title: Intraocular pressure response to intravitreal injection of endothelin-1 and the mediatory role of ETA receptor, ETB receptor, and cyclooxygenase products in rabbits.
abstract: Endothelin-1 (ET-1) affects intraocular pressure (IOP) in rabbits. First, we studied IOP responses to the intravitreal injection of various doses of ET-1 ranging from 5 ng to 5 micrograms in unanesthetized rabbits, and observed a transient rise in IOP, from 0.5 to 2 h in duration, invariably followed by a prolonged IOP reduction, lasting for more than 72 h in rabbits treated with 0.5 microgram and 5 micrograms of ET-1. ET-1 (0.05 microgram and 0.15 microgram) resulted in a prolonged IOP reduction without an early IOP rise. Both IOP rise and reduction were significantly related to the dose of ET-1. A masked, randomized, study revealed that the intraperitoneal administration of indomethacin (50 mg/kg) prior to ET-1 injection significantly reduced the ocular hypertensive response, but not th ocular hypotensive response, to ET-1. The ETA receptor selective antagonist, 97-139 (155 micrograms) had no effect on IOP when used alone. However, when used in combination with 0.5 microgram of ET-1, 97-139 significantly inhibited both the IOP rise (0.5-2 h) and reduction (8-96 h) caused by ET-1. The ETB receptor selective agonist, sarafotoxin S6c (0.5 microgram), caused a sustained IOP reduction of 2 to 96 h in duration without the initial IOP rise. We also determined the concentration of prostaglandin (PG) E2 in the aqueous humor using radioimmunoassay techniques on samples obtained at 1 and 24 h after ET-1 injection, and examined the effects of pretreatment with indomethacin or 97-139 on PGE2 concentration.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, Gifu University School of Medicine, Japan.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Sugiyama
authors.forename: M S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Haque
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Okada
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Taniguchi
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kitazawa
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001082:Aqueous Humor / Q000378:metabolism; D002109:Caffeic Acids / Q000494:pharmacology; D015232:Dinoprostone / Q000378:metabolism; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D065128:Endothelin Receptor Antagonists; D016232:Endothelins / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000494:pharmacology*; D005260:Female; D007213:Indomethacin / Q000494:pharmacology; D007267:Injections; D007429:Intraocular Pressure / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology*; D008297:Male; D009828:Oleanolic Acid / Q000031:analogs & derivatives*; D011451:Prostaglandin-Endoperoxide Synthases / Q000378:metabolism*; D011817:Rabbits; D044022:Receptor, Endothelin A; D044023:Receptor, Endothelin B; D017466:Receptors, Endothelin / Q000819:agonists / Q000378:metabolism*; D014662:Vasoconstrictor Agents / Q000494:pharmacology; D014757:Viper Venoms / Q000494:pharmacology; D014822:Vitreous Body
chemical_list: D002109:Caffeic Acids; D065128:Endothelin Receptor Antagonists; D016232:Endothelins; D044022:Receptor, Endothelin A; D044023:Receptor, Endothelin B; D017466:Receptors, Endothelin; C086421:S 0139; D014662:Vasoconstrictor Agents; D014757:Viper Venoms; C057354:sarafotoxins s6; D009828:Oleanolic Acid; D011451:Prostaglandin-Endoperoxide Synthases; D015232:Dinoprostone; D007213:Indomethacin