Inhibitory Effect of r-Hirudin Variant III on Streptozotocin-Induced Diabetic Cataracts in Rats
Figure 2
Inhibitory effect of rHV3 eye drops on STZ-induced diabetic cataracts in Sprague-Dawley rats. Representative photographs of lens from each group at the end of four weeks rHV3 eye drops treatment. (a): normal control (group A); (b): diabetic cataracts untreated (group B); (c): diabetic cataracts treated with 50 μL (one drop) of 0.053 μg/μL pirenoxine sodium eye drops each time (group F); (d), (e), and (f): diabetic cataracts treated with 50 μL (one drop) of 0.5, 1, 2 ATU/μL rHV3 eye drops each time, respectively (groups C, D, E). The drug was administrated 3 times per day for four weeks.
