Abstract
The present study has investigated the effect of prostaglandins and PAF on the contractility of the bovine ciliary muscle, a tissue involved in the control of aqueous outflow. The results show that the prostaglandins tested (PGI 2, its stable analogue Iloprost, PGE 2, PGE 1, and PGF 2α) as well as PAF, were able to contract the ciliary muscle, although with different potencies and efficacies. PGI 2 and Iloprost displayed parallel dose-effect curves with upper plateaus that did not differ significantly; however, PGI 2 was slightly more potent than Iloprost. This is at variance with what is observed at the level of the platelet prostacyclin receptor. PGF 2α was equipotent with the PGEs tested, with a maximal effect not different from either PGI 2 or PGEs. PAF was the most efficacious of the compounds tested.
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