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ArticlePhotochemical & photobiological sciences : Official journal of the European Photochemistry Association and the European Society for Photobiology2024

The effect of Fernblock® in preventing blue-light-induced oxidative stress and cellular damage in retinal pigment epithelial cells is associated with NRF2 induction.

María Gallego-Rentero, Ana López Sánchez, Jimena Nicolás-Morala, Paula Alcaraz-Laso, Noelia Zhang, Ángeles Juarranz, Salvador González, Elisa Carrasco

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Article in Photochemical & photobiological sciences : Official journal of the European Photochemistry Association and the European Society for Photobiology, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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María Gallego-Rentero *Department of Biology, Faculty of Sciences, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Madrid, Spain.
Ana López Sánchez *Cantabria Labs, Research & Development Department, Madrid, Spain.
Jimena Nicolás-MoralaDepartment of Biology, Faculty of Sciences, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Madrid, Spain.
Paula Alcaraz-LasoDepartment of Biology, Faculty of Sciences, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Madrid, Spain.
Noelia ZhangDepartment of Biology, Faculty of Sciences, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Madrid, Spain.
Ángeles JuarranzDepartment of Biology, Faculty of Sciences, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Madrid, Spain.
Salvador GonzálezDepartment of Medicine and Medical Specialties, Alcalá de Henares University, Madrid, Spain. salvagonrod@gmail.com.
Elisa CarrascoDepartment of Biology, Faculty of Sciences, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Madrid, Spain. elisa.carrasco@uam.es.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0817-1627

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Blue light exposure of the ocular apparatus is currently rising. This has motivated a growing concern about potential deleterious effects on different eye structures. To address this, ARPE-19 cells were used as a model of the retinal pigment epithelium and subjected to cumulative expositions of blue light. The most relevant cellular events previously associated with blue-light-induced damage were assessed, including alterations in cell morphology, viability, cell proliferation, oxidative stress, inflammation, and the induction of DNA repair cellular mechanisms. Consistent with previous reports, our results provide evidence of cellular alterations resulting from repeated exposure to blue light irradiation. In this context, we explored the potential protective properties of the vegetal extract from Polypodium leucotomos, Fernblock® (FB), using the widely known treatment with lutein as a reference for comparison. The only changes observed as a result of the sole treatment with either FB or lutein were a slight but significant increase in γH2AX

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Cell SurvivalNF-E2-Related Factor 2Oxidative StressRetinal Pigment EpitheliumCell LineCell ProliferationHumansLightPlant ExtractsPolypodiumNFE2L2 protein, humanNF-E2-Related Factor 2Plant ExtractsARPE-19Blue lightFernblock®NRF2Retinal damage

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PMID38909335

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