Preventive Effect of Zea mays L. (Purple Waxy Corn) on Experimental Diabetic Cataract

Table 1

Effect of purple waxy corn seeds extract on lens opacity in normal and experimental groups before and after the 72-hour incubation period.

Groups	Transparent squares (before incubation)	Transparent squares (after incubation)	𝑃 value
Gr. 1: normal lens (artificial aqueous humor, pH = 7.8)	151.00±10.00	140.00±2.00
Gr. 2: glucose 55 mM	141.50±3.50	0.50±0.50^###	0.000
Gr. 3: glucose 55 mM + quercetin 2.4 µg/mL	152.50±1.50	77.00±2.00^∗∗∗	0.000
Gr. 4: glucose 55 mM + Z. mays 2 mg/mL	141.50±3.50	14.00±2.00	0.069
Gr. 5: glucose 55 mM + Z. mays 10 mg/mL	149.50±6.50	71.50±2.50^∗∗∗	0.000
Gr. 6: glucose 55 mM + Z. mays 50 mg/mL	138.50±3.50	86.00±1.00^∗∗∗	0.000

^###𝑃 value <0.001 when compared to normal lens.
^∗∗∗𝑃 value <0.001 when compared to diabetic cataract (glucose 55 mM).