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ArticleSaudi journal of biological sciences2018

Beneficial effect of daidzin in dry eye rat model through the suppression of inflammation and oxidative stress in the cornea.

Fan Xiao, Hua Cui, Xiao Zhong

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Article in Saudi journal of biological sciences, 2018. 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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11 citing papers in PubMed, 30 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Fan XiaoDepartment of Ophthalmology, Jiangxi Provincial People's Hospital, Nanchang 330006, China.
Hua CuiDepartment of Ophthalmology, Jiangxi Provincial People's Hospital, Nanchang 330006, China.
Xiao ZhongDepartment of Ophthalmology, Affiliated Eye Hospital of NanChang University, Nanchang 330006, China.
Jiangxi Provincial People's Hospital · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Present investigation evaluates the effect of daidzin in dry eye rat model through the suppression of inflammation and oxidative stress in the cornea. Briefly, electron spine resonance was used for the estimation of radical scavenging activity of daidzin and COX Fluorescent Activity Assay Kit was used for the estimation of PGS activity. Dry eye rat model was developed by removing the lacrimal gland and effect of daidzin was evaluated in dry eye rat model by estimating the fluorescein score, tear volume and expressions of heme oxigenase (HO-1), TNF α, Interlukin 6 (IL-6), matrix metallopeptidase 9 (MMP-9) and PGS-2. Result of the present study suggested that daidzin possess tyrosyl radical scavenging activity and thereby decreases the oxidative stress. Activity of PGS significantly increases in dry eye which was inhibited by daidzin treatment due to competitive inhibition of PGS. It also recovers the tear volume in dry eye rat model in which lacrimal gland was removed. Thus corneal erosion was improved by daidzin in dry eye rat model. Thus present study concludes that treatment with daidzin protects the cornea in dry eye rat model by suppression inflammation and oxidative stress.

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DaidzinDry eyeInflammationRadical scavenging activity

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PMID29740252
PMCPMC5936972
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