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ReviewClinical interventions in aging2025

Targeting Senescence, Oxidative Stress, and Inflammation: Quercetin-Based Strategies for Ocular Diseases in Older Adults.

Alessandro Medoro, Sergio Davinelli, Luca Scuderi, Gianluca Scuderi, Giovanni Scapagnini, Serena Fragiotta

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Review in Clinical interventions in aging, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 12 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

12 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

Alessandro MedoroDepartment of Medicine and Health Sciences "V. Tiberio", University of Molise, Campobasso, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-6285-607X
Sergio DavinelliDepartment of Medicine and Health Sciences "V. Tiberio", University of Molise, Campobasso, Italy.
Luca ScuderiDepartment of Sense Organs, University of Rome Sapienza, Rome, Italy.
Gianluca ScuderiOphthalmology Unit, Neurosciences, Mental Health, and Sense Organs (NESMOS) Department, Faculty of Medicine and Psychology, University of Rome Sapienza, Rome, Italy.
Giovanni ScapagniniDepartment of Medicine and Health Sciences "V. Tiberio", University of Molise, Campobasso, Italy.
Serena FragiottaOphthalmology Unit, Neurosciences, Mental Health, and Sense Organs (NESMOS) Department, Faculty of Medicine and Psychology, University of Rome Sapienza, Rome, Italy.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Quercetin, a flavonol abundant in fruits and vegetables, has attracted significant attention for its senotherapeutic effects, which involve the selective elimination of senescent cells and the modulation of pro-inflammatory phenotypes that contribute to age-related dysfunctions. These actions, together with its antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, neuroprotective, and anti-angiogenic properties, make quercetin a promising strategy for ocular diseases associated with visual impairment in older adults such as age-related macular degeneration, cataract, diabetic retinopathy, and glaucoma. This review emphasizes the mechanisms by which quercetin exerts its protective effects, with particular attention to its ability to target cellular senescence, reduce oxidative stress, and modulate inflammation. Despite extensive preclinical evidence, the clinical application of quercetin remains limited due to challenges related to poor bioavailability, rapid degradation, and the absence of standardized ocular formulations. Progress in drug delivery systems, including nanoparticles, nanoemulsions, and solid lipid carriers, provides promising strategies to overcome these barriers. In addition, combining quercetin with established treatments, such as anti-vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) agents and neuroprotective drugs, may enhance its therapeutic potential in managing and possibly reversing age-related ophthalmic disorders.

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AntioxidantsCellular SenescenceEye DiseasesOxidative StressQuercetinAgedAgingAnti-Inflammatory AgentsDrug Delivery SystemsHumansInflammationMacular DegenerationNeuroprotective AgentsAnti-Inflammatory AgentsAntioxidantsNeuroprotective AgentsQuercetinage-related macular degenerationcataractdiabetic retinopathyglaucomaquercetinsenescence

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PMID40503074
PMCPMC12155388

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