Lysozyme-containing drug for tear-substitutive pharmaco-therapeutic effectiveness

Authors

  • I. I. Romanovska O. Bohatskyi Physico-chemical Institute, NAS of Ukraine
  • S. S. Dekina O. Bohatskyi Physico-chemical Institute, NAS of Ukraine
  • Yu. A. Shesterenko O. Bohatskyi Physico-chemical Institute, NAS of Ukraine
  • E. P. Sotnikova V. Filatov Institute of eye diseases and tissue therapy, NAMS of Ukraine
  • A. B. Abramova V. Filatov Institute of eye diseases and tissue therapy, NAMS of Ukraine
  • V. L. Ostashevsky V. Filatov Institute of eye diseases and tissue therapy, NAMS of Ukraine

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.11603/mcch.2410-681X.2018.v0.i2.9146

Keywords:

lysozyme, “artificial tear”, traumatic keratitis” anti-inflammatory and regenerative properties.

Abstract

Introduction. The prospective method of dry eye syndrome (DES) is the tear-substitutive therapy with the help of eye drops, among which there are absent such with enzyme lysozyme (EC 3.2.1.17), possessing bacteriolytic,
immunostimulating, anti-inflammatory, regenerating, analgetic activity and have the protective function of lacrimal liquid. Because we had developed the preparation with lysozyme, timely for application in such direction and its
ophthalmosafety was shown, the investigation of it’s pharmacotherapeutic effectiveness was advisable.

The aim of the study – investigation of the pharmaco-therapeutic effectiveness of eye drops “artificial tear” with lysozyme as a potential drug for the dry eye syndrome treatment.

Research Methods. The study of the anti-inflammatory and regenerative properties of the produced eye drops with lysozyme was conducted on 6 sexually mature healthy rabbits of the Chinchilla strain with modelled traumatic
keratitis.

Results and Discussion. Basing on the previously obtained experimental data, the stable, highly active, sterile eye drops “artificial tear” with lysozyme were made for their pharmaco-therapeutic effectiveness investigation on the Chinchilla rabbits with modelled traumatic keratitis. It was shown, that instillations of eye drops "artificial tear" with lysozyme in the treatment of traumatic keratitis have an anti-inflammatory and regenerative effect, helping the more quick liquidation of the inflammation and acceleration of the epithelization process compared with control.

Conclusions. For conduction of preclinical research, the highly-active, stable, sterile eye drops “artificial tear” with lysozyme were made. The instillations of the obtained eye drops at treatment of traumatic keratitis renders anti-inflammatory and regenerative effect, helping the more quick liquidation of inflammation and the acceleration of the epithelization process.

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Published

2018-07-03

How to Cite

Romanovska, I. I., Dekina, S. S., Shesterenko, Y. A., Sotnikova, E. P., Abramova, A. B., & Ostashevsky, V. L. (2018). Lysozyme-containing drug for tear-substitutive pharmaco-therapeutic effectiveness. Medical and Clinical Chemistry, (2), 100–104. https://doi.org/10.11603/mcch.2410-681X.2018.v0.i2.9146

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