Rasagiline (Azilect) - Neuroprotection for Macula-off Retinal Detachment

Summary

This randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trial investigates the neuroprotective effect of rasagiline in patients suffering from a retinal detachment affecting central vision. Based on results from a study in mice suffering from retinal degeneration, the investigators hypothesize that rasagiline delays neurodegeneration in the retina and improves visual acuity outcomes after retinal detachment surgery. Rasagiline is a second-generation propargylamine with neuroprotective properties modulating the caspase-dependent pathway of programmed cell death.

Timeline

Start

2010-09

Primary completion

2018-12-31

Completion

2018-12-31

Publications

• Background Eigeldinger-Berthou S, Meier C, Zulliger R, Lecaude S, Enzmann V, Sarra GM. Rasagiline interferes with neurodegeneration in the Prph2/rds mouse. Retina. 2012 Mar;32(3):617-28. doi: 10.1097/IAE.0b013e31821e2070.
• Background Youdim MB, Bar Am O, Yogev-Falach M, Weinreb O, Maruyama W, Naoi M, Amit T. Rasagiline: neurodegeneration, neuroprotection, and mitochondrial permeability transition. J Neurosci Res. 2005 Jan 1-15;79(1-2):172-9. doi: 10.1002/jnr.20350.
• Background Travis GH. Mechanisms of cell death in the inherited retinal degenerations. Am J Hum Genet. 1998 Mar;62(3):503-8. doi: 10.1086/301772. No abstract available.
• Background Cook B, Lewis GP, Fisher SK, Adler R. Apoptotic photoreceptor degeneration in experimental retinal detachment. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 1995 May;36(6):990-6.
• Background Eliash S, Shteter N, Eilam R. Neuroprotective effect of rasagiline, a monoamine oxidase-B inhibitor, on spontaneous cell degeneration in a rat model. J Neural Transm (Vienna). 2005 Aug;112(8):991-1003. doi: 10.1007/s00702-004-0254-4. Epub 2005 Mar 15.

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