1. Development of Lutein-Containing Eye Drops for the Treatment of Dry Eye Syndrome
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Yi-Zhou Chen, Zhi-Yu Chen, Yu-Jun Tang, Cheng-Han Tsai, Yu-Lun Chuang, Erh-Hsuan Hsieh, Lachlan Tucker, I-Chan Lin, and Ching-Li Tseng
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lutein ,eye drops ,dry eye syndrome ,anti-inflammation ,polyvinyl alcohol ,Pharmacy and materia medica ,RS1-441 - Abstract
Dry eye syndrome (DES) is a common ophthalmological disease that decreases tear secretion and causes dryness, photophobia, pain, severe corneal rupture, and even blindness. Ocular and lacrimal gland inflammation is one of the pathological mechanisms underlying DES. Therefore, effective suppression of inflammation is a crucial strategy for the treatment of DES. Lutein, commonly found in healthy foods, has anti-inflammatory effects in corneal or retina-related cells and may be a potential therapy for DES. The addition of lutein to artificial tears (AT) as an eye-drop formulation for DES treatment in a mouse model was studied in the present work. Polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) was used as a thickener to increase the viscosity of eye drops to prolong drug retention on the ocular surface. A WST-8 assay in human corneal epithelial cells (HCE-2) showed that a concentration of
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- 2021
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