1. Effects of Topical Travoprost and Unoprostone on Optic Nerve Head Circulation in Normal Rabbits.
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Ohashi, Masaaki, Mayama, Chihiro, Ishii, Kiyoshi, and Araie, Makoto
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OPTIC nerve , *RABBITS , *ANIMAL models in research , *SPECKLE interference , *PROSTAGLANDINS , *INFLAMMATORY mediators , *SCIENTIFIC method - Abstract
Purpose: To evaluate the effect, and the duration of the effect, of topically administrated travoprost and unoprostone on optic nerve head (ONH) circulation in Dutch rabbits. Methods: First, travoprost (0.004% solution) or unoprostone (0.12% solution) was unilaterally instilled once, or once daily (travoprost) or twice daily (unoprostone) for 7 days in Dutch rabbits. The ONH tissue blood velocity (NBONH) was measured using the laser speckle method at 30 and 60 min after a single instillation of travoprost or unoprostone, and before and at 1, 6, and 12 hr (travoprost or unoprostone) and 24 hr (travoprost only) after the last instillation of the aforementioned 7-day instillation regimen. Second, similar experiments were conducted with indomethacin (5 mg/kg) pretreatment. Results: Both travoprost and unoprostone significantly increased NBONH only in the treated eyes after a single instillation (p = 0.011 to 0.038); this effect was abolished by indomethacin pretreatment. In the 7-day instillation regimen, NBONH was increased by 11%, 40%, 17%, 16%, and 12% only in the treated eyes just before and at 1, 6, 12, and 24 hr after the final instillation of travoprost, respectively, and increased by 10%, 25%, 13%, and 14% only in the treated eyes just before and at 1, 6, 12 hr after the final instillation of the unoprostone, respectively. Conclusions: Topical travoprost or unoprostone significantly increased the ONH blood velocity with a single instillation and the effect persisted for 24 hr after a 7-day instillation. The effects of these drugs against retinal and ONH circulation are probably associated with the production of endogenous prostaglandins. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2007
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