Lupeol, a pentacyclic triterpenoid isolated from Vernonia cinerea attenuate selenite induced cataract formation in Sprague Dawley rat pups
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- 作者：Radha Ashaa ; V. Gayathri Devib ; Annie Abrahama ; annieab2013@gmail.com" class="auth_mail" title="E-mail the corresponding author
- 关键词：Vernonia cinerea ; Oxidative stress ; Sodium selenite ; Cataract ; Antioxidant ; Lupeol
- 刊名：Chemico-Biological Interactions
- 出版年：2016
- 出版时间：5 February 2016
- 年：2016
- 卷：245
- 期：Complete
- 页码：20-29
- 全文大小：1309 K
文摘
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We studied therapeutic efficacy of Vernonia cinerea in selenite cataract models.
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We isolated and characterized the active component, Lupeol from V. cinerea.
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The antioxidant effect of lupeol suggesting its anticataractogenic effect.
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Lupeol throw a light into novel approaches in vision research.