Hypertonic Saline Injection Model of Experimental Glaucoma in Rats. 2018

John C Morrison, and Elaine C Johnson, and William O Cepurna
Casey Eye Institute, Oregon Health and Science University, 3375 S.W. Terwilliger Blvd, Portland, OR, 97239, USA. morrisoj@ohsu.edu.

A reliable method of creating chronic elevation of intraocular pressure (IOP) in rodents is an important tool in reproducing and studying the mechanisms of optic nerve injury that occur in glaucoma. In addition, such a model could provide a valuable method for testing potential neuroprotective treatments. This paper outlines the basic methods for producing obstruction of aqueous humor outflow and IOP elevation by injecting hypertonic saline (a sclerosant) into the aqueous outflow pathway. This is one of several rodent glaucoma models in use today. In this method, a plastic ring is placed around the equator of the eye to restrict injected saline to the limbus. By inserting a small glass microneedle in an aqueous outflow vein in the episclera and injecting hypertonic saline toward the limbus, the saline is forced into Schlemm's canal and across the trabecular meshwork. The resultant inflammation and scarring of the anterior chamber angle occurs gradually, resulting in a rise in IOP after approximately 1 week. This article will describe the equipment necessary for producing this model and the steps of the technique itself.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D009798 Ocular Hypertension A condition in which the intraocular pressure is elevated above normal and which may lead to glaucoma. Glaucoma, Suspect,Hypertension, Ocular,Glaucomas, Suspect,Hypertensions, Ocular,Ocular Hypertensions,Suspect Glaucoma,Suspect Glaucomas
D004195 Disease Models, Animal Naturally-occurring or experimentally-induced animal diseases with pathological processes analogous to human diseases. Animal Disease Model,Animal Disease Models,Disease Model, Animal
D005901 Glaucoma An ocular disease, occurring in many forms, having as its primary characteristics an unstable or a sustained increase in the intraocular pressure which the eye cannot withstand without damage to its structure or impairment of its function. The consequences of the increased pressure may be manifested in a variety of symptoms, depending upon type and severity, such as excavation of the optic disk, hardness of the eyeball, corneal anesthesia, reduced visual acuity, seeing of colored halos around lights, disturbed dark adaptation, visual field defects, and headaches. (Dictionary of Visual Science, 4th ed) Glaucomas
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000818 Animals Unicellular or multicellular, heterotrophic organisms, that have sensation and the power of voluntary movement. Under the older five kingdom paradigm, Animalia was one of the kingdoms. Under the modern three domain model, Animalia represents one of the many groups in the domain EUKARYOTA. Animal,Metazoa,Animalia
D001082 Aqueous Humor The clear, watery fluid which fills the anterior and posterior chambers of the eye. It has a refractive index lower than the crystalline lens, which it surrounds, and is involved in the metabolism of the cornea and the crystalline lens. (Cline et al., Dictionary of Visual Science, 4th ed, p319) Aqueous Flare,Intraocular Fluid,Aqueous Flares,Aqueous Humors,Flare, Aqueous,Fluid, Intraocular,Fluids, Intraocular,Humor, Aqueous,Humors, Aqueous,Intraocular Fluids
D012462 Saline Solution, Hypertonic Hypertonic sodium chloride solution. A solution having an osmotic pressure greater than that of physiologic salt solution (0.9 g NaCl in 100 ml purified water). Hypertonic Saline Solution,Hypertonic Solution, Saline,Sodium Chloride Solution, Hypertonic,Hypertonic Saline Solutions,Hypertonic Solutions, Saline,Saline Solutions, Hypertonic,Sodium Chloride Solutions, Hypertonic,Saline Hypertonic Solution,Saline Hypertonic Solutions,Solution, Hypertonic Saline,Solution, Saline Hypertonic,Solutions, Hypertonic Saline,Solutions, Saline Hypertonic
D051381 Rats The common name for the genus Rattus. Rattus,Rats, Laboratory,Rats, Norway,Rattus norvegicus,Laboratory Rat,Laboratory Rats,Norway Rat,Norway Rats,Rat,Rat, Laboratory,Rat, Norway,norvegicus, Rattus
D056965 Injections, Intraocular The administration of substances into the eye with a hypodermic syringe. Injections, Intra-Ocular,Injections, Periocular,Injection, Intra-Ocular,Injection, Intraocular,Injection, Periocular,Injections, Intra Ocular,Intra-Ocular Injection,Intra-Ocular Injections,Intraocular Injection,Intraocular Injections,Periocular Injection,Periocular Injections

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