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PURPOSE: To compare the ocular hypotensive effect of nipradilol and timolol in combination with bunazosin in rabbits. METHODS: The intraocular pressure (IOP) in normal rabbits was measured using an applanation pneumatonograph. Nipradilol, timolol, and bunazosin were instilled, individually or in combination, into the inferior conjunctival sac. RESULTS: Nipradilol (0.25%), timolol (0.5%), and bunazosin (0.01%) individually lowered IOP. The IOP-lowering effects of both nipradilol and timolol were significantly enhanced by the combined application of bunazosin (0.01%). In the presence of 5% timolol or 0.1% bunazosin, IOP was further lowered by the addition of nipradilol. The IOP-lowering effect of nipradilol was partly inhibited by pretreatment with c-PTIO (10 mM), a nitric oxide (NO)-trapping agent. CONCLUSIONS: The present study demonstrated that the IOP-lowering effects of nipradilol are due to β- and α1-blocking and NO-donating actions, and bunazosin has an additive effect on the IOP-lowering effect of nipradilol or timolol.
Dr. M. Orihashi, Department of Clinical Pharmacology, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Toyama Medical and Pharmaceutical University, Toyama, Japan. htsuneki@ms.toyama-mpu.ac.jp.
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