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  • Title: Role of fluorescein glucuronide and its metabolism in vitreous fluorophotometry.
    Author: Plehwe WE, Chahal PS, Fallon TJ, Cunningham JR, Neal MJ, Kohner EM.
    Journal: Exp Eye Res; 1987 Feb; 44(2):209-15. PubMed ID: 3582508.
    Abstract:
    Rabbits were given fluorescein or fluorescein glucuronide intravenously. Fluorescein and fluorescein glucuronide concentrations in plasma and vitreous samples were measured by high-performance liquid chromatography. Vitreous fluorophotometry was performed using the Fluorotron Master to compare scans after administration of fluorescein and fluorescein glucuronide, and for comparison of in vivo fluorescence with in vitro high-performance liquid chromatography analysis. Fluorescein glucuronide was shown to enter the vitreous as early as 1 hr after injection. Fluorescein glucuronide was the dominant molecule in both vitreous and plasma of all rabbits at 6 hr. Because fluorescein glucuronide has a lower fluorescence than fluorescein, the fluorophotometer overestimates the vitreous concentration of fluorescein after its administration. Since fluorescein is metabolized rapidly to fluorescein glucuronide in man, entry of fluorescein glucuronide into the eye should be considered in measurements of blood-ocular barrier permeability by vitreous fluorophotometry.
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