The role of lutein-rich purple sweet potato leaf extract on the amelioration of diabetic retinopathy in streptozotocin-induced Sprague–Dawley rats

• Main Authors: Hisamuddin, Ahmad Safiyyu’d-din, Naomi, Ruth, Manan, Khairul Aiman, Bahari, Hasnah, Othman, Fezah, Embong, Hashim, Ismail, Amin, Ahmed, Qamar Uddin, Jumidil, Siti Hadizah, Hussain, Mohd Khairi, Zakaria, Zainul Amiruddin
• Format: Article
• Language: English; English
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2023
• Subjects: QD Chemistry; RM Therapeutics. Pharmacology
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/104714/2/104714_The%20role%20of%20lutein-rich%20purple%20sweet%20potato.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/104714/8/104714_The%20role%20of%20lutein-rich%20purple%20sweet%20potato%20leaf%20extract_SCOPUS.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/104714/; https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/pharmacology; https://doi.org/10.3389/fphar.2023.1175907
• Institution: Universiti Islam Antarabangsa Malaysia

The objective of this study is to access the effect of purple sweet potato leaf (PSPL) extract on diabetic retinopathy (DR) of streptozotocin (STZ)-induced male Sprague–Dawley (SD) rats. In this study, rats were injected intraperitoneally with a single dose of 60 mg/kg STZ, and diabetes was confirme...