Effects of the beta1-selective adrenergic antagonist betaxolol on electroretinography in the perfused cat eye |
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Authors: | Uji Yukitaka Kuze Manami Matubara Hisashi Doi Motoaki Sasoh Mikio |
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Affiliation: | (1) Department of Ophthalmology, Mie University School of Medicine, Edobashi 2-174, Tsu, 514-8507, Japan |
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Abstract: | The effects of the 1-selective adrenergic antagonist betaxolol on electroretinography (ERG) were studied in the isolated and arterially perfused cat eye. Betaxolol increased the perfusion flow rate, significantly at the administrations of more than 50M concentrations and induced a dose-related, reversible increase in the amplitudes of both the a-wave and b-wave of ERG. These results suggest that the calcium-channel blocking mechanism of betaxolol has a beneficial influence on ocular blood flow and retinal electrical activity in response to light. As it is known that ERG is a good indicator of the functional integrity of the retina, this indicates that betaxolol could be an ideal drug for treating glaucoma in which ischemia is involved to some extent. |
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Keywords: | betaxolol electroretinography perfused cat eye |
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