Curcumin prevents experimental diabetic retinopathy in rats through its hypoglycemic, antioxidant, and anti-inflammatory mechanisms
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the therapeutic potential of oral curcumin (1g/kg body weight of rat) in the prevention and treatment of streptozotocin-induced diabetic retinopathy in Wistar albino rats. Methods: The treatment was carried out for a period of 16 weeks in diabetic r...
Published in: | Journal of Ocular Pharmacology and Therapeutics |
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Language: | English |
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2011
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Online Access: | https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-79955008744&doi=10.1089%2fjop.2010.0123&partnerID=40&md5=c63ffb7c37d4315a11de20030630af8e |