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Sung Jae Yang1, Hyoung Jo2, Kyung-A Kim2,3, Hong Ryul Ahn2, Suk Woo Kang2, Sang Hoon Jung2,3.
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect of ethanol extract of Diospyros kaki (EEDK) leaves on corneal neovascularization (CoNV) in rats. One week after the alkali burns in the corneas, the CoNV area coverage in the CoNV-positive control group, 100 mg/kg EEDK group, and 200 mg/kg EEDK group was 43.3% ± 5.5%, 337.7% ± 2.5%, and 27.2% ± 4.3%, respectively. The areas of CoNV in the EEDK-treated groups were significantly different from those of the CoNV group. EEDK significantly attenuated the upregulation of vascular endothelial growth factor, fibroblast growth factor, interleukin-6, and matrix metalloproteinase-2 (MMP-2) protein levels. Orally administrated D. kaki inhibited CoNV development in rats.Entities:
Keywords: Diospyros kaki; alkali burn; angiogenic factors; corneal neovascularization; eye diseases
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Year: 2015 PMID: 26348484 PMCID: PMC4717495 DOI: 10.1089/jmf.2014.3404
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Med Food ISSN: 1096-620X Impact factor: 2.786