Health benefits of polyphenols and carotenoids in age‐related eye diseases

S Bungau, MM Abdel-Daim, DM Tit… - Oxidative medicine …, 2019‏ - Wiley Online Library
Oxidative stress and inflammation play a critical role in the initiation and progression of age‐
related ocular abnormalities as cataract, glaucoma, diabetic retinopathy, and macular …

Beneficial effects of green tea—a review

C Cabrera, R Artacho, R Giménez - Journal of the American …, 2006‏ - Taylor & Francis
Tea is the most consumed drink in the world after water. Green tea is a 'non-fermented'tea,
and contains more catechins, than black tea or oolong tea. Catechins are in vitro and in vivo …

Beneficial effects of green tea: a literature review

SM Chacko, PT Thambi, R Kuttan, I Nishigaki - Chinese medicine, 2010‏ - Springer
The health benefits of green tea for a wide variety of ailments, including different types of
cancer, heart disease, and liver disease, were reported. Many of these beneficial effects of …

Lycopene attenuates oxidative stress induced experimental cataract development: an in vitro and in vivo study

SK Gupta, D Trivedi, S Srivastava, S Joshi, N Halder… - Nutrition, 2003‏ - Elsevier
OBJECTIVE: Lycopene, a nutritional antioxidant, was evaluated for its anticataract potential
to further establish its role in cataract prevention. METHODS: The ability of lycopene to …

Current trends in the pharmacotherapy of cataracts

SH Heruye, LN Maffofou Nkenyi, NU Singh… - Pharmaceuticals, 2020‏ - mdpi.com
Cataracts, one of the leading causes of preventable blindness worldwide, refers to lens
degradation that is characterized by clouding, with consequent blurry vision. As life …

Insight into the potential application of polyphenol-rich dietary intervention in degenerative disease management

J Quero, I Mármol, E Cerrada, MJ Rodríguez-Yoldi - Food & function, 2020‏ - pubs.rsc.org
In recent times, a great number of plants have been studied in order to identify new
components with nutraceutical properties, among which are polyphenols. Dietary …

Paradoxical effects of green tea (Camellia sinensis) and antioxidant vitamins in diabetic rats: improved retinopathy and renal mitochondrial defects but deterioration of …

GT Mustata, M Rosca, KM Biemel, O Reihl… - Diabetes, 2005‏ - Am Diabetes Assoc
We tested the hypothesis that green tea prevents diabetes-related tissue dysfunctions
attributable to oxidation. Diabetic rats were treated daily with tap water, vitamins C and E, or …

Topical use of coenzyme Q10-loaded liposomes coated with trimethyl chitosan: tolerance, precorneal retention and anti-cataract effect

J Zhang, S Wang - International journal of pharmaceutics, 2009‏ - Elsevier
The effects of the molecular weight (MW) and concentration of trimethyl chitosan (TMC) on
the characteristics of Coenzyme Q10-loaded liposomes coated with trimethyl chitosan were …

Natural flavonoids as potential multifunctional agents in prevention of diabetic cataract

M Stefek - Interdisciplinary toxicology, 2011‏ - sciendo.com
Cataract is one of the earliest secondary complications of diabetes mellitus. The lens is a
closed system with limited capability to repair or regenerate itself. Current evidence supports …

Phytochemicals and age-related eye diseases

M Rhone, A Basu - Nutrition reviews, 2008‏ - academic.oup.com
Cataracts, glaucoma, and age-related macular degeneration (AMD) are common causes of
blindness in the elderly population of the United States. Additional risk factors include …