1. A Standardized Extract of Green-Cotyledon Small Black Soybean (EYESOY®) Ameliorates Dry Eye Syndrome in an Animal Model.
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Lee Y, Park J, Bang S, and Kwon Y
- Subjects
- Animals, Rats, Mice, Conjunctiva drug effects, Conjunctiva pathology, Lacrimal Apparatus drug effects, Lacrimal Apparatus metabolism, Male, Cornea drug effects, Benzalkonium Compounds, Ophthalmic Solutions, Cell Count, Female, Dry Eye Syndromes drug therapy, Disease Models, Animal, Rats, Sprague-Dawley, Plant Extracts therapeutic use, Plant Extracts pharmacology, Glycine max chemistry, Tears metabolism, Goblet Cells drug effects
- Abstract
Purpose: Dry eye syndrome is a common ocular disease that causes morbidity, high healthcare burden, and decreased quality of life. In this study, we evaluated the beneficial effects of a standardized extract of small black soybean (EYESOY®) in a benzalkonium chloride (BAC)-induced murine model of dry eye., Methods: Experimental dry eye was induced by instillation of 0.02% BAC on the right eye of the Sprague-Dawley rats. Saline solution or EYESOY were administered orally every day for 8 weeks., Results: EYESOY significantly improved tear volume in the cornea compared with that in the BAC group. Moreover, EYESOY inhibited damage to the corneal epithelial cells and lacrimal glands by suppressing the oxidative and inflammatory responses in a mouse dry eye model. It also increased the goblet cell density and mucin integrity in the conjunctiva., Conclusions: Our results suggest that EYESOY has the potential to alleviate dry eye syndrome.
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- 2024
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