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ReviewNutrients2025

Nutrient-Driven Antioxidant Interventions for Prevention of Age-Related and Diabetic Cataracts.

Rosa Giglio, Serena Milan, Leandro Inferrera, Daniele Tognetto, Fabiana D'Esposito, Federico Visalli, Caterina Gagliano, Marco Zeppieri

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Review in Nutrients, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

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

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

7 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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  7. Cataract: Surgery first - is there still room for basic research?Advances in ophthalmology practice and research
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors.

Rosa GiglioDepartment of Medicine, Surgery and Health Sciences, University of Trieste, 34127 Trieste, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-9755-0786
Serena MilanDepartment of Medicine, Surgery and Health Sciences, University of Trieste, 34127 Trieste, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-3894-582X
Leandro InferreraDepartment of Medicine, Surgery and Health Sciences, University of Trieste, 34127 Trieste, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-2854-4141
Daniele TognettoDepartment of Medicine, Surgery and Health Sciences, University of Trieste, 34127 Trieste, Italy.
Fabiana D'EspositoImperial College Ophthalmic Research Group (ICORG) Unit, Imperial College, 153-173 Marylebone Rd, London NW1 5QH, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-7938-876X
Federico VisalliDepartment of Ophthalmology, University of Catania, 95123 Catania, Italy.ORCID 0009-0005-6710-2460
Caterina GaglianoDepartment of Medicine and Surgery, University of Enna "Kore", Piazza dell'Università, 94100 Enna, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-8424-0068
Marco ZeppieriDepartment of Medicine, Surgery and Health Sciences, University of Trieste, 34127 Trieste, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-0999-5545

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Cataract formation remains a significant cause of global visual impairment. Increasing attention has been directed toward antioxidant-based interventions as potential non-surgical strategies to delay or prevent cataractogenesis, particularly in the age-related and diabetic contexts. This review summarizes recent preclinical evidence on nutritional antioxidants for the prevention of age-related and diabetic cataracts. Agents such as trimetazidine, Moringa oleifera stem extract, ginsenoside Rg1, lanosterol nanoparticles, β-casomorphin-7, and cerium oxide-based nanotherapies have been shown to mitigate oxidative damage, modulate redox signaling pathways, and preserve lens clarity. Advances in drug delivery, including topical formulations, nanoparticle carriers, and intravitreal injections, have been proposed to overcome the anatomical and pharmacokinetic barriers associated with the avascular lens. The new data support ongoing translational research to maximize the clinical use of antioxidants and highlight their therapeutic potential in the prevention of age-related and diabetic cataracts.

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AgingAntioxidantsCataractDiabetes ComplicationsNutrientsAnimalsHumansOxidative StressAntioxidantsNutrientsantioxidantscataract preventionlens transparencyoxidative stress

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PMID40507153
PMCPMC12157995

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