Green tea catechins as therapeutic antioxidants for glaucoma treatment

TK Ng, KO Chu, CC Wang, CP Pang - Antioxidants, 2023 - mdpi.com
Glaucoma is the leading cause of irreversible blindness and visual impairment, affecting
more than 80 million individuals worldwide. Oxidative stress and inflammation-induced …

Green tea catechins and their oxidative protection in the rat eye

KO Chu, KP Chan, CC Wang, CY Chu… - Journal of agricultural …, 2010 - ACS Publications
Catechins, active constituents of green tea, are well-known antioxidative natural products. It
was proposed that green tea extract (GTE) consumption could benefit the eye, and the …

Treatment of glaucoma with natural products and their mechanism of action: An update

RH Sim, SR Sirasanagandla, S Das, SL Teoh - Nutrients, 2022 - mdpi.com
Glaucoma is one of the leading causes of irreversible blindness. It is generally caused by
increased intraocular pressure, which results in damage of the optic nerve and retinal …

Anti-inflammatory effects of GTE in eye diseases

J Li, L Du, JN He, KO Chu, CL Guo, MOM Wong… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Ocular inflammation is a common complication of various eye diseases with wide
consequences from irritations to potentially sight-threatening complications. Green tea is a …

Recent Approaches of Ocular Disease and Its Herbal Product Treatment: An Updates

K Butola, V Bisht, R Kumar - Journal for Research in Applied Sciences …, 2023 - jrasb.com
One of the most common causes of permanent vision loss is glaucoma. Damage to the optic
nerve and retinal ganglion cells, the root cause of visual field impairment, is typically the …

Green Tea Extract Ameliorates Ischemia‐Induced Retinal Ganglion Cell Degeneration in Rats

Y Yang, C Xu, Y Chen, JJ Liang, Y Xu… - Oxidative medicine …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose. Oxidative stress induced by reduced blood circulation is a critical pathological
damage to retinal ganglion cells (RGCs) in glaucoma. We previously showed that green tea …

Potential properties of natural nutraceuticals and antioxidants in age-related eye disorders

J Maiuolo, RM Bulotta, F Oppedisano, F Bosco… - Life, 2022 - mdpi.com
Eye health is crucial, and the onset of diseases can reduce vision and affect the quality of life
of patients. The main causes of progressive and irreversible vision loss include various …

The potential therapeutic effect of green tea in treatment of vernal keratoconjunctivitis

A Attarzadeh, MR Khalili, M Mosallaei - Journal of Medical …, 2008 - ijmhi.tums.ac.ir
Vernal keratoconjunctivitis is a chronic, recurrent and severe ocular allergic disease, which
is characterized by persistent allergic inflammation of the conjunctiva. It can be …

Effects of EGCG content in green tea extract on pharmacokinetics, oxidative status and expression of inflammatory and apoptotic genes in the rat ocular tissues

KO Chu, KP Chan, YP Yang, YJ Qin, WY Li… - The Journal of …, 2015 - Elsevier
Green tea extract (GTE) exerts antioxidative activities in ocular tissues of rats, but high levels
of (−)-epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG) can induce oxidative stress. In this study …

Strategies to reduce oxidative stress in glaucoma patients

MD Pinazo-Duran, K Shoaie-Nia… - Current …, 2018 - ingentaconnect.com
Background: Primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG) is a multifactorial pathology involving a
variety of pathogenic mechanisms, including oxidative/nitrosative stress. This latter is the …