Lutein protects retinal pigment epithelium from cytotoxic oxidative stress.

Murthy, Ravi K; Ravi, Kavitha; Balaiya, Sankarathi; Brar, Vikram S; Chalam, Kakarla V

Murthy, Ravi K; Ravi, Kavitha; Balaiya, Sankarathi; Brar, Vikram S; Chalam, Kakarla V.

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Murthy RK; Department of Ophthalmology, University of Florida-College of Medicine , Jacksonville, FL , USA and.

Cutan Ocul Toxicol ; 33(2): 132-7, 2014 Jun.

Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-23862688

Subject(s)

Antioxidants/pharmacology; Lutein/pharmacology; Oxidative Stress/drug effects; Retinal Pigment Epithelium/drug effects; Caspase 3/metabolism; Cell Line; Cell Survival/drug effects; Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; Humans; Hydrogen Peroxide; Oxidants; Reactive Oxygen Species/metabolism; Retinal Pigment Epithelium/metabolism; Zeaxanthins/pharmacology

Key words

Carotenoids; macular degeneration; oxidative stress; retinal pigment epithelium

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Full text: 1 Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Lutein / Oxidative Stress / Retinal Pigment Epithelium / Antioxidants Limits: Humans Language: En Journal: Cutan Ocul Toxicol Journal subject: DERMATOLOGIA / OFTALMOLOGIA / TOXICOLOGIA Year: 2014 Type: Article

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