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Endothelial cell loss in irradiated optic nerves.

L A Levin1, E S Gragoudas, S Lessell

  • 1Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, University of Wisconsin Medical School, Madison 53792, USA.

Ophthalmology
|February 26, 2000
PubMed
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Higher radiation doses to the optic nerve lead to fewer endothelial cells. This study investigated radiation

Area of Science:

  • Ophthalmology
  • Neurology
  • Histopathology

Background:

  • Radiation optic neuropathy is a delayed complication of ionizing radiation therapy to the anterior visual pathways.
  • It is characterized by specific MRI findings, suggesting blood-nerve barrier disruption.
  • Histologic evidence of radiation-induced endothelial cell damage in the optic nerve is currently lacking.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To evaluate the direct effect of varying radiation doses on optic nerve endothelial cells.
  • To provide histologic evidence for the hypothesized mechanism of radiation optic neuropathy.

Main Methods:

  • A case-controlled histologic study was conducted on optic nerves from enucleated eyes.
  • Samples included eyes treated with proton beam irradiation for uveal melanoma (high and low dose groups), normal eyes, and unirradiated uveal melanoma eyes.

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  • Ulex europaeus agglutinin I (UEA-I) lectin staining identified endothelial cells, and vessel sections were counted in a masked manner.

    • Main Results:

    • Optic nerves exposed to high-dose radiation (5500–7000 cGyE) had significantly fewer transversely sectioned endothelial cells (17.3/mm) compared to low-dose (0–1000 cGyE) nerves (49.4/mm) (P = 0.002).
    • Similarly, longitudinally sectioned vessels were reduced in high-dose (5.6) versus low-dose (11.5) groups (P = 0.044).
    • The endothelial cell layer appeared thicker and stained more intensely in the high-dose group, but counts did not correlate with patient demographics or clinical factors.

    Conclusions:

    • Increased radiation dosage to the optic nerve is directly correlated with a reduction in endothelial cell counts.
    • These findings support the hypothesis that radiation-induced endothelial cell damage contributes to the pathogenesis of radiation optic neuropathy.