title: Effect of topical amosulalol on tissue circulation in the optic nerve head.
abstract: The effect of topical 0.1% amosulalol on tissue circulation in the albino rabbit optic nerve head (ONH) was investigated using a laser speckle tissue circulation analyzer. Amosulalol was administered into one eye twice daily for 20 days, and vehicle was administered into the other eye in a masked, randomized manner. Intraocular pressure (IOP) was measured every 5 days. The normalized blur value (NB), a quantitative index of tissue blood flow velocity in the ONH, was measured before treatment and 2 hours after the last instillation on day 20. The IOP was also measured at 5-day intervals. Amosulalol decreased IOP by approximately 2 mmHg in the treated eyes (P < 0.01). There was no significant difference in NB between eyes before the first instillation, whereas NB was significantly greater (by approximately 16%) in the amosulalol-treated eye than in the control eye after completion of instillations (P < 0.01). The difference between NB after completion of instillations and that before the first instillation was significantly greater in the ONH of the amosulalol-treated eye than in the contralateral control eye (P < 0.01). Twice-daily instillation of 0.1% amosulalol for 20 days induced a significant increase in tissue blood velocity in the ipsilateral ONH in albino rabbits.
authors.affiliation: Eye Clinic, Tokyo Metropolitan Geriatric Hospital, Japan.
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Tamaki
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Araie
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Muta
mesh_terms: D000287:Administration, Topical; D000319:Adrenergic beta-Antagonists / Q000494:pharmacology*; D000704:Analysis of Variance; D000818:Animals; D004983:Ethanolamines / Q000494:pharmacology*; D009898:Optic Disk / Q000098:blood supply / Q000187:drug effects*; D011817:Rabbits; D012039:Regional Blood Flow / Q000187:drug effects; D000096926:Benzenesulfonamides
chemical_list: D000319:Adrenergic beta-Antagonists; D004983:Ethanolamines; C032473:amosulalol; D000096926:Benzenesulfonamides