Xuenan Zhuang , Guiqin He , Yunkao Zeng , Miaoling Li , Yongyue Su , Xuelin Chen , Yining Zhang , Yuhong Gan , Feng Wen , Xiongze Zhang
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Abstract
Purpose
The aim of this study was to assess the impact of acute, heavy alcohol consumption on the ocular microvasculature, providing insight into the largely unexplored response of microvascular structures to excessive drinking.
Methods
Healthy volunteers in this prospective pilot study were tasked with consuming spirits, wine, and water at different times. Alcohol intake was measured according to body weight (g/kg). The ocular microvascular parameters primarily including choroidal volume (CV) and choroidal vessel volume (CVV) reflecting arteriolovenularity, and choroidal capillary density (CCD) reflecting capillary, were evaluated using swept-source optical coherence tomography angiography at baseline and 0.5-, 1-, 2-, and 3-hour post-consumption.
Results
A total of 34 eyes underwent 170 successful examinations in this study. After consuming spirits or wine, we observed significant decreases in CV and CVV values (all P < 0.01 for 0.5-, 1-, 2-, and 3-hour post-consumption), along with significant increase in CCD (P < 0.05 at 0.5-, 1-, 2-hour post-spirits consumption and 1-hour post-wine consumption). The most pronounced changes occurred 1-hour after spirits or wine consumption (all P < 0.001 in both univariate and multivariate model). However, post-consumption changes in the ocular microvasculature showed no significant differences between spirits and wine (P > 0.05). Additionally, no significant differences were observed in any parameters after water intake (all P > 0.05).
Conclusions
Excessive alcohol consumption leads to ocular arteriolovenular vasoconstriction and capillary vasodilation, most evident 1-hour post-consumption of spirits and wine. Our research provides insight into alcohol's immediate ocular microvascular effects, hinting at systemic microvascular effects.
期刊介绍:
Microvascular Research is dedicated to the dissemination of fundamental information related to the microvascular field. Full-length articles presenting the results of original research and brief communications are featured.
Research Areas include:
• Angiogenesis
• Biochemistry
• Bioengineering
• Biomathematics
• Biophysics
• Cancer
• Circulatory homeostasis
• Comparative physiology
• Drug delivery
• Neuropharmacology
• Microvascular pathology
• Rheology
• Tissue Engineering.