Abstract
There are several classes of drugs currently in use for the therapeutic management of the glaucomas. Although the ocular hypotensive effects of these agents have been well characterized and described, little is known of their site of action and cellular mechanism. This review attempts to describe those cellular mechanisms that may be linked to the actions of several classes of antiglaucoma drugs. Special emphasis was placed on drug actions and 1) the adenylate cyclase system; 2) receptor-coupled phosphoinositide turnover; 3) prostaglandins and 4) ion transport processes. Models are presented depicting proposed cellular sites of the interaction of the antiglaucoma drugs with these cellular processes.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 397-422 |
| Number of pages | 26 |
| Journal | Journal of Ocular Pharmacology |
| Volume | 1 |
| Issue number | 4 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 1 Jan 1985 |
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Cellular Mechanisms in the Actions of Antiglaucoma Drugs. / Yorio, Thomas.
In: Journal of Ocular Pharmacology, Vol. 1, No. 4, 01.01.1985, p. 397-422.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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T1 - Cellular Mechanisms in the Actions of Antiglaucoma Drugs
AU - Yorio, Thomas
PY - 1985/1/1
Y1 - 1985/1/1
N2 - There are several classes of drugs currently in use for the therapeutic management of the glaucomas. Although the ocular hypotensive effects of these agents have been well characterized and described, little is known of their site of action and cellular mechanism. This review attempts to describe those cellular mechanisms that may be linked to the actions of several classes of antiglaucoma drugs. Special emphasis was placed on drug actions and 1) the adenylate cyclase system; 2) receptor-coupled phosphoinositide turnover; 3) prostaglandins and 4) ion transport processes. Models are presented depicting proposed cellular sites of the interaction of the antiglaucoma drugs with these cellular processes.
AB - There are several classes of drugs currently in use for the therapeutic management of the glaucomas. Although the ocular hypotensive effects of these agents have been well characterized and described, little is known of their site of action and cellular mechanism. This review attempts to describe those cellular mechanisms that may be linked to the actions of several classes of antiglaucoma drugs. Special emphasis was placed on drug actions and 1) the adenylate cyclase system; 2) receptor-coupled phosphoinositide turnover; 3) prostaglandins and 4) ion transport processes. Models are presented depicting proposed cellular sites of the interaction of the antiglaucoma drugs with these cellular processes.
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U2 - 10.1089/jop.1985.1.397
DO - 10.1089/jop.1985.1.397
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VL - 1
SP - 397
EP - 422
JO - Journal of Ocular Pharmacology and Therapeutics
JF - Journal of Ocular Pharmacology and Therapeutics
SN - 1080-7683
IS - 4
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