[Potentiation by promethazine of hypotensive effects of adrenergic drugs on intraocular pressure].
Experiments including previous installations of promethazine (pipolphen) into the conjunctival sac followed by the topical administration of beta-adrenergic blocker timolol or a sympathomimetic drug isoptoepinal (adrenaline) have been performed on 24 rabbits (48 eyes). The substantial changes in the action mode of the mentioned drugs as the enhancement of their hypotensive effect on the intraocular pressure (IOP) have been demonstrated under the performance of the above mentioned procedure. When applied after promethazine instillations, timolol induced significantly increased outflow facility of the aqueous humor that was not usually noted in the cases of timolol topical instillations without a pretreatment of the eye with promethazine. The similar increased hypotensive effect on the IOP was noted for adrenaline when it has been used after promethazine treatment. The possible mechanisms underlying the changes in pharmacological activities of the investigated adrenergic drugs are discussed.
Ermakova
V N
VN
Babizhaev
M A
MA
Bunin
A Ia
AIa
D000319:Adrenergic beta-Antagonists / Q000494:pharmacology*; D000818:Animals; D004357:Drug Synergism; D004837:Epinephrine / Q000494:pharmacology; D007429:Intraocular Pressure / Q000187:drug effects*; D011398:Promethazine / Q000494:pharmacology*; D011817:Rabbits; D013997:Time Factors; D013999:Timolol / Q000494:pharmacology
D000319:Adrenergic beta-Antagonists; D013999:Timolol; D011398:Promethazine; D004837:Epinephrine
Usilenie prometazinom gipotenzivnogo deĭstviia adrenergicheskikh sredstv na vnutriglaznoe davlenie.