Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy, a Possible New Approach in the Treatment
of Retinal Damage in Methanol Poisoning in Rats
Mehmet Akif Baktir1,7, Pınar Alisan
Suna2, Aydin Alan3, Arzu Yay2,4,
Aysun Cetin5 and Ahmet Cumaoglu6
1Erciyes
University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Physiology. Turkey;
2Erciyes University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of
Histology. Turkey;
3Erciyes University, Faculty of Veterinary, Department
of Anatomy. Turkey;
4Genome
and Stem Cell Center (GENKOK), Erciyes University, Kayseri, Turkey;
5Erciyes University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of
Biochemistry. Turkey;
6Erciyes University, Faculty of Pharmacy, Department of
Biochemistry. Turkey;
7Experimental and Clinical Research Center (DEKAM),
Erciyes University, Kayseri, Turkey
*Corresponding author:drbaktir@yahoo.com
Abstract
It has been established that peroxidation,
inflammatory processes, and organ damage are involved in the pathogenesis of
methanol intoxication. Research has shown that using hyperbaric oxygen reduces
oxidative stress, inflammation, and tissue damage. In this research, it was
investigated how hyperbaric oxygen therapy affected methanol-induced
peroxidation and retinal damage in rats. The animals were classified into six
categories (n = 8): control group (C), nitrous oxide (N2O)
treated group, hyperbaric oxygen (HBO) treated group, methanol (MeOH) treated
group, N2O+methanol treated group (N2O+MeOH) and N2O+methanol+hyperbaric
oxygen (N2O+MeOH+HBO) treated group. Folate deficiency was started
with N2O, four hours before the starting dose (4g/kg) of methanol.
The rats were given a methanol maintenance dose (2g/kg, i.p) 24h and 48h after
the starting dose. After each methanol administration, rats were given HBO (2
ATA) for 1 hour. Methanol intoxication decreased plasma folic acid levels while
increasing formate levels and oxidative stress index and it caused a decrease in
the amount of the retinal ganglion cells and thinned the total retinal thickness
in folate-deficient mice. HBO treatment reduced the oxidative stress index but
did not adequately improve retinal healing. Our findings indicate that the HBO
treatment used to treat retinal damage in methanol poisoning was ineffective.
However, increasing the duration of HBO therapy may be effective in preventing
methanol-induced retinal damage.
To Cite This Article:
Baktir MA, Suna PA, Alan A, Yay A, Cetin A,
Cumaoglu A, 2023. Hyperbaric oxygen therapy,
a possible new approach in the treatment of retinal damage in methanol poisoning
in rats. Pak Vet J, 43(2): 371-375.
http://dx.doi.org/10.29261/pakvetj/2023.021