DECREASE IN INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE IN MAN BY A CARBONIC ANHYDRASE INHIBITOR, DIAMOX - A PRELIMINARY REPORT
DECREASE IN INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE IN MAN BY A CARBONIC ANHYDRASE INHIBITOR, DIAMOX - A PRELIMINARY REPORT
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DOI:
10.1016/0002-9394(54)92027-9
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发表时间:
1954-01-01
影响因子:
4.2
通讯作者:
BECKER, B
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作者:
BECKER, B
A remarkably high concentration of bicarbonate in the posterior chamber of the rabbit eye has been reported recently by Kinsey. l This finding tended to confirm Friedenwald’s’ hypothesis of an active transfer of electrolytes into the eye by the ciliary body. Carbonic anhydrase, the enzyme that catalyzes the rapid interconversions of carbon dioxide and bicarbonate, has not yet been implicated in this transfer. The accumulation of bicarbonate in the eye, however, would make it seem likely that such an enzyme plays an essential role in the formation of the aqueous humor. The recent availability of extremely potent carbonic anhyclrase inhibitors3 suggested an exploration of the effects of such agents on the intraocular pressure and dynamics. Diamoxt (2acetylamino-1, 3, 4_thiadiazole-5sulfonamide) has proved to be an effective inhibitor of carbonic anhydrase which can be administered with safety to human subjects. Since it inhibits renal tubular reabsorption of sodium bicarbonate, Diamox has received considerable attention as a diuretic for patients with congestive heart failure.” In experimental animals it also inhibits gastric” and pancreatic’secretion.