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. 1974 Feb;50(2):227–230. doi: 10.1111/j.1476-5381.1974.tb08565.x

Inhibition of the prostaglandin synthetase systems in ocular tissues by indomethacin

P Bhattacherjee, KE Eakins
PMCID: PMC1776635  PMID: 4425761

Abstract

1 We have compared the sensitivity of the prostaglandin synthetase systems derived from microsomal fractions of rabbit ocular tissues (anterior uvea, conjunctiva and retina) with other rabbit tissues such as the kidney medulla and spleen, to inhibition by indomethacin.

2 Generation of prostaglandin-like activity by the microsomal fractions from added arachidonic acid varied with the tissue used. Highest activity was found in the kidney medulla, then in descending order, the conjunctiva, anterior uvea, spleen, retina and cornea.

3 Indomethacin was most potent in the spleen (ID50 0.045 μg/ml) then in decreasing order in the kidney medulla, conjunctiva, anterior uvea and weakest in the retina, where the ID50 for indomethacin was 50 μg/ml.

4 The differential sensitivity to inhibition of the prostaglandin synthetase systems from different tissues is an important consideration in the development of new ocular anti-inflammatory agents.

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