Abstract
The influence of unilateral ocular instillation of B-HT 920 (50 micrograms) on regional ocular, cerebral and peripheral blood flows was investigated with the labelled microsphere method in conscious and anaesthetized albino rabbits. In urethane-anaesthetized rabbits the intraocular pressure (IOP) fell during 1 hr following topical B-HT 920 whereas no changes in regional blood flows were observed. Only in conscious rabbits was a decrease in regional blood flows found. B-HT 920 caused a short-term reduction in choroidal blood flow by about 20%. Transient vasoconstrictor effects, due to systemic absorption, were also seen in some extraocular tissues. Concomitantly, B-HT 920 reduced the total cerebral blood flow (CBF) by 23%. In the grey matter and hypothalamic region the decrease in flow was about 20%, while in the hippocampal region, thalamic region, collicles and pons-mesencephalon it was about 10%. In experiments with direct blood flow determination from an opened vortex vein, there was no consistent change of uveal vascular resistance, while IOP and mean arterial pressure (MAP) fell dose-dependently following cumulative intravenously administered bolus doses (10 and 50 micrograms/kg) of B-HT 920. Unilateral loss of the mediate...Continue Reading
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