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Evaluation of 9-cis-retinyl acetate therapy in Rpe65-/- mice.


ABSTRACT: Mice lacking retinal pigment epithelium-specific 65-kDa protein (RPE65) develop retinopathy and blindness resembling Leber congenital amaurosis. Effects of 9-cis-retinyl acetate (9-cis-R-Ac) on visual function and retinopathy progression were tested in Rpe65(-/-) mice.Young C57Bl/6 mice were given 9-cis-R-Ac in each of four different oil-based vehicle solutions by gastric gavage to identify the vehicle most suitable for drug delivery by measuring retinoid levels in plasma. Then doses of 9-cis-R-Ac ranging from 1 to 100 mg/kg were administered to 5- to 12-week-old Rpe65(-/-) mice by different treatment regimens, including single doses and either intermittent or daily doses for various periods up to 8 weeks. Retinoid effects on visual function were evaluated by electroretinography, retinoid analyses, histologic methods, and vision-dependent behavioral testing.Soybean oil vehicle provided the highest 9-cis-R-Ac metabolite levels in plasma. Single doses of 9-cis-R-Ac (6.25-50 mg/kg) provided significant dose-dependent improvement in electroretinographic responses. Well-tolerated daily doses (1-12.5 mg/kg) for 2 weeks induced remarkable improvement of retinal function. Significant dose-dependent improvement of electroretinographic responses was observed 6 days after administration of 9-cis-R-Ac daily for 3 days at 1 to 12.5 mg/kg. Mice given either daily or intermittent 9-cis-R-Ac treatment at 1 and 4 mg/kg and evaluated 8 weeks later displayed dose-dependent improvement of retinal function and morphology, whereas retinal function deteriorated in control animals. Treated mice also performed better than control animals in vision-dependent behavioral tests.Treatment with 9-cis-R-Ac improves visual function and preserves retinal morphology in Rpe65(-/-) mice.

SUBMITTER: Maeda T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2764364 | biostudies-literature | 2009 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Evaluation of 9-cis-retinyl acetate therapy in Rpe65-/- mice.

Maeda Tadao T   Maeda Akiko A   Casadesus Gemma G   Palczewski Krzysztof K   Margaron Philippe P  

Investigative ophthalmology & visual science 20090430 9


<h4>Purpose</h4>Mice lacking retinal pigment epithelium-specific 65-kDa protein (RPE65) develop retinopathy and blindness resembling Leber congenital amaurosis. Effects of 9-cis-retinyl acetate (9-cis-R-Ac) on visual function and retinopathy progression were tested in Rpe65(-/-) mice.<h4>Methods</h4>Young C57Bl/6 mice were given 9-cis-R-Ac in each of four different oil-based vehicle solutions by gastric gavage to identify the vehicle most suitable for drug delivery by measuring retinoid levels i  ...[more]

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