Harshil Dharamdasani Detaram1, Gerald Liew1, Joshua R Lewis2,3,4, Nicola P Bondonno3, Catherine P Bondonno3,4, Kim Van Vu1, George Burlutsky1, Jonathan M Hodgson3,4, Paul Mitchell1, Bamini Gopinath5. 1. Centre for Vision Research, Department of Ophthalmology and The Westmead Institute for Medical Research, The University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia. 2. Centre for Kidney Research and The Westmead Institute for Medical Research, School of Public Health, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia. 3. School of Medical and Health Sciences, Edith Cowan University, Perth, WA, Australia. 4. School of Medicine, University of Western Australia, 35 Stirling Highway, Perth, WA, Australia. 5. Centre for Vision Research, Department of Ophthalmology and The Westmead Institute for Medical Research, The University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia. bamini.gopinath@sydney.edu.au.
Abstract
PURPOSE: To assess whether dietary intake of flavonoids are associated with longitudinal treatment outcomes of patients with neovascular age-related macular degeneration (nAMD). METHODS: 547 participants with nAMD were recruited at baseline, 494 were followed-up after receiving 12 months of anti-vascular endothelial growth factor (anti-VEGF) therapy. Baseline dietary intake of flavonoids was determined using a validated food frequency questionnaire. At follow-up, presence of intra-retinal and sub-retinal fluid (IRF and SRF), retinal pigment epithelium detachment and measurements of central macular thickness (CMT) were recorded from optical coherence tomography scans. Visual acuity (VA) was documented using LogMAR charts. RESULTS: Participants in the first tertile of intake of the flavonol quercetin, and the flavan-3-ols epigallocatechin-3-gallate and epigallocatechin had significantly worse vision than participants in the third tertile-multivariable-adjusted least square (LS) mean VA: 14.68 vs. 19.53 (p = 0.04); 14.06 vs. 18.89 (p = 0.04); 13.86 vs. 18.86 (p = 0.03), respectively. Participants in the first compared to the third tertile of flavan-3-ol, epigallocatechin-3-gallate and epigallocatechin intake all had a twofold higher risk of IRF, multivariable-adjusted p trend of: 0.03, 0.01 and 0.02, respectively. The first vs. the third tertile of tea intake had significantly worse vision (LS mean VA: 13.49 vs. 19.04, p = 0.02), increased risk of IRF (OR 2.13, 95% CI 1.18-3.85) and greater mean CMT (279.59 μm vs. 256.52 μm, p = 0.04). CONCLUSIONS: Higher intakes of dietary flavonoids, specifically flavonols and flavan-3-ols, could be associated with better long-term treatment outcomes in nAMD patients receiving anti-VEGF therapy. Confirmation of these associations in interventional studies could result in promising new therapeutic approaches to the treatment of nAMD.
PURPOSE: To assess whether dietary intake of flavonoids are associated with longitudinal treatment outcomes of patients with neovascular age-related macular degeneration (nAMD). METHODS: 547 participants with nAMD were recruited at baseline, 494 were followed-up after receiving 12 months of anti-vascular endothelial growth factor (anti-VEGF) therapy. Baseline dietary intake of flavonoids was determined using a validated food frequency questionnaire. At follow-up, presence of intra-retinal and sub-retinal fluid (IRF and SRF), retinal pigment epithelium detachment and measurements of central macular thickness (CMT) were recorded from optical coherence tomography scans. Visual acuity (VA) was documented using LogMAR charts. RESULTS:Participants in the first tertile of intake of the flavonolquercetin, and the flavan-3-olsepigallocatechin-3-gallate and epigallocatechin had significantly worse vision than participants in the third tertile-multivariable-adjusted least square (LS) mean VA: 14.68 vs. 19.53 (p = 0.04); 14.06 vs. 18.89 (p = 0.04); 13.86 vs. 18.86 (p = 0.03), respectively. Participants in the first compared to the third tertile of flavan-3-ol, epigallocatechin-3-gallate and epigallocatechin intake all had a twofold higher risk of IRF, multivariable-adjusted p trend of: 0.03, 0.01 and 0.02, respectively. The first vs. the third tertile of tea intake had significantly worse vision (LS mean VA: 13.49 vs. 19.04, p = 0.02), increased risk of IRF (OR 2.13, 95% CI 1.18-3.85) and greater mean CMT (279.59 μm vs. 256.52 μm, p = 0.04). CONCLUSIONS: Higher intakes of dietary flavonoids, specifically flavonols and flavan-3-ols, could be associated with better long-term treatment outcomes in nAMD patients receiving anti-VEGF therapy. Confirmation of these associations in interventional studies could result in promising new therapeutic approaches to the treatment of nAMD.
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