2000 Fiscal Year Final Research Report Summary
Study for multifocal electroretinogram in diabetic maciclopathy
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10671642
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Section | 一般 |
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| Research Field |
Ophthalmology
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| Research Institution | Fujita Health University |
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Principal Investigator |
HORIGUCHI Masayuki School of medicine, Fujita Health University professor, 医学部, 教授 (70209295)
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| Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) |
MIYAKE Yozo Nagoya University, School of medicine, professor, 医学部, 教授 (30166136)
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| Project Period (FY) |
1998 – 2000
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| Keywords | diabetic retinopathy / multifocal ERG / the first order kernel / the second order kernel / neuropathy / 二次核 / neuropathy |
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| Research Abstract |
We investigated feasibility of multifocal electroretinogram (m-ERG) for diagnosis of diabetic maculopathy. The experiments in animal using glutamate analogues and neurotransmitters revealed that the first order kernel (FOK) originates from the outer layers of the retina and the second order kernel comes (SOK) comes from the inner layers. M-ERG in diabetic patients without retinopathy showed a delay in FOK and a delay and a reduction in SOK.The alteration of SOK was located in the temporal area. These results arise a possibility that early m-ERG changes may be induced by retinal neuropathy which initiates from the temporal area. We found some correlation between m-ERG and the data in photo-stress recovery test which has been found to have some contribution from the inner layers. Finally, we developed a new test, photo-stress recovery test using m-ERG, for further study in diabetic maculopathy.
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