May 2006
Volume 47, Issue 13
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ARVO Annual Meeting Abstract  |   May 2006
Endogenous Dopamine Contributes to Baseline Vasodilatory Tone to the Choroid in Anesthetized Rabbits
Author Affiliations & Notes
  • G. Grabner
    Ophthalmology and Optometry, Paracelsus University, Salzburg, Austria
  • B. Tockner
    Ophthalmology and Optometry, Paracelsus University, Salzburg, Austria
  • B. Bogner
    Ophthalmology and Optometry, Paracelsus University, Salzburg, Austria
  • K. Weikinger
    Ophthalmology and Optometry, Paracelsus University, Salzburg, Austria
  • H.A. Reitsamer
    Ophthalmology and Optometry, Paracelsus University, Salzburg, Austria
  • Footnotes
    Commercial Relationships  G. Grabner, None; B. Tockner, None; B. Bogner, None; K. Weikinger, None; H.A. Reitsamer, None.
  • Footnotes
    Support  Fuchs Stiftung, Adele Rabensteiner Stiftung
Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science May 2006, Vol.47, 472. doi:
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      G. Grabner, B. Tockner, B. Bogner, K. Weikinger, H.A. Reitsamer; Endogenous Dopamine Contributes to Baseline Vasodilatory Tone to the Choroid in Anesthetized Rabbits . Invest. Ophthalmol. Vis. Sci. 2006;47(13):472.

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Abstract
 
Purpose:
 

It was shown previously that exogenous dopamine causes choroidal vasodilation via D1/D5 receptor mediated mechanisms (Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 2004 Mar;45(3):900–5). In the present study we investigate the role of D1/D5 receptor activation by endogenous dopamine.

 
Methods:
 

In anesthetized New Zealand rabbits (n=11) mean arterial pressure (MAP), intraocular pressure (IOP) and orbital venous pressure (OVP) were measured by direct cannulation of the central ear artery, the vitreous, and the orbital venous sinus, respectively. Laser Doppler flowmetry was used to measure choroidal blood flow (ChorBF) while MAP was manipulated mechanically with occluders placed around the aorta and vena cava, thus changing ocular perfusion pressure (PP) over a wide range. Pressure–flow (PF) relationships were measured at control and in response to the dopamine D1/D5 receptor blocker SCH23390 (0.5mg/kg, bolus injection i.v.).

 
Results:
 

The D1/D5–antagonist SCH23390 significantly decreased IOP and ChorBF whereas choroidal resistance (ChorR) and OVP were increased. D1/D5 receptor blockage had no significant effect on MAP, PP and HR (heart rate). The pressure flow relationship was shifted downwards significantly. The baseline results are summarized in the table. . Baseline effects of SCH–23390  

 
Conclusions:
 

The results of this study indicate the presence of endogenous dopaminergic activity in the choroid contributing to the basic vasodilatory tone in the choroid via a D1/D5 receptor mediated mechanism.

 
Keywords: dopamine • choroid • blood supply 
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