Efficacy of Ethanol Extract of Fructus lycii and Its Constituents Lutein/Zeaxanthin in Protecting Retinal Pigment Epithelium Cells against Oxidative Stress: In Vivo and In Vitro Models of Age-Related Macular Degeneration

Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is a major cause of blindness worldwide. Oxidative stress plays a large role in the pathogenesis of AMD. The present study was to evaluate the effects of Fructus lycii ethanol extract on AMD in mice and to investigate whether combination of lutein and zeaxanthi...

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Autores principales: Xu, Xinrong, Hang, Li, Huang, Binglin, Wei, Yuanhua, Zheng, Shizhong, Li, Wei
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2013
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3791792/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24163760
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/862806

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3791792/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24163760
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/862806

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