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Weiming Yan1,2 *, Pan Long3 *, Lei Zhang4 *, Meizhu Chen,1 Zuoming Zhang,2 Tao Chen2 1Department of Ophthalmology, The 900th Hospital of Joint Logistic Support Force, PLA (Clinical Medical College of Fujian Medical University, Dongfang Hospital Affiliated to Xiamen University), Fuzhou, Peopleâs Republic of China; 2Department of Clinical Aerospace Medicine, The Air Force Medical University, Xiâan, Peopleâs Republic of China; 3Department of Ophthalmology, The General Hospital of Western Theatre Command, PLA, Chengdu, Peopleâs Republic of China; 4Department of Ophthalmology, The Shaanxi Eye Hospital, Xiâan Peopleâs Hospital (Xiâan Fourth Hospital), Affiliated Guangren Hospital, School of Medicine, Xiâan Jiaotong University, Xiâan, Peopleâs Republic of China*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Meizhu Chen, Email jumychen@126.com Tao Chen Email baiidtf0506@126.comPurpose: To explore the temporal topography of the chorioretinopathy in an animal model of central serous chorioretinopathy (CSC) induced by intravenous injection of adrenalin in the Chinchilla rabbits.Methods: Ten Chinchilla rabbits received a daily intravenous injection of adrenaline at 0.04 mg/kg for 8 weeks. Fluorescence fundus angiography (FFA) and electroretinogram (ERG) were performed every week afterwards to see whether there was fluorescence leakage in the fundus and to evaluate the retinal function. Indocyanine green angiography (ICGA) and optical coherence tomography (OCT) were also conducted to detect the change of choroidal vessels. Finally, the eyes of the rabbits were enucleated to make the retinal sections for histological examination with hematoxylinâeosin (HE) staining.Results: Within 8 weeks of the adrenalin administration, 7 out of the 10 rabbits showed different degrees of fluorescence leakage on FFA. The leakage was more obvious during 2â 3 weeks after the adrenalin administration. With the progress of disease, the leakage subsided gradually and a scar-like lesion formed. ICGA revealed the local choroidal ischemia and the dilated choroidal vessels. An obvious detachment of retina and an increased thickness of the choroid were found on OCT, which was most obvious 2 weeks after the adrenalin administration (P< 0.01). ERG revealed no obvious decline of the b-wave amplitude before and after the adrenalin administration (P> 0.05). A circumscribed retinal detachment, the depigmentation of retinal pigment epithelium and enlarged choroidal vessels were shown by the histological examination.Conclusion: The temporal topography of the chorioretinopathy in the Chinchilla rabbits by intravenous injection of adrenaline somewhat mimicked that of the human CSC, which could enhance its application in the exploration for the pathogenesis and the therapeutic measures for human CSC.Keywords: central serous chorioretinopathy, adrenaline, Chinchilla rabbits, choroid |