Retinal oxidative stress induced by intraocular hypertension in rats may be ameliorated by brimonidine treatment and n-acetyl cysteine supplementation

Journal of Glaucoma

Volumn 18, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 662-665

  Ozdemir, Gokhan ^a   Tolun, Fatma Inanc ^a   Gul, Mustafa ^a   Imrek, Secil ^a  

^a KAHRAMANMARAS SUTCU IMAM UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Brimonidine; Catalase; Glutathione peroxidase; N acetyl cysteine; Nitric oxide; Ocular hypertension; Rat

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCYSTEINE; BRIMONIDINE; CATALASE; GLUTATHIONE PEROXIDASE; HYALURONIC ACID; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; EYE; INTRAOCULAR HYPERTENSION; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; MALE; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PEROXIDATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RETINA INJURY; SUPPLEMENTATION;

ACETYLCYSTEINE; ANIMALS; CATALASE; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; GLUTATHIONE PEROXIDASE; HYALURONIC ACID; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; MALE; MALONDIALDEHYDE; NITRIC OXIDE; OCULAR HYPERTENSION; OXIDATIVE STRESS; QUINOXALINES; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RETINAL DISEASES; TONOMETRY, OCULAR;

EID: 74549118204     PISSN: 10570829     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/IJG.0b013e31819c46b1     Document Type: Article

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