Preventive Effect of Tephrosia purpurea on Selenite-Induced Experimental Cataract

REFERENCES

• Pascolini D, Mariotti SP. Global estimates of visual impairment: 2010. Br J Ophthalmol 2012;96:614–618
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Chang MA, Congdon NG, Baker SK, Bloem MW, Savage H, Sommer A. The surgical management of cataract: barriers, best practices and outcomes. Int Ophthalmol 2008;28:247–260
   PubMedGoogle Scholar
• Brian G, Taylor H. Cataract blindness-challenges for the 21st century. Bull World Health Organ 2001;79:249–256
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Klein BEK, Howard KP, Lee KE, Iyengar SK, Sivakumaran TA, Klein R. The relationship of cataract and cataract extraction to age-related macular degeneration: the Beaver Dam Eye Study. Opththalmology 2012;119:1628–1633
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Hegde KR, Varma SD. Prevention of cataract by pyruvate in experimentally diabetic mice. Mol Cell Biochem 2005;269:115–120
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Jacques PF, Hartz SC, Chylack Jr LT, McGandy RB, Sadowski JA. Nutritional status in persons with and without senile cataracts: blood vitamin and mineral levels. Am J Clin Nutr 1988;48:152–158
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Taylor A, Jacques PF, Chylack Jr LY, Hankinson SE, Khu PM, Rogers G, et al. Long-term intake of vitamins and carotenoids and odds of early age-related cortical and posterior subcapsular lens opacities. Am J Clin Nutr 2002;75:540–549
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Spector A. Oxidative stress-induced cataract: mechanism of action. FASEB J. 1995;9:1173–1182
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Varma SD, Kovtun S, Hegde KR. Role of ultraviolet irradiation and oxidative stress in cataract formation-medical prevention by nutritional antioxidants and metabolic agonists. Eye Contact Lens 2011;37:233–245
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Javadi M, Zarei-Ghanavati S. Cataracts in diabetic patients: a review article. J Ophthalmic Vis Res 2008;3:52–65
   PubMedGoogle Scholar
• Ho M, Peng Y, Chen S, Chiou S. Senile cataracts and oxidative stress. J Clin Gerontol Geriatr 2010;1:17–21
   Google Scholar
• Reddy VN, Giblin FJ, Lin LR, Chakrapani B. The effect of aqueous humor ascorbate on ultraviolet-B-induced DNA damage in lens epithelium. Investig Ophthal Vis Sci 1988;39:344–350
   Google Scholar
• Young RW, editor. Age-related cataract. New York: Oxford University Press; 1991
   Google Scholar
• Altomare E, Grattagliano I, Vendemaile G, Micelli-Ferrari T, Signorile A, Cardia L. Oxidative protein damage in human diabetic eye: evidence of a retinal participation. Eur J Clin Invest 1997;27:141–147
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Shearer TR, David LL, Anderson RS. Selenite cataract: a review. Curr Eye Res 1987;6:289–300
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Shearer TR, Ma H, Fukiage C, Azuma M. Selenite nuclear cataract: review of the model. Mol Vis 1997;3:8–15
   PubMedGoogle Scholar
• Warrier PK, Nambiar VPK, Ramankutty C. Indian medicinal plants: a compendium of 500 species. Vol. 5. Chennai, India: Orient Longman Private Ltd; 2004
   Google Scholar
• Trease GE, Evans WC. Pharmacognosy. 15th ed. London: Saunders Publishers; 2002
   Google Scholar
• Singleton VL, Rossi Jr JA. Colorimetry of total phenolics with phosphomolybdic–phosphotungstic acid reagents. Am J Enol Vitic 1965;16:144–158
   Google Scholar
• Baharam T, Gressier B, Trotin F, Brunet C, Dine T, Pinkash M. Oxygen species scavenging activity of phenolics extracts from Hawthorn fresh plant organs and pharmaceuticals preparations. Drug Res 1996;46:1086–1089
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Lowry OH, Rosenbrouch NJ, Farr AL, Randall RJ. Protein measurement with folin phenol reagent. J Biol Chem 1951;193:265–275
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Grattagliano I, Vendemiale G, Sabba C, Buonamico P, Altomare E. Oxidation of circulating proteins in alcoholics: role of acetaldehyde and xanthine oxidase. J Hepatol 1996;25:28–36
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Beutler E, Duron O, Kelly BM. Improved method for the determination of blood glutathione. J Lab Clin Med 1963;61:882–888
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Misra HP, Fridovich I. The role of superoxide anion in the autoxidation of epinephrine and a simple assay for superoxide dismutase. J Biol Chem 1972;247:3170–3175
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Ohkawa H, Ohishi N, Yagi K. Assay for lipid peroxides in animal tissue by thiobarbituric acid reaction. Anal Biochem 1979;95:351–358
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Giustarini D, Rossi R, Milzani A, Dalle-Donne I. Nitrite and nitrate measurement by Griess reagent in human plasma: evaluation of interferences and standardization. Methods Enzymol 2008;440:361–380
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Hjerten S, Pan H. Purification and characterization of two forms of low affinity Ca2+-ATPase from erythrocyte membrane. Biochim Biophys Acta 1983;728:281–288
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Srivastava OP, Srivastava K. BetaB2-crystallin undergoes extensive truncation during aging in human lenses. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2003;301:44–49
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Liem-The KN, Hoenders HJ. HM-crystallin as an intermediate in the conversion of water-soluble into water-insoluble rabbit lens proteins. Exp Eye Res 1974;19:549–557
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Manikandan R, Thiagarajan R, Beulaja S, Sudhandiran G, Arumugam M. Effect of curcumin on selenite induced cataractogenesis in Wistar rat pups. Curr Eye Res 2010;35:122–129
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Harding JJ. Can drugs or micronutrients prevent cataract? Drugs Aging 2001;18:473–486
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Anitha TS, Muralidharan AR, Annadurai T, Jesudasan CAN, Thomas PA, Geraldine P. Putative free radical scavenging activity of an extract of Cineraria maritima in preventing selenite induced cataractogenesis in Wistar rat pups. Mol Vis 2013;19:2551–2560
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Patel A, Patel A, Patel A, Patel NM. Estimation of flavonoid, polyphenolic content and in-vitro antioxidant capacity of leaves of Tephrosia purpurea Linn. (Leguminosae). Int J Pharma Sci Res 2010;1:66–77
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Nile SH, Khobragade CN. Phytochemical analysis, antioxidant and xanthine oxidase inhibitory activity of Tephrosia purpurea Linn. root extract. Ind J Nat Prod Resour 2011;2:52–58
   Google Scholar
• Kilic F, Bhardwaj R, Trevithick JR. Modelling cortical cataractogenesis, XVIII: In vitro diabetic cataract reduction by venoruton, a β-flavonoid which prevents lens opacification. Acta Ophthalmol Scand 1996;74:372–378
   PubMedGoogle Scholar
• Durukan AH, Evereklioglu C, Hurmeric V, Kerimoglu H, Erdurman C, Bayraktar MZ, et al. Ingestion of IH636 grape seed proanthocyanidin extract to prevent selenite-induced oxidative stress in experimental cataract. J Cataract Refract Surg 2006;32:1041–1045
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Isai M, Sakthivel M, Ramesh E, Thomas PA, Geraldine P. Prevention of selenite-induced cataractogenesis by rutin in Wistar rats. Mol Vis 2009;15:2570–2577
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Dong D, Lu A, Liu Y, Jia W, Hou W. The early biochemical changes of cataractous lenses of rats cultured in vitro. Zhonghua Yan Ke Za Zhi 2000;36:344–347
   PubMedGoogle Scholar
• Guo SB, Manabe S, Wada O. The decomposition and aggregation of rat lens protein induced by selenite in vitro and in vivo. Nihon Eiseigaku Zasshi 1989;44:615–621
   PubMedGoogle Scholar
• Nabekura T, Koizumi Y, Nakao M, Tomohiro M, Inomata M, Ito Y. Delay of cataract development in hereditary cataract UPL rats by disulfiram and aminoguanidine. Exp Eye Res 2003;76:169–174
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Ettl A, Daxer A, Gottinger W, Schmid E. Inhibition of experimental diabetic cataract by topical administration of RSverapamil hydrochloride. Br J Ophthalmol 2004;88:44–77
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Babizhayev MA, Deyev AI, Yermakova VN, Brikman IV, Bours J. Lipid peroxidation and cataracts: N-acetylcarnosine as a therapeutic tool to manage age-related cataracts in human and in canine eyes. Drugs R D 2004;5:125–139
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Beckman JS, Beckman TW, Chen J, Marshall PA, Freeman BA. Apparent hydroxyl radical production by peroxynitrite: implications for endothelial injury from nitric oxide and superoxide. Proc Natl Acad Sci USA 1990;87:1620–1624
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Beckman JS, Crow JP. Pathological implications of nitric oxide, superoxide and peroxynitrite formation. Biochem Soc Trans 1993;21:330–334
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Radi R, Beckman JS, Bush KM, Freeman BA. Peroxynitrite-induced membrane lipid peroxidation: the cytotoxic potential of superoxide and nitric oxide. Arch Biochem Biophys 1991;288:481–487
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Onoda M, Inano H. Effect of curcumin on the production of nitric oxide by cultured rat mammary gland. Nitric Oxide 2000;4:505–515
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar