Table 2.
Ophthalmic Artery Resistive Index (OA-RI) Changes After Repeated (30 µL/eye, BID) VEH, NCX 470, LUM, or BIM Treatments in ET-1-Treated Eyes
| Ophthalmic Artery Resistive Index (OA-RI) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time After ET-1 First Dose | Week 0 Baseline | Week 2 ET-1 | Week 3 ET-1 + VEH or Test Items | Week 4 ET-1 + VEH or Test Items | Week 5 ET-1 + VEH or Test Items | Week 6 ET-1 + VEH or Test Items |
| VEH | 0.36 ± 0.02 | 0.43 ± 0.03 | 0.49 ± 0.01 | 0.50 ± 0.02 | 0.52 ± 0.02 | 0.55 ± 0.01 |
| NCX 470 | 0.34 ± 0.02 | 0.43 ± 0.02 | 0.38 ± 0.01a | 0.34 ± 0.02a,b | 0.33 ± 0.01a,b | 0.33 ± 0.01a,b |
| LUM | 0.38 ± 0.03 | 0.43 ± 0.03 | 0.41 ± 0.04 | 0.45 ± 0.02 | 0.44 ± 0.01a | 0.43 ± 0.02a |
| BIM | 0.31 ± 0.02 | 0.39 ± 0.03 | 0.43 ± 0.02a | 0.41 ± 0.03a | 0.41 ± 0.02a | 0.44 ± 0.01a |
Week 0 refers to baseline OA-RI; week 2 refers to OA-RI values registered in eyes treated for 2 weeks with ET-1 (twice/week, 200 µL of 250 nM); weeks 3, 4, 5, and 6 refer to OA-RI values registered in eyes treated with ET-1 + VEH, (n = 7) or test items (NCX 470, n = 7; LUM, n = 4; BIM, n = 6). Data are reported as mean ± SEM, multiple t-test with Welch correction.
p < 0.05 versus VEH.
p < 0.05 versus LUM or BIM at the same time point.