Kynurenine-induced photo oxidative damage to lens in vitro: Protective effect of caffeine

Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry

Volumn 340, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 49-54

  Varma, Shambhu D ^a   Hegde, Kavita R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Antioxidant; Caffeine; Cataract; Kynurenine; Oxidative stress; UV

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; CAFFEINE; GLUTATHIONE; KYNURENINE; RUBIDIUM ION; ANTIOXIDANT; PHOTOSENSITIZING AGENT; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE;

ACTIVE TRANSPORT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; DRUG EFFECT; EYE INJURY; IN VITRO STUDY; ION TRANSPORT; LENS; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; ORGAN CULTURE; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PHOTOOXIDATION; PHOTOSENSITIZATION; TISSUE LEVEL; ULTRAVIOLET A RADIATION; ANIMAL; CATARACT; DRUG EFFECTS; ELECTRON SPIN RESONANCE; METABOLISM; ORGAN CULTURE TECHNIQUE; PATHOLOGY; RADIATION INJURIES, EXPERIMENTAL; RADIATION RESPONSE; TRANSPORT AT THE CELLULAR LEVEL; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; ANIMALS; ANTIOXIDANTS; BIOLOGICAL TRANSPORT; CAFFEINE; CATARACT; ELECTRON SPIN RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; GLUTATHIONE; KYNURENINE; LENS, CRYSTALLINE; MICE; ORGAN CULTURE TECHNIQUES; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PHOTOSENSITIZING AGENTS; RADIATION INJURIES, EXPERIMENTAL; REACTIVE OXYGEN SPECIES; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS;

EID: 77954423687     PISSN: 03008177     EISSN: 15734919     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11010-010-0399-4     Document Type: Article

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