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ReviewBioMed research international2013

Antioxidant delivery pathways in the anterior eye.

Ankita Umapathy, Paul Donaldson, Julie Lim

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In one paragraph

Review in BioMed research international, 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT06743594 (Effects of Laser Species and Ocular Antioxidant Activity on Postoperative Inflammation, Oxidative Stress and Visual Prognosis in Patients Undergoing Ophthalmic Surgery - a Comparative Study.), which is not on this map. Cited by 22 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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NCT06743594 recruitingnot on this mapstarted 2025, after this paper: background citation

Effects of Laser Species and Ocular Antioxidant Activity on Postoperative Inflammation, Oxidative Stress and Visual Prognosis in Patients Undergoing Ophthalmic Surgery - a Comparative Study.

TypeobservationalSponsorChang Gung Memorial HospitalRan2025 to 2025Enrolled1,000ConditionsCataract, Myopia
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

22 citing papers in PubMed.

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  7. Metabolic engineering in food crops to enhance ascorbic acid production: crop biofortification perspectives for human health.Physiology and molecular biology of plants : an international journal of functional plant biology · 2022
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  12. Ocular Delivery of Polyphenols: Meeting the Unmet Needs.Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Ankita UmapathyDepartment of Optometry and Vision Science, University of Auckland, Auckland 1023, New Zealand ; New Zealand National Eye Centre, University of Auckland, Auckland 1023, New Zealand.
Paul Donaldson
Julie Lim

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Tissues in the anterior segment of the eye are particular vulnerable to oxidative stress. To minimise oxidative stress, ocular tissues utilise a range of antioxidant defence systems which include nonenzymatic and enzymatic antioxidants in combination with repair and chaperone systems. However, as we age our antioxidant defence systems are overwhelmed resulting in increased oxidative stress and damage to tissues of the eye and the onset of various ocular pathologies such as corneal opacities, lens cataracts, and glaucoma. While it is well established that nonenzymatic antioxidants such as ascorbic acid and glutathione are important in protecting ocular tissues from oxidative stress, less is known about the delivery mechanisms used to accumulate these endogenous antioxidants in the different tissues of the eye. This review aims to summarise what is currently known about the antioxidant transport pathways in the anterior eye and how a deeper understanding of these transport systems with respect to ocular physiology could be used to increase antioxidant levels and delay the onset of eye diseases.

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AnimalsAnterior Eye SegmentAntioxidantsAscorbic AcidGlutathioneHumansOcular Physiological PhenomenaAntioxidantsAscorbic AcidGlutathione

Identifiers

PMID24187660
PMCPMC3804153

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