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

• Main Authors: Ahmad Safiyyu’d-din Bin Hisamuddin, Ruth Naomi, Khairul Aiman Manan, Hasnah Bahari, Fezah Othman, Hashim Embong, Amin Ismail, Qamar Uddin Ahmed, Siti Hadizah Jumidil, Mohd Khairi Hussain, Zainul Amiruddin Zakaria
• Format: Article
• Language: English; English
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2023
• Subjects: QK710-899 Plant physiology; RE91-912 Particular diseases of the eye; RS160-167 Pharmacognosy. Pharmaceutical substances (Plant, animal, and inorganic)
• Online Access: https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/38414/1/ABSTRACT.pdf; https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/38414/2/FULL%20TEXT.pdf; https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/38414/; https://doi.org/10.3389/fphar.2023.1175907

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...