Ibopamine Stimulates ..-Adrenergic Receptors and D1 Dopaminergic Receptors in the Eye
- نوع فایل : کتاب
- زبان : انگلیسی
- مؤلف : Italo Giuffre'*
- چاپ و سال / کشور: 2007
Description
Ibopamine stimulates ..-adrenergic receptors and D1-dopaminergic receptors in the eye. Ibopamine is a dopamine analogue and it is hydrolysed to epinine by the esterases in the aqueous humor. Adrenergic stimulation determines the non-cycloplegic mydriatic effect, while the D1-dopaminergic activity is responsible for an increase in aqueous humor production. Ibopamine is effective as a mydriatic before and after surgical procedures. Its main uses are: provocative test in glaucoma; treatment of ocular hypotony; evaluation of the outflow pathways of the aqueous humor. Ibopamine test is positive in 92% of patients affected by primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG), while it is negative in healthy eyes. It is useful in relatives of glaucomatous patients.
Current Drug Therapy, 2007, 2, 127-132
