Eledoisin and lacrimal secretion in the rabbit.
Eledoisin has been tried as a possible treatment for dry eye based on the hypothesis that it pharmacologically stimulates tear secretion when topically applied to the eye. To determine if topically applied eledoisin pharmacologically stimulates orbital lacrimal secretion, the orbital lacrimal gland excretory duct of normal rabbits was cannulated, and eledoisin was applied topically with and without prior administration of proparacaine. To determine if topically applied eledoisin stimulated accessory lacrimal gland secretion, isotonic buffer with and without eledoisin was tested in a rabbit model with only accessory lacrimal tissue remaining after the administration of proparacaine. Topically applied eledoisin did not pharmacologically stimulate lacrimal secretion but rather increased lacrimal gland secretion only in non-anesthetized eyes through a sensory reflex mechanism that is blocked by proparacaine.[1]References
- Eledoisin and lacrimal secretion in the rabbit. Rossi, S.R., Dartt, D.A., Gilbard, J.P. Curr. Eye Res. (1990) [Pubmed]
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