Vasoactive intestinal peptide, a promising agent for myopia?
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Huseyin Gursoy. Department of Ophthalmology, Eskisehir Osmangazi University Medical Faculty, Eskisehir 26180, Turkey. hhgursoy@hotmail.com

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Supported by the Eski?ehir Osmangazi University Scientific Research Project (No. 2011/11034) Commission.

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    AIM: To investigate the role of vasoactive intestinal peptide (VIP) in form-deprivation myopia (FDM). METHODS: FDM was created in three groups of eight chicks by placing a translucent diffuser on their right eyes. Intravitreal injections of saline and VIP were applied once a day into the occluded eyes of groups 2 and 3, respectively. Retinoscopy and axial length (AL) measurements were performed on the first and 8th days of diffuser wear. The retina mRNA levels of the VIP receptors and the ZENK protein in right eyes of the three groups and left eyes of the first group on day 8 were determined using real time polymerase chain reaction (PCR). RESULTS: The median final refraction (D) in right eyes were -13.75 (-16.00, -12.00), -11.50 (-12.50, -7.50), and -1.50 (-4.75, -0.75) in groups 1, 2, and 3, respectively (P<0.001). The median AL (mm) in right eyes were 10.65 (10.00, 11.10), 9.90 (9.70, 10.00), and 9.20 (9.15, 9.25) in groups 1, 2, and 3, respectively (P<0.001). The median delta-delta cycle threshold (CT) values for the VIP2 receptors were 1.07 (0.82, 1.43), 1.22 (0.98, 1.65), 0.29 (0.22, 0.45) in right eyes of groups 1, 2, and 3, and 1.18 (0.90, 1.37) in left eyes of group 1, respectively (P=0.001). The median delta-delta CT values for the ZENK protein were 1.07 (0.63, 5.03), 3.55 (2.20, 5.55), undetectable in right eyes of groups 1, 2, and 3 and 1.89 (0.21, 4.73) in left eyes of group 1, respectively (P=0.001). CONCLUSION: VIP has potential inhibitory effects in the development of FDM.

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Ayse Idil Cakmak, Hikmet Basmak, Huseyin Gursoy, et al. Vasoactive intestinal peptide, a promising agent for myopia?. Int J Ophthalmol, 2017,10(2):211-216

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  • Received:February 18,2016
  • Revised:July 18,2016
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  • Online: February 10,2017
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