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      Alkali Burn Treated with 2% Rebamipide Ophthalmic Suspension: A Case Report

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          A 47-year-old man presented at the Ophthalmology Department of Saku City Asama General Hospital complaining of hyperemia and pain after industrial sodium hydroxide (approx. 40% concentration) had entered his left eye. With an epithelial defect of the bulbar and palpebral conjunctiva, ischemia of the inferior third of the limbal conjunctiva, a total corneal epithelial defect and mild corneal stromal opacity, the damage was determined as Roper-Hall grade III. 2% rebamipide ophthalmic suspension, which is used for dry eye disease, was administered 4 times a day followed by conventional treatment for serious alkali injury. The corneal epithelial defect was resolved, and there were no side effects. The effectiveness of 2% rebamipide ophthalmic suspension in both the repair and improvement of the damage in the conjunctival and corneal epithelia, and its anti-inflammatory effect suggest that it may be an effective treatment not only for dry eye disease but also for alkali ocular damage.

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          Timothy J. Hall (1964)
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            Cytokine expression in the alkali-burned cornea.

            C Sotozono, S Kinoshita, Joseph Y. Matsumoto … (1997)
            This study investigated the cytokine expression profile in alkali-burned mouse corneas, in order to elucidate the mechanisms of corneal damage and repair. The cytokines expressed in alkali-burned corneas were identified by polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR), then quantitated using ELISA. Based on the ELISA results, immunohistochemical analyses were performed to localize cytokine expression. Among the ten cytokines examined, IL-1 (IL-1 beta), IL-6, IL-10 and TNF-alpha mRNA were expressed in alkali-burned corneas. Quantitation revealed that IL-alpha and IL-6 were strongly induced in the early stages of alkali burn, peak production of IL-1 alpha (53.2 pg/cornea) and IL-6 (23.6 pg/cornea) occurring at days 3 and 7, respectively. The production of IL-10 and TNF-alpha was not significantly elevated during the 42 day period after burn. Immunohistochemical analyses revealed that both IL-1 alpha and IL-6 were mainly localized in regenerating epithelial basal cells. IL-1 alpha and IL-6 levels in the cornea are dramatically elevated in the regenerated epithelium during the early stages of alkali burn, and may play an important role in associated corneal damage and repair.
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              Rebamipide increases the amount of mucin-like substances on the conjunctiva and cornea in the N-acetylcysteine-treated in vivo model.

              Hiroki Urashima, Takashi Okamoto, Yasuhiro Takeji … (2004)
              Rebamipide increases the amount of mucin-like substances in the stomach. We aimed to determine the effects of rebamipide on the amount of mucin-like substances in the conjunctiva and cornea of N-acetylcysteine-treated eyes. Furthermore, we attempted to evaluate the effects of rebamipide on the wound healing of N-acetylcysteine-treated eyes.
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                Journal ID (publisher-id): COP
                Journal ID (pmc): COP
                Journal ID (doi): 10.1159/issn.1663-2699
                Title: Case Reports in Ophthalmology
                Publisher: S. Karger AG
                ISSN (Electronic): 1663-2699
                Publication date Subscription-year: 2014
                Publication date Collection: September – December 2014
                Publication date (Electronic): 20 November 2014
                Volume: 5
                Issue: 3
                Pages: 380-385
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                aDepartment of Ophthalmology, Asama General Hospital, Saku, and bDepartment of Ophthalmology, Juntendo University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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                *Hidenori Sasaki, Department of Ophthalmology, Asama General Hospital, 1862-1 Iwamurada, Saku, Nagano 385-8558 (Japan), E-Mail hide007@snow.plala.or.jp
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                Publisher ID: 369201 Pmcid ID: PMC4342862 Other ID: Case Rep Ophthalmol 2014;5:380-385
                DOI: 10.1159/000369201
                PMC ID: PMC4342862
                PubMed ID: 25762927
                SO-VID: f4bab3f1-5517-461b-bdd3-5a7ea93d40be
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                Subject: Published: November 2014

                ScienceOpen disciplines: Vision sciences,Ophthalmology & Optometry,Pathology
                Keywords: Roper-Hall classification,Alkali burn,2% rebamipide ophthalmic suspension
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                ScienceOpen disciplines: Vision sciences, Ophthalmology & Optometry, Pathology
                Keywords: Roper-Hall classification, Alkali burn, 2% rebamipide ophthalmic suspension

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