Abstract |
Diabetic retinopathy is a complex disease that has potential involvement of inflammatory and oxidative stress-related pathways in its pathogenesis. We hypothesized that eriodictyol, one of the most abundant dietary flavonoids, could be effective against diabetic retinopathy, which involves significant oxidative stress and inflammation. The aim of the present study was to investigate the effects of eriodictyol in early retinal and plasma changes of streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats. The effect of eriodictyol treatment (0.1, 1, 10 mg/kg daily for 10 days) was evaluated by TNF-α, ICAM-1, VEGF, and eNOS protein levels measurement in the retina, plasma lipid peroxidation, and blood-retinal barrier (BRB) integrity. Increased amounts of cytokines, adhesion molecule, and nitric oxide synthase were observed in retina from diabetic rats. Eriodictyol treatment significantly lowered retinal TNF-α, ICAM-1, VEGF, and eNOS in a dose-dependent manner. Further, treatment with eriodictyol significantly suppressed diabetes-related lipid peroxidation, as well as the BRB breakdown. These data demonstrated that eriodictyol attenuates the degree of retinal inflammation and plasma lipid peroxidation preserving the BRB in early diabetic rats.
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Authors | Claudio Bucolo, Gian Marco Leggio, Filippo Drago, Salvatore Salomone |
Journal | Biochemical pharmacology
(Biochem Pharmacol)
Vol. 84
Issue 1
Pg. 88-92
(Jul 01 2012)
ISSN: 1873-2968 [Electronic] England |
PMID | 22484312
(Publication Type: Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't)
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Copyright | Copyright © 2012 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. |
Chemical References |
- Antioxidants
- Flavanones
- Lipid Peroxides
- eriodictyol
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Topics |
- Animals
- Antioxidants
(administration & dosage, chemistry, therapeutic use)
- Blood-Retinal Barrier
(drug effects, immunology, metabolism)
- Diabetes Mellitus, Experimental
(blood, complications, drug therapy, immunology)
- Diabetic Retinopathy
(blood, etiology, immunology, prevention & control)
- Dose-Response Relationship, Drug
- Flavanones
(administration & dosage, chemistry, therapeutic use)
- Lipid Peroxidation
(drug effects)
- Lipid Peroxides
(blood)
- Male
- Molecular Structure
- Oxidative Stress
(drug effects)
- Rats
- Rats, Sprague-Dawley
- Retina
(drug effects, immunology, metabolism)
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