Method for the treatment of a trabecular meshwork whose cells are subject to inhibition of cell division
First Claim
1. A method for treatment of a trabecular meshwork whose cells are subject to inhibition of cell division, comprising administering to a human a composition including (a) an ophthalmologically effective amount of a non-steroidal cyclooxygenase inhibitor, and (b) a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier, to enhance the mitotic rate of said trabecular cells.
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Abstract
The invention concerns the recognition that certain non-steroidal anti-inflammatory agents can overcome or ameliorate limitations on trabecular meshwork cell division produced by environmental stresses (e.g., oxidative or phagocytic injury, or glucocorticoid exposure), and thus can be used to prevent or treat loss of trabecular cells found in certain forms of glaucoma and in normal aging. The use of such non-steroidal anti-inflammatory agents can ameliorate the severity, or prevent glaucoma.
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- 1. A method for treatment of a trabecular meshwork whose cells are subject to inhibition of cell division, comprising administering to a human a composition including (a) an ophthalmologically effective amount of a non-steroidal cyclooxygenase inhibitor, and (b) a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier, to enhance the mitotic rate of said trabecular cells.
- 11. A method for treatment of a trabecular meshwork whose cells are subject to inhibition of cell division, comprising administering to a human a composition including (a) an ophthamologically effective amount of diclofenac, and (b)a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier, to enhance the mitotic rate of said trabecular cells.
- 17. A method for treatment of a trabecular meshwork whose cells are subject to inhibition of cell division from aging, glucocorticoid exposure or exposure to toxic substances, comprising administering to a human a composition including (a) an ophthalmically effective amount of a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory cyclooxygenase inhibitor and (b) a pharmaceutically acceptable inert carrier, to enhance the mitotic rate of said trabecular cells.
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