Alpha-lipoic acid restores tear production in an animal model of dry eye

Experimental Eye Research

Volumn 120, Issue , 2014, Pages 1-9

  Andrade, Alexey S ^a   Salomon, Tiago B ^a   Behling, Camile S ^a   Mahl, Camila D ^a   Hackenhaar, Fernanda S ^a   Putti, Jordana ^a   Benfato, Mara S ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Alpha lipoic acid; Dry eye; Lacrimal peroxidase; N 3 PUFA; Nitric oxide; Oxidative stress; Schirmer test

Indexed keywords

ASCORBIC ACID; CARBONYL DERIVATIVE; GLUTATHIONE; GLUTATHIONE PEROXIDASE; MALONALDEHYDE; NITRIC OXIDE; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; THIOCTIC ACID; ACONITATE HYDRATASE; ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN; OMEGA 3 FATTY ACID; PROGESTERONE; REACTIVE NITROGEN SPECIES; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DRY EYE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FEMALE; LACRIMAL GLAND; LACRIMATION; NONHUMAN; OVARIECTOMY; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SCHIRMER TEST; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; CELL JUNCTION; DRUG MECHANISM; FOOD INTAKE; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; LACRIMAL FLUID; LACRIMAL GLAND FUNCTION; POSTMENOPAUSE; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL;

ALPHA-LIPOIC ACID; DRY EYE; LACRIMAL PEROXIDASE; N-3 PUFA; NITRIC OXIDE; OXIDATIVE STRESS; SCHIRMER TEST;

ANIMALS; ANTIOXIDANTS; ASCORBIC ACID; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; CONJUNCTIVA; CORNEA; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; DRY EYE SYNDROMES; EPITHELIUM, CORNEAL; ESTRADIOL; FATTY ACIDS, OMEGA-3; FEMALE; GLUTATHIONE; LACRIMAL APPARATUS; MALONDIALDEHYDE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; NITRATES; NITRITES; OVARIECTOMY; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PROGESTERONE; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; TEARS; THIOCTIC ACID;

EID: 84892647356     PISSN: 00144835     EISSN: 10960007     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.exer.2013.12.014     Document Type: Article

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