Protective effects of Semiaguilegia adoxoides n-butanol extract against hydrogen peroxide-induced oxidative stress in human lens epithelial cells

摘要

Context Hydrogen peroxide (H2O2)-induced damage in the lens epithelium leads to cell death and cataract. Semiaquilegia adoxoides (DC.) Makino (Ranunculaceae), a folk medicine of Hmong (an ethnic group of China), has been traditionally used to treat cataract; however, the underlying molecular mechanism is yet to be uncovered.