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ReviewMolecular medicine reports2025

Research progress on antioxidants and protein aggregation inhibitors in cataract prevention and therapy (Review).

Ling Wang, Xin Li, Xiaoju Men, Xiangyi Liu, Jinque Luo

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Review in Molecular medicine reports, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 25 papers.

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Ling Wang *Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of the Research and Development of Novel Pharmaceutical Preparations, Changsha Medical University, Changsha, Hunan 410219, P.R. China.
Xin Li *Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of the Research and Development of Novel Pharmaceutical Preparations, Changsha Medical University, Changsha, Hunan 410219, P.R. China.
Xiaoju MenHunan Provincial Key Laboratory of the Research and Development of Novel Pharmaceutical Preparations, Changsha Medical University, Changsha, Hunan 410219, P.R. China.
Xiangyi LiuHunan Provincial Key Laboratory of the Research and Development of Novel Pharmaceutical Preparations, Changsha Medical University, Changsha, Hunan 410219, P.R. China.
Jinque LuoHunan Provincial Key Laboratory of the Research and Development of Novel Pharmaceutical Preparations, Changsha Medical University, Changsha, Hunan 410219, P.R. China.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Cataracts are primarily caused by aging or gene mutations and are the leading cause of blindness globally. As the older population increases, the number of patients with a cataract is expected to grow rapidly. At present, cataract surgery to replace the lens with an artificial intraocular lens is the principal treatment method. However, surgery has several drawbacks, including economic burdens and complications such as inflammation, xerophthalmia, macular edema and posterior capsular opacification. Thus, developing an effective non‑surgical treatment strategy is beneficial to both patients and public health. Mechanistically, cataract formation may be due to various reasons but is primarily initiated and promoted by oxidative stress and is closely associated with crystallin aggregation. In the present review, the current research progress on anti‑cataract drugs, including antioxidants and protein aggregation inhibitors is examined. It summarizes strategies for preventing and treating cataract through cell apoptosis and protein aggregation inhibition while discussing their limitations and further prospects.

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AntioxidantsCataractProtein AggregatesAnimalsApoptosisCataract ExtractionCrystallinsHumansOxidative StressProtein Aggregation, PathologicalAntioxidantsCrystallinsProtein Aggregatesantioxidantcataractoxidative stresspharmacological prevention and therapyprotein aggregation

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PMCPMC11574704

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