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ArticleScientific reports2023

A ginger extract improves ocular blood flow in rats with endothelin-induced retinal blood flow dysfunction.

Nana Takahashi, Kota Sato, Naoki Kiyota, Satoru Tsuda, Namie Murayama, Toru Nakazawa

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Article in Scientific reports, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Nana TakahashiDepartment of Ophthalmology, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, 1-1, Seiryo, Aoba, Sendai, Miyagi, 980-8574, Japan.
Kota SatoDepartment of Ophthalmology, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, 1-1, Seiryo, Aoba, Sendai, Miyagi, 980-8574, Japan.
Naoki KiyotaDepartment of Ophthalmology, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, 1-1, Seiryo, Aoba, Sendai, Miyagi, 980-8574, Japan.
Satoru TsudaDepartment of Ophthalmology, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, 1-1, Seiryo, Aoba, Sendai, Miyagi, 980-8574, Japan.
Namie MurayamaDepartment of Ophthalmology, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, 1-1, Seiryo, Aoba, Sendai, Miyagi, 980-8574, Japan.
Toru NakazawaDepartment of Ophthalmology, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, 1-1, Seiryo, Aoba, Sendai, Miyagi, 980-8574, Japan. ntoru@oph.med.tohoku.ac.jp.
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Funding

Japan Science and Technology Agency JPMJPF2201
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of a ginger extract on optic nerve head blood flow (ONH BF) under endothelin-1 (ET-1) stimulation. Using laser speckle flowgraphy, we measured ONH BF in brown Norway rats. To establish the ONH BF impairment profile under ET-1 stimulation, we administered an intravitreal injection of ET-1 under anesthesia. We then gave the ginger extract sublingually to assess its effect on ONH BF in both normal and ET-1-induced ischemic conditions. Post ET-1 injection, there were no significant changes in parameters including intraocular pressure or systemic factors. ONH BF showed a dose-dependent decline after ET-1 injection, with a significant reduction after a 2.50 pmol ET-1 dose. Sublingual administration of the ginger extract significantly improved ONH BF in both normal and ET-1-stimulated rats. This suggests that our newly developed supplement for improving ONH BF has a potential role in retinal ischemic diseases, including glaucoma.

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Optic DiskAnimalsBlood Flow VelocityEndothelin-1Intraocular PressureLaser-Doppler FlowmetryPlant ExtractsRatsRegional Blood FlowZingiber officinaleEndothelin-1ginger extractPlant Extracts

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PMID38123793
PMCPMC10733345
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