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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
6
pubmed:dateCreated
1992-4-30
pubmed:abstractText
Cataract development was studied in two groups of Emory mice by periodical biomicroscopic examinations (beginning at 5 weeks of age) and by a final evaluation of water-soluble SH groups in the lenses. The experimental group was given 256 micrograms iodide/kg body weight with the drinking water throughout the study. The untreated control group received tap water. Iodide treatment induced a delay of cataract formation, resulting in a significant reduction of the time to progress from cataract degree 1 to degree 2 (iodide-treated group 12.8 +/- 1.7 weeks, untreated group 9.9 +/- 1.0 weeks; p less than 0.025). A still significant difference in the degree of cataract was also found between the two groups at week 47 of age. No difference was found in the content of water-soluble SH groups. The results are discussed in relation to the known antioxidant and .OH-scavenging effect of iodide and to the oxidative changes in the lens occurring during progression of cataract development.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0030-3747
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
23
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
303-8
pubmed:dateRevised
2003-11-14
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1991
pubmed:articleTitle
Influence of iodide on cataractogenesis in Emory mice.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Chemistry, Paracelsus Institute, Bad Hall, Austria.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article