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ArticleInternational journal of molecular sciences2019

The Intraocular Pressure-Lowering Effect of Persimmon leaves (

Hong Ryul Ahn, Jae Wook Yang, Jee Young Kim, Chang Yong Lee, Tae-Jin Kim, Sang Hoon Jung

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Article in International journal of molecular sciences, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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7citing papers in PubMed
1.5field-weighted citation impact, top 19% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

7 citing papers in PubMed, 17 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Hong Ryul AhnNatural Products Research Center, Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST), Gangneung 25451, Korea. hrahn@kist.re.kr.
Jae Wook YangT2B Infrastructure Center for Ocular disease, Department of Ophthalmology, Inje University Busan Paik Hospital, Busan 47392, Korea. oculoplasty@gmail.com.
Jee Young KimT2B Infrastructure Center for Ocular disease, Department of Ophthalmology, Inje University Busan Paik Hospital, Busan 47392, Korea. thioridazine@naver.com.
Chang Yong LeeDepartment of Food Science, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14850, USA. cyl1@cornell.edu.
Tae-Jin KimDepartment of Biological Sciences, Pusan National University, Busan 46241, Korea. tjkim77@pusan.ac.kr.
Sang Hoon JungNatural Products Research Center, Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST), Gangneung 25451, Korea. shjung507@gmail.com.
Cornell University · USInje University Busan Paik Hospital · KRKorea Institute of Science and Technology · KRPusan National University · KR

Funding

Korea Institute of Science and Technology 2Z05310Korean Ministry of Health & Welfare HI15C1142
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The aim of this study was to evaluate the pharmacological efficacy of persimmon leaves in two glaucoma models, microbeads-induced ocular hypertension (OHT) and DBA/2 mouse. Thus, we demonstrated that Ethanol Extract of Diospyros kaki (EEDK) reduced elevated intraocular pressure (IOP) in both mouse models of glaucoma by measurements with a tonometer. In particular, we revealed that retinal ganglion cell loss and optic nerve damage caused by IOP elevation were markedly diminished as assessed by TUNEL assay, H&E staining, and fluorescent staining, while the expression of soluble guanylate cyclase (sGCα-1) increased, when EEDK was administered, as revealed by western blot. Moreover, the b-wave magnitude indicating functional scotopic vision was significantly improved in EEDK-administered DBA/2 mice during the 10-week follow-up study, as observed with electroretinography. Collectively, our results suggested that EEDK could be an effective therapeutic and IOP-lowering agent for preventing and treating retinal degenerative diseases such as glaucoma.

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Intraocular PressureAnimalsDiospyrosGlaucomaMaleMiceMice, Inbred C57BLOptic NervePlant ExtractsPlant LeavesRetinal Ganglion CellsSoluble Guanylyl CyclasePlant ExtractsSoluble Guanylyl Cyclaseglaucomaintraocular pressureocular hypertensionpersimmon leavessoluble guanylate cyclase

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PMID31652855
PMCPMC6862624
OpenAlexW2981595135

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