Cadmium and iron accumulation in rat lens after cigarette smoke exposure and the effect of vitamin E (alpha-tocopherol) treatment

Avunduk A., Yardimci S., Avunduk M., Kurnaz L.

CURRENT EYE RESEARCH, cilt.18, sa.6, ss.403-407, 1999 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 18 Sayı: 6
  • Basım Tarihi: 1999
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1076/ceyr.18.6.403.5268
  • Dergi Adı: CURRENT EYE RESEARCH
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.403-407
  • Karadeniz Teknik Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır

Özet

Purpose. Cadmium accumulation in the lens has been implicated in cataractogenesis of chronic smokers. This study was planned to evaluate whether or not in vivo cigarette smoke exposure causes cadmium accumulation in rat lens, and possible protective effect and mechanism of alpha-tocopherol (vitamin E) treatment on cataractogenesis.