Ferulic acid, but not tetramethylpyrazine, significantly attenuates retinal ischemia/reperfusion-induced alterations by acting as a hydroxyl radical scavenger

Journal of Ocular Pharmacology and Therapeutics

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 461-472

  Chao, Hsiao Ming ^a,b   Lin, De Ean ^a,b   Chang, Ying ^b   Hsu, Weng Ming ^c   Lee, Shui Mei ^a,b   Lee, Fenq Lih ^a,b   Chi, Chin Wen ^a,b   Pan, Wynn H T ^b   Liu, Tsung Yun ^a,b   Lui, Wing Yiu ^a,b   Ho, Low Tone ^a   Kuo, Cheng Deng ^a   Chan, Chia Chin ^a,b   Chao, Fang Ping ^a  

^a TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FERULIC ACID; HYDROXYL RADICAL; SCAVENGER; TETRAMETHYLPYRAZINE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CELL PROTECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG MECHANISM; ELECTRORETINOGRAM; EYE PROTECTION; GENE SEQUENCE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; NERVE CELL NECROSIS; NEUROPROTECTION; NONHUMAN; OPTIC NERVE DISEASE; OXIDATIVE STRESS; RAT; REPERFUSION INJURY; RETINA BLOOD VESSEL OCCLUSION; RETINA GANGLION CELL; RETINA ISCHEMIA; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

ANIMALS; COUMARIC ACIDS; ELECTRORETINOGRAPHY; FREE RADICAL SCAVENGERS; HYDROXYL RADICAL; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; ISCHEMIA; NEUROPROTECTIVE AGENTS; PYRAZINES; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; REACTIVE OXYGEN SPECIES; REPERFUSION INJURY; RETINA; RETINAL GANGLION CELLS; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

EID: 52449116009     PISSN: 10807683     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/jop.2008.0005     Document Type: Article

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