Dietary wolfberry upregulates carotenoid metabolic genes and enhances mitochondrial biogenesis in the retina of db/db diabetic mice

Neuroprotective Effects of Lutein in the Retina

(2012) Yoko Ozawa et al.   CURRENT PHARMACEUTICAL DESIGN

BCDO2 acts as a carotenoid scavenger and gatekeeper for the mitochondrial apoptotic pathway

(2012) G. P. Lobo et al.   DEVELOPMENT

The pathogenesis of early retinal changes of diabetic retinopathy

(2012) G. B. Arden et al.   DOCUMENTA OPHTHALMOLOGICA

Dietary Supplementation with Lacto-Wolfberry Enhances the Immune Response and Reduces Pathogenesis to Influenza Infection in Mice

(2012) Zhihong Ren et al.   JOURNAL OF NUTRITION

Lutein: More than just a filter for blue light

(2012) Aize Kijlstra et al.   PROGRESS IN RETINAL AND EYE RESEARCH

Transcriptional integration of mitochondrial biogenesis

(2012) Richard C. Scarpulla et al.   TRENDS IN ENDOCRINOLOGY AND METABOLISM

Abrogation of MMP-9 Gene Protects Against the Development of Retinopathy in Diabetic Mice by Preventing Mitochondrial Damage

(2011) Renu A. Kowluru et al.   DIABETES

Dietary wolfberry ameliorates retinal structure abnormalities in db/db mice at the early stage of diabetes

(2011) Ling Tang et al.   EXPERIMENTAL BIOLOGY AND MEDICINE

Mitochondrial biogenesis and the development of diabetic retinopathy

(2011) Julia M. Santos et al.   FREE RADICAL BIOLOGY AND MEDICINE

Nuclear translocation of AMPK-α1 potentiates striatal neurodegeneration in Huntington’s disease

(2011) Tz-Chuen Ju et al.   JOURNAL OF CELL BIOLOGY

Importance of β,β-carotene 15,15′-monooxygenase 1 (BCMO1) and β,β-carotene 9′,10′-dioxygenase 2 (BCDO2) in nutrition and health

(2011) Georg Lietz et al.   MOLECULAR NUTRITION & FOOD RESEARCH

Genetic variations involved in interindividual variability in carotenoid status

(2011) Patrick Borel   MOLECULAR NUTRITION & FOOD RESEARCH

Influence of Dll4 via HIF-1α-VEGF Signaling on the Angiogenesis of Choroidal Neovascularization under Hypoxic Conditions

(2011) Xiao Dong et al.   PLoS One

Genetic variants in BCMO1 and CD36 are associated with plasma lutein concentrations and macular pigment optical density in humans

(2010) Patrick Borel et al.   ANNALS OF MEDICINE

The Retinal Pigment Epithelium in Health and Disease

(2010) J. R. Sparrrow et al.   CURRENT MOLECULAR MEDICINE

A mitochondrial enzyme degrades carotenoids and protects against oxidative stress

(2010) Jaume Amengual et al.   FASEB JOURNAL

AMP-activated protein kinase mediates activity-dependent regulation of peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor γ coactivator-1α and nuclear respiratory factor 1 expression in rat visual cortical neurons

(2010) L. Yu et al.   NEUROSCIENCE

Mice drinking goji berry juice (Lycium barbarum) are protected from UV radiation-induced skin damage via antioxidant pathways

(2010) Vivienne E. Reeve et al.   PHOTOCHEMICAL & PHOTOBIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

Dietary hyperglycemia, glycemic index and metabolic retinal diseases

(2010) Chung-Jung Chiu et al.   PROGRESS IN RETINAL AND EYE RESEARCH

Common Variation in the β-Carotene 15,15′-Monooxygenase 1 Gene Affects Circulating Levels of Carotenoids: A Genome-wide Association Study

(2009) Luigi Ferrucci et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF HUMAN GENETICS

Effect of Hypoxia on Circulating Levels of Retina-Specific Messenger RNA in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus

(2009) Amy Wong et al.   Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

Mitochondrial Dysfunction in Diabetes: From Molecular Mechanisms to Functional Significance and Therapeutic Opportunities

(2009) William I. Sivitz et al.   ANTIOXIDANTS & REDOX SIGNALING

Systemic administration of HMG-CoA reductase inhibitor protects the blood–retinal barrier and ameliorates retinal inflammation in type 2 diabetes

(2009) Jingming Li et al.   EXPERIMENTAL EYE RESEARCH

Lycium barbarum (goji) juice improves in vivo antioxidant biomarkers in serum of healthy adults

(2009) Harunobu Amagase et al.   NUTRITION RESEARCH

Plasma carotenoids and diabetic retinopathy

(2008) Laima Brazionis et al.   BRITISH JOURNAL OF NUTRITION

α2 but Not α1 AMP-activated Protein Kinase Mediates Oxidative Stress-induced Inhibition of Retinal Pigment Epithelium Cell Phagocytosis of Photoreceptor Outer Segments

(2008) Suofu Qin et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY

Determination of carotenoids and their esters in fruits of Lycium barbarum Linnaeus by HPLC–DAD–APCI–MS

(2008) B. Stephen Inbaraj et al.   JOURNAL OF PHARMACEUTICAL AND BIOMEDICAL ANALYSIS