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ArticleMolecules (Basel, Switzerland)2017

Protective Effect of Prunus Cerasus (Sour Cherry) Seed Extract on the Recovery of Ischemia/Reperfusion-Induced Retinal Damage in Zucker Diabetic Fatty Rat.

Balázs Varga, Dániel Priksz, Nóra Lampé, Mariann Bombicz, Andrea Kurucz, Adrienn Mónika Szabó, Anikó Pósa, Renáta Szabó, Ádám Kemény-Beke, Judit Remenyik and 2 more

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Article in Molecules (Basel, Switzerland), 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers.

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11citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

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11 citing papers in PubMed, 21 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

12 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Balázs VargaDepartment of Pharmacology and Pharmacotherapy, Faculty of Medicine, University of Debrecen, Debrecen H4032, Hungary. varga.balazs@pharm.unideb.hu.
Dániel PrikszDepartment of Pharmacology and Pharmacotherapy, Faculty of Medicine, University of Debrecen, Debrecen H4032, Hungary. priksz.daniel@pharm.unideb.hu.
Nóra LampéDepartment of Pharmacology and Pharmacotherapy, Faculty of Medicine, University of Debrecen, Debrecen H4032, Hungary. lampenori@hotmail.com.
Mariann BombiczDepartment of Pharmacology and Pharmacotherapy, Faculty of Medicine, University of Debrecen, Debrecen H4032, Hungary. bombicz.mariann@pharm.unideb.hu.
Andrea KuruczDepartment of Pharmacology and Pharmacotherapy, Faculty of Medicine, University of Debrecen, Debrecen H4032, Hungary. kurucz.andrea@pharm.unideb.hu.
Adrienn Mónika SzabóDepartment of Internal Medicine, Building C, Faculty of Medicine, University of Debrecen, Debrecen H4032, Hungary. szadrica@freemail.hu.
Anikó PósaDepartment of Physiology, Anatomy and Neuroscience, Faculty of Science and Informatics, University of Szeged, Szeged H6726, Hungary. paniko@bio.u-szeged.hu.
Renáta SzabóDepartment of Physiology, Anatomy and Neuroscience, Faculty of Science and Informatics, University of Szeged, Szeged H6726, Hungary. szaborenata88@gmail.com.
Ádám Kemény-BekeDepartment of Ophtalmology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Debrecen, Debrecen H4032, Hungary. kemenyba@med.unideb.hu.
Judit RemenyikInstitute of Food Technology, Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences and Environmental Management, University of Debrecen, Debrecen H4032, Hungary. remenyik@agr.unideb.hu.
Rudolf GesztelyiDepartment of Pharmacology and Pharmacotherapy, Faculty of Medicine, University of Debrecen, Debrecen H4032, Hungary. gesztelyi.rudolf@pharm.unideb.hu.
Béla JuhászDepartment of Pharmacology and Pharmacotherapy, Faculty of Medicine, University of Debrecen, Debrecen H4032, Hungary. juhasz.bela@med.unideb.hu.
University of Debrecen · HUUniversity of Szeged · HU

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Among diabetes patients, ophthalmological complications are very frequent. High blood glucose and (consequential) ischemia-reperfusion (I/R) injury contribute significantly to the severity of retinopathies. Diabetic retinopathy is among the leading causes of blindness. Our study demonstrates the effect of sour cherry seed extract (SCSE) on blood glucose and function of the retina with electroretinography (ERG) in a diabetic setting with or without ischemia-reperfusion (I/R) injury in Zucker Diabetic Fatty (ZDF) rats. Our results prove that the SCSE has a retinoprotective effect in diabetic rats: according to ERG measurements, SCSE treatment mitigated the retinal function-damaging effect of diabetes, and proved to be protective in the diabetic eye against ischemia-reperfusion injuries of the retina. Outcomes suggest that the protective effects of SCSE may occur through several pathways, including HO-1 dependent mechanisms. The observation that SCSE treatment decreases blood glucose is also novel. These findings offer the possibility for development of novel therapeutic strategies utilizing this emerging functional food, in particular in the prevention of conditions resulting from high blood glucose or I/R injury, such as deterioration of retinal microcirculation.

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AnimalsBlood GlucoseDiabetes Mellitus, ExperimentalDiabetic RetinopathyElectroretinographyHeme Oxygenase-1HumansPlant ExtractsPrunus aviumRatsRats, ZuckerReperfusion InjuryRetinaSeedsBlood GlucoseHeme Oxygenase-1Plant Extractselectroretinographyischemia-reperfusionPrunus cerasusretinasour cherryZDF rat

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PMID29065463
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