Research Article

Syringic Acid Extracted from Herba dendrobii Prevents Diabetic Cataract Pathogenesis by Inhibiting Aldose Reductase Activity

Figure 4

Effects of syringic acid (2%) on AR mRNA expression induced by 0.5% D-galactose. The expression of AR genes is normalized using the housekeeper gene (β-actin), which is evenly expressed in rat lens cells. Compared with the normal control group, mRNA levels of the AR gene in the model group increased 4.32-fold and 1.53-fold in syringic acid groups, respectively.
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