using OCT a weeks 1, 4, 8, and 24 a e in a i eal injec ion. Bo h he
b imonidine le els and he VIT/RPE ela i e in ensi y cu es showed a nega i e linea
endency wi h a di ec co ela ion (y =
−
0.0003x + 0.1016 R
2
= 0.5616 s. y =
−
0.0002x
+ 0.2543 R
2
= 0.4301, espec i ely). Mo eo e , he loga i hmic cu es o he b imonidine
le els and he o al agg ega e a ea we e e y simila (Figu e 7).
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Figu e 6. 3-D econs uc ion o he e olu ion o he agg ega es a 2 weeks and 8 weeks o ollow-up. The econs uc ion is
shown om wo di e en pe spec i es a each poin in ime. Abb e ia ions: N: nasal; I: in e io ; S: supe io ; IF:
in a i eal o mula ion.
In o de o in es iga e i he i eous OCT da a could se e as an objec i e ma ke
o non-in asi e moni o ing o he IF, he cu e o he b imonidine le els ex ac ed om
ou p e ious s udy [9] (CC BY 4.0 license) was co ela ed wi h he VIT/RPE ela i e
in ensi ies and wi h he cu e o he o al agg ega e a ea (as an exp ession o he o al
amoun o IF injec ed) ob ained using OCT a weeks 1, 4, 8, and 24 a e in a i eal
injec ion. Bo h he b imonidine le els and he VIT/RPE ela i e in ensi y cu es showed a
nega i e linea endency wi h a di ec co ela ion (y = −0.0003x + 0.1016 R
2
= 0.5616 s. y =
−0.0002x + 0.2543 R
2
= 0.4301, espec i ely). Mo eo e , he loga i hmic cu es o he
b imonidine le els and he o al agg ega e a ea we e e y simila (Figu e 7).
Figu e 7. (A) Dec easing b imonidine le el cu es in a eyes exp essed in ng/mL (mean ± s anda d de ia ion; n = 3 eyes
in each s udy ime) (da a om [9] (CC BY 4.0 license)) (in blue) and o al agg ega e a ea in he a eye i eous exp essed
in pixels (mean ± s anda d de ia ion; n = 9 eyes a week 1, n = 21 eyes a week 4, n = 8 eyes a week 8 and n = 5 eyes a week
24), ob ained using op ical cohe ence omog aphy (in ed) o e 24 weeks o ollow-up. Loga i hmic cu es in dashes. (B)
Figu e 7.
(
A
) Dec easing b imonidine le el cu es in a eyes exp essed in ng/mL (mean
±
s anda d de ia ion; n= 3 eyes
in each s udy ime) (da a om [
9
] (CC BY 4.0 license)) (in blue) and o al agg ega e a ea in he a eye i eous exp essed in
pixels (mean
±
s anda d de ia ion; n= 9 eyes a week 1, n= 21 eyes a week 4, n= 8 eyes a week 8 and n= 5 eyes a week
24), ob ained using op ical cohe ence omog aphy (in ed) o e 24 weeks o ollow-up. Loga i hmic cu es in dashes. (
B
)
Posi i e linea co ela ion be ween d ug le els and o al agg ega e a ea. Da a a e exp essed as means
±
s anda d de ia ion;
op ical cohe ence omog aphy (OCT) da a in ed; b imonidine da a in blue;

: 1 week;

: 4 weeks;
•
: 8 weeks;
N
: 24 weeks.
A sho
in i o
s udy was pe o med o compa e wi h he esul s ob ained in he
in i o
s udy. A model o i eous humou (VHM) o med by sodium hialu ona e in
saline solu ion was chosen as medium o elease, and he p ocedu e was analogous o
ou p eceden s udy wi h he DEX/LAP sys em [
23
], wi h equilib a ion o he BRI/LAP
o mula ion in he VHM o 24 h, cen i uga ion o sepa a e he liquid phase wi h he
eleased BRI o analysis and e-suspension o he solid in a new ba ch o VHM. As can
be seen in Figu e 8, he eleased amoun was highe in he i s ex ac ions, indica ing he
p esence o a ac ion o BRI loosely bound o LAP, whe eas he eleased amoun in he
successi e ex ac ions is much lowe , co esponding o he BRI ac ion mo e igh ly bound
o LAP. In any case, he o al amoun eleased a e eigh ex ac ions is lowe han he 22%
o he o al BRI p esen in BRI/LAP, con i ming in his way he abili y o his o mula ion
o a sus ained elease o a long ime pe iod.
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Posi i e linea co ela ion be ween d ug le els and o al agg ega e a ea. Da a a e exp essed as means ± s anda d
de ia ion; op ical cohe ence omog aphy (OCT) da a in ed; b imonidine da a in blue; ■: 1 week; ◆: 4 weeks; ●: 8 weeks;
▲: 24 weeks.
A sho in i o s udy was pe o med o compa e wi h he esul s ob ained in he in
i o s udy. A model o i eous humou (VHM) o med by sodium hialu ona e in saline
solu ion was chosen as medium o elease, and he p ocedu e was analogous o ou
p eceden s udy wi h he DEX/LAP sys em [23], wi h equilib a ion o he BRI/LAP
o mula ion in he VHM o 24 h, cen i uga ion o sepa a e he liquid phase wi h he
eleased BRI o analysis and e-suspension o he solid in a new ba ch o VHM. As can be
seen in Figu e 8, he eleased amoun was highe in he i s ex ac ions, indica ing he
p esence o a ac ion o BRI loosely bound o LAP, whe eas he eleased amoun in he
successi e ex ac ions is much lowe , co esponding o he BRI ac ion mo e igh ly
bound o LAP. In any case, he o al amoun eleased a e eigh ex ac ions is lowe han
he 22% o he o al BRI p esen in BRI/LAP, con i ming in his way he abili y o his
o mula ion o a sus ained elease o a long ime pe iod.
Figu e 8. Cumula i e elease o BRI om BRI/LAP o he model o i eous humou .
4. Discussion
This pape desc ibes use o OCT o pe o m non-in asi e moni o ing o an
in a i eal o mula ion (BRI/LAP) used o ea glaucoma.
Quali a i e s udy made i possible o obse e he beha iou o BRI/LAP IF in he
i eous and e ina o e a 24-week pe iod [9]. In he ea ly s ages o he s udy he
BRI/LAP IF was mixed in he i eous, emaining in suspension in small mic oagg ega es
ha la e showed a endency o app oach and a ach o he e ina, possibly due o
b imonidine opism owa ds he alpha-ad ene gic ecep o s p esen in he ganglion cell
laye , inne nuclea laye and ou e nuclea laye [24], melanin, he RPE and he cho oid.
In animal s udies, b imonidine has been shown o ha e bo h a unc ional and a s uc u al
neu op o ec i e e ec . In a i eal adminis a ion o b imonidine-loaded nanopa icles
has shown a neu op o ec i e e ec o e 14 days o moni o ing [4], a hypo ensi e and
neu op o ec i e e ec las ing 4 weeks in an acu e glaucoma model [25] and, ecen ly, ou
g oup [9] demons a ed a unc ional and s uc u al hypo ensi e and neu op o ec i e
e ec las ing 6 mon hs wi h BRI/LAP IF in a ch onic glaucoma model. This was p o ed
no only by analysing he neu o e inal hickness wi h OCT and he unc ionally wi h
elec o e inog aphy, bu also by analysing images o he i eo e inal in e ace ob ained
wi h OCT, which is a no el measu emen me hod ha could p o ide a non-in asi e,
objec i e and eliable means o moni o ing he pha macodynamics o he IF. In addi ion,
Figu e 8. Cumula i e elease o BRI om BRI/LAP o he model o i eous humou .
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