Abstract
The effect of aminoguanidine hydrochloride (AG) on the blood-retinal barrier was studied in rats with streptozocin-induced diabetes. Half of the rats were given AG (100 mg/kg/day) while the remainder received no treatment. Vitreous fluorophotometry was performed on all rats before STZ injection and 2 weeks after induction of diabetes mellitus. Two weeks after STZ injection the mean 60-minute vitreous fluorescein concentration following dye injection had increased more in the nontreated group than in the AG-treated group, suggesting that AG may have some beneficial effect on the breakdown of the blood-retinal barrier.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 44-47 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Ophthalmic Surgery |
| Volume | 22 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| State | Published - 1991 |
| Externally published | Yes |
