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Salvia miltiorrhiza extracts protect against retinal injury in a rat glaucoma model

  • Authors:
    • Qi Zhu
    • Guanfang Su
    • Lili Nie
    • Chenguang Wang
    • Yuxi He
    • Xin Liu
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  • Published online on: March 24, 2014     https://doi.org/10.3892/etm.2014.1632
  • Pages: 1513-1515
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Abstract

Glaucoma is a serious progressive degenerative disorder of the eye that leads to the continuous loss of retinal ganglion cells. Traditional Chinese medicine provides an important source for new drug screening and identification. The present study used Salvia miltiorrhiza (Danshen) extracts to examine the potential neuroprotective effects for the eye in a rat model of experimental glaucoma. The results of the study indicated that Salvia miltiorrhiza extracts were unable to prevent intraocular pressure increase in the laser‑induced glaucoma model, but the treatment did reduce cell loss during glaucoma progression. Therefore, the results provide the basis for the development of a novel therapeutic agent that exhibits neuroprotective effects against glaucoma. In the future, further studies are required to purify the extracts and determine the effective bioactive components of Salvia miltiorrhiza.
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Zhu Q, Su G, Nie L, Wang C, He Y and Liu X: Salvia miltiorrhiza extracts protect against retinal injury in a rat glaucoma model. Exp Ther Med 7: 1513-1515, 2014.
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Zhu, Q., Su, G., Nie, L., Wang, C., He, Y., & Liu, X. (2014). Salvia miltiorrhiza extracts protect against retinal injury in a rat glaucoma model. Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine, 7, 1513-1515. https://doi.org/10.3892/etm.2014.1632
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Zhu, Q., Su, G., Nie, L., Wang, C., He, Y., Liu, X."Salvia miltiorrhiza extracts protect against retinal injury in a rat glaucoma model". Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine 7.6 (2014): 1513-1515.
Chicago
Zhu, Q., Su, G., Nie, L., Wang, C., He, Y., Liu, X."Salvia miltiorrhiza extracts protect against retinal injury in a rat glaucoma model". Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine 7, no. 6 (2014): 1513-1515. https://doi.org/10.3892/etm.2014.1632