Ischemic retinopathy and age-related macular degeneration are the leading ocular diseases
that cause blindness. The etiology of these diseases is due in part to the reduction of blood …

Both underproduction and overproduction of nitric oxide (NO) could lead to various eye
diseases. It is known that endothelial NO synthase (eNOS) and neuronal NOS (nNOS) are …

The cardiovascular pharmacology of two Chinese herbs, Salvia militiorrhiza (SM) and Panax
motoginseng (Burk) FH Chen (PNG) were studied both in vivo and in vitro. Extracts of both …

Cardiovascular actions of S. miltiorrhiza (SM) were studied on systemic blood pressure in the
rat. Langendorff cardiac preparation in the guinea pig, and four types of vasculature in the …

Diabetic retinopathy (DR), a major microvascular complication of diabetes, leads to retinal
vascular leakage, neuronal dysfunction, and apoptosis within the retina. In this study, we …

Retinitis pigmentosa (RP) is an inherited photoreceptor-degenerative disease, and neuronal
degeneration in RP is exacerbated by glial activation. Cassia seed (Jue-ming-zi) is a …

A painless, simple, and practical method has been developed for systemic delivery of peptide
drugs through eyes. In order to increase the amount of peptides absorbed into systemic …

Ischemic retinopathy and, particularly, age-related macular degeneration (AMD) are difficult
eye diseases to treat. Since the etiology of these diseases is inadequate blood circulation in …

The possible involvement of a melatonergic mechanism in the control of intraocular pressure
(IOP) and the genesis of light-induced avian glaucoma (LIAG) was studied by measuring N-…

Ocular ischemia and inflammation are two major factors which induce retinal degeneration.
Treatment of these diseases has been difficult, though numerous agents have been tried. …