Anticataractogenesis and Antiretinopathy Effects of the Novel Protective Agent Containing the Combined Extract of Mango and Vietnamese Coriander in STZ-Diabetic Rats

Oxid Med Cell Longev. 2017:2017:5290161. doi: 10.1155/2017/5290161. Epub 2017 Aug 20.

Abstract

The novel protectant against diabetic cataract and diabetic retinopathy is currently required due to the increased prevalence and therapeutic limitation. Based on the advantage of polyphenol on diabetic eye complications, we hypothesized that the combined extract of mango seed Vietnamese coriander (MPO), a polyphenol-rich substance, should possess anticataractogenesis and antiretinopathy in streptozotocin- (STZ-) diabetic rats. MPO at doses of 2, 10, and 50 mg/kg·BW were orally given to STZ-diabetic rats for 10 weeks. Lens opacity was evaluated every week throughout a study period whereas the evaluation of cataract severity and histological changes of both rat lens epithelium and retina together with the biochemical assays of oxidative stress status, aldose reductase, p38MAPK, ERK1/2, and VEGF were performed at the end of experiment. Our data showed that MPO improved cataract and retinopathy in STZ-diabetic rats. The improved oxidative stress status and the decreased p38MAPK, ERK1/2, and VEGF were also observed. Therefore, anticataractogenesis and antiretinopathy of MPO might occur partly via the decreased oxidative stress status and the suppression of aldose reductase, p38MAPK, ERK1/2, and VEGF. This study points out that MPO is the potential candidate protectant against diabetic cataract and diabetic retinopathy. However, the exploration for possible active ingredient (S) still requires further researches.

MeSH terms

  • Aldehyde Reductase / metabolism
  • Animals
  • Blood Glucose / metabolism
  • Cataract / drug therapy*
  • Cataract / pathology
  • Cell Count
  • Coriandrum / chemistry*
  • Diabetes Mellitus, Experimental / blood
  • Diabetes Mellitus, Experimental / drug therapy*
  • Diabetes Mellitus, Experimental / pathology
  • Fasting / blood
  • Lens, Crystalline / drug effects
  • Lens, Crystalline / pathology
  • Male
  • Mangifera / chemistry*
  • Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases / metabolism
  • Oxidative Stress / drug effects
  • Phytochemicals / analysis
  • Plant Extracts / pharmacology
  • Plant Extracts / therapeutic use*
  • Protective Agents / pharmacology
  • Protective Agents / therapeutic use*
  • Rats, Wistar
  • Retina / drug effects
  • Retina / pathology
  • Retinal Diseases / drug therapy*
  • Retinal Diseases / pathology
  • Streptozocin
  • Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor A / metabolism

Substances

  • Blood Glucose
  • Phytochemicals
  • Plant Extracts
  • Protective Agents
  • Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor A
  • Streptozocin
  • Aldehyde Reductase
  • Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases