Comparação da ciclosporina 1% dissolvida em óleo de oliva e de semente de linhaça no tratamento da ceratoconjuntivite seca experimentalmente induzida em coelhos

Abstract

The objective of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of topical 1% cyclosporine eye drops diluted in two vehicles, olive and the linseed seed oil and the oils separately in treating experimentally induced keratoconjunctivitis sicca (KCS) in rabbits. Twenty-five male New Zealand white rabbits were aleatory allocated in 3 groups: Group C (Control), Group CO (1% cyclosporine in olive oil), Group CL (1% cyclosporine in linseed oil), Group O (olive oil), Group L (linseed oil), being evaluated by Schirmer s Tear Test (STT), Fluorescein Test (FT), Tear Film Break-Up Time Test (TFBUT) and Rose Bengal Test (RBT), ocular cytology, and at the end of the experiment the rabbits were euthanized for histopathological analysis of cornea and conjunctive. The results demonstrated that there was significant increase in the values of STT in all the treated groups after the induction of KCS, presenting better acting the group CL. Regarding FT, there was a more rapid resolution of corneal ulcers in the groups O and L. For RBT, the group O was that it presented worse acting. The groups L and CL presented less edema and cornea congestion. There was significant increase in the number of caliciform cells in all of the treated groups, mainly in the group CL. The cyclosporine was efficient in the CCS treatment, diluted in linseed oil as in olive oil, however the linseed oil presented better effectiveness, associated or no, when compared to the oil olive.