摘要
糖尿病视网膜病变是糖尿病最常见的并发症之一。大量文献表明氧化应激在糖尿病视网膜病变中发挥着重要作用。因此可以假设抗氧化疗法或许对糖尿病视网膜病变具有保护性。花青素是重要的天然生物活性色素,是多种植物的果实、叶子、种子、茎和花的红-蓝颜色的原因。除了颜色外,花青素被公认为具有促健康的植物化学物质且在一些退行性疾病中具有防止氧化应激潜在特性。它们也有多种生物活性,包括抗炎、抗菌、抗肿瘤和心脏保护特性。一些报道进一步表明了花青素在预防和/或防止眼部疾病中的作用,但仍需更多的研究来分析其在糖尿病视网膜病变中作为替代疗法的潜能。本文综述了有关花青素在糖尿病视网膜病变中益处的现有文献。
关键词: 花青素,抗氧化剂,浆果,糖尿病,糖尿病性视网膜病变。
Current Medicinal Chemistry
Title:Anthocyanins as a Potential Therapy for Diabetic Retinopathy
Volume: 22 Issue: 1
Author(s): S.F. Nabavi, S. Habtemariam, M. Daglia, N. Shafighi, A.J. Barber and S.M. Nabavi
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关键词: 花青素,抗氧化剂,浆果,糖尿病,糖尿病性视网膜病变。
摘要: Diabetic retinopathy is one of the most common complications of diabetes. A plethora of literature indicates that oxidative stress may play a central role in the pathogenesis of diabetic retinopathy. One could thus hypothesise that antioxidant therapies may be protective for diabetic retinopathy. Anthocyanins are important natural bioactive pigments responsible for red-blue colour of fruits, leaves, seeds, stems and flowers in a variety of plant species. Apart from their colours, anthocyanins are known to be health-promoting phytochemicals with potential properties useful to protect against oxidative stress in some degenerative diseases. They also have a variety of biological properties including anti-inflammatory, antibacterial, anticancer, and cardio-protective properties. Some reports further suggest a therapeutic role of anthocyanins to prevent and/or protect against ocular diseases but more studies are needed to examine their potential as alternative therapy to diabetic retinopathy. The present article reviews the available literature concerning the beneficial role of anthocyanins in diabetic retinopathy.
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S.F. Nabavi, S. Habtemariam, M. Daglia, N. Shafighi, A.J. Barber and Nabavi S.M., Anthocyanins as a Potential Therapy for Diabetic Retinopathy, Current Medicinal Chemistry 2015; 22 (1) . https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/0929867321666140815123852
DOI https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/0929867321666140815123852 |
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