Prevention of corneal allograft rejection by 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D_3 in rats / 第三军医大学学报

ABSTRACT

Objective To investigate the effects of 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3 in the prevention of corneal allograft rejection. Methods Forty-five SD rats (only right eyes) were used as recipients,and 15 Wistar rats (double eyes) were used as donors. SD rats were randomly divided into 3 groups the autograft control group,the allograft control group (receiving peanut oil as placebo),and the allograft group were treated with 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3 (1.0 ?g.kg-1.d-1,3 times/d for 13 d,i.p.). Drugs were injected intraperitoneally for 14 d after transplantation. Routine antibiotic eye drops were used. Grafts were observed by operating microscopy everyday after transplantation. Five SD rats in each group were killed respectively at the 14,21,and 30 d postoperatively. Neovascularization and inflammation were evaluated with HE staining. ELISA was used to detect the contents of IL-1?,IL-2,IL-8,and IL-10 in the peripheral blood. Results The mean survival time (MST) of the graft was (21.7?6.8) d in the autograft control group,(11.2?2.5) d in the allograft control group,and (19.3?5.2) d in the allograft group. There was statistically significance between the latter 2 groups (P