Potential Health Benefits of Deep Sea Water: A Review

Table 14

Effects of deep sea water on cataract.

Type of study model	Experimental method [subject (age/weight), treatment dosage, duration of treatment]	Major activity	Mechanism of action	Reference
In vivo study	Male Shumiya cataract rat (5–15 weeks), DSW (Mg^2+, 200 mg/L, Ca^2+; 71 mg/L), 9-10 weeks	Delayed cataract development.	Reduced less opaque and nitric oxide (NO) levels.	[40]
In vivo study	Male Shumiya cataract rat (5–15 weeks), DSW containing Mg of 50, 200, and 1000 mg/L, respectively, 9-10 weeks	Delayed cataract onset.	Mg suppressed Ca influx into the lens.	[41]