Pharmacological study on the effects of some ocular hypotensive drugs on aqueous humor formation in the arterially perfused enucleated rabbit eye

Ophthalmic Res. 1985;17(2):120-4. doi: 10.1159/000265362.

Abstract

The effects of pilocarpine, isoproterenol, epinephrine, timolol, acetazolamide, ouabain, and dinitrophenol on aqueous humor production were investigated in enucleated rabbit eye. The metabolic inhibitors ouabain and dinitrophenol at a concentration of 10(-5) M produced a 50% inhibition in aqueous humor formation. Acetazolamide at the same concentration was without effect, but at 10(-4) M concentration lowered aqueous production by 40%. The autonomic drugs epinephrine and isoproteranol at a concentration of 10 micrograms/ml medium reduced aqueous humor formation by 64 and 52% respectively. Timolol, even at a concentration of 0.05 microgram/ml, suppressed aqueous humor formation by approximately 30%. Pilocarpine on the other hand was ineffective. Except for pilocarpine, these responses are similar to those reported to occur in the cat both in vivo and in vitro.

Publication types

  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.

MeSH terms

  • Acetazolamide / pharmacology*
  • Animals
  • Aqueous Humor / metabolism*
  • Arteries
  • Autonomic Agents / pharmacology*
  • Dinitrophenols / pharmacology*
  • Epinephrine / pharmacology
  • In Vitro Techniques
  • Intraocular Pressure / drug effects*
  • Isoproterenol / pharmacology
  • Ouabain / pharmacology*
  • Perfusion
  • Pilocarpine / pharmacology
  • Rabbits
  • Time Factors
  • Timolol / pharmacology

Substances

  • Autonomic Agents
  • Dinitrophenols
  • Pilocarpine
  • Ouabain
  • Timolol
  • Isoproterenol
  • Acetazolamide
  • Epinephrine