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ArticleMolecular vision2009

Prevention of selenite-induced cataractogenesis by rutin in Wistar rats.

M Isai, M Sakthivel, E Ramesh, P A Thomas, P Geraldine

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Article in Molecular vision, 2009. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 19 papers.

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19 citing papers in PubMed, 50 citations in OpenAlex.

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  6. Current Trends in the Pharmacotherapy of Cataracts.Pharmaceuticals (Basel, Switzerland) · 2020
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  10. The Pharmacological Potential of Rutin.Saudi pharmaceutical journal : SPJ : the official publication of the Saudi Pharmaceutical Society · 2017
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  15. Plants used in the management of diabetic complications.Indian journal of pharmaceutical sciences · 2014
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  16. Rutin ameliorates free radical mediated cataract by enhancing the chaperone activity of α-crystallin.Graefe's archive for clinical and experimental ophthalmology = Albrecht von Graefes Archiv fur klinische und experimentelle Ophthalmologie · 2013
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  18. Amelioration of selenite toxicity and cataractogenesis in cultured rat lenses by Vitex negundo.Graefe's archive for clinical and experimental ophthalmology = Albrecht von Graefes Archiv fur klinische und experimentelle Ophthalmologie · 2011
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

M IsaiDepartment of Animal Science, School of Life Sciences, Bharathidasan University, Tamil Nadu, India.
M Sakthivel
E Ramesh
P A Thomas
P Geraldine
Bharathidasan University · IN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeTo investigate whether rutin retards selenite-induced cataractogenesis in Wistar rat pups.

methodsOn postpartum day ten, Group I rat pups received an intraperitoneal injection of saline. Group II and III rat pups received a subcutaneous injection of sodium selenite. Group III also received an intraperitoneal injection of rutin once daily on postpartum days 9-14. Both eyes of each pup were examined from day 16 up to postpartum day 30. After sacrifice, extricated pup lenses were analyzed for mean activities of catalase, superoxide dismutase, glutathione peroxidase, glutathione S-transferase, and glutathione reductase. In addition, the mean concentrations of reduced glutathione (GSH) and of malondialdehyde were analyzed in samples of lenses and hemolysate.

resultsThere was dense lenticular opacification in all of Group II, minimal opacification in 33.3% of Group III, no opacification in 66.7% of Group III, and no opacification in Group I. Significantly lower mean activities of lenticular antioxidant enzymes were noted in Group II, compared to Group I and III. Significantly lower mean concentrations of GSH and higher mean concentrations of malondialdehyde were noted in samples of hemolysate and lens from Group II, compared to the values in Group I and III.

conclusionRutin prevents experimental selenite-induced cataractogenesis in rat pups, possibly by preventing depletion of antioxidant enzymes and of GSH, and by inhibiting lipid peroxidation.

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AnimalsAntioxidantsCataractGlutathioneHemolysisLens, CrystallineMalondialdehydeRatsRats, WistarRutinSodium SeleniteAntioxidantsGlutathioneMalondialdehydeRutinSodium Selenite

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PMID20011628
PMCPMC2790477
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