• Department of Ophthalmology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang 330006, China;
ZhouQiong, Email: qiongz-ms@126.com
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Objective To observe the effects of bulbar subconjunctival and periocular injection of dexamethasonone on blood glucose levels of type 1 diabetic mellitus (T1DM)rats. Methods 80 healthy adult male Sprague-Dawley rats were randomly divided into GroupⅠ(n=40) and GroupⅡ(n=40). GroupⅠrats received intraperitoneal (IP) injection of streptozotocin to induce T1DM model, while GroupⅡrats received IP injection of citrate buffer solution and was the control group.GroupⅠrats and GroupⅡrats were further divided into four subgroups:A (n=10), a (n=10), B (n=10), and b (n=10). Subgroup-A rats received bulbar subconjunctival injection of dexamethasone, subgroup-a rats received bulbar subconjunctival injection of saline, subgroup-B rats received periocular injection of dexamethasone, subgroup-b rats received periocular injection of saline. After the injection, rats were fasted but could drink water. Tail vein blood samples were collected and the blood glucose level was measured by glucose monitor. Results After modeling, the blood glucose level of GroupⅠand GroupⅡrats was(9.31±1.79) mmol/L and (5.72±0.80) mmol/L respectively, the difference was statistically significant (P < 0.05). The blood glucose level of GroupⅠrats reached the peak in 3h after injection. In 6-24 h after injection, the blood glucose level of GroupⅠA rats was obviously increased than that of the blood glucose level of Group Ia rats and the difference was statistically significant (P < 0.05). In 3-24 hours after injection, the blood glucose level of GroupⅠB rats was obviously increased than that of the blood glucose level of GroupⅠb rats and the difference was statistically significant (P < 0.05). Comparing the blood glucose level during different injection time between GroupⅠA rats and GroupⅠB rats, between GroupⅠa rats and GroupⅠb rats, the difference was not statistically significant (P > 0.05). In 3-24 hours after injection, the blood glucose level of GroupⅡA rats was obviously increased than that of the blood glucose level of GroupⅡa rats and the difference was statistically significant (P < 0.05); the blood glucose level of GroupⅡB rats was obviously increased than that of the blood glucose level of GroupⅡb rats and the difference was statistically significant (P < 0.05). Comparing the blood glucose level during different injection time between GroupⅡA rats and GroupⅡB rats, between GroupⅡa rats and GroupⅡb rats, the difference was not statistically significant (P > 0.05). Conclusion Bulbar subconjunctival injection and periocular injection of dexamethasone could both increase the blood glucose of TIDM rats, but these two injection methods had no differences on the blood glucose level.

Citation: WangBin, ZhouQiong. The effects of bulbar subconjunctival and periocular injection of dexamethasonone on blood glucose levels of type 1 diabetic mellitus rats. Chinese Journal of Ocular Fundus Diseases, 2015, 31(2): 165-168. doi: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.1005-1015.2015.02.014 Copy

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