17β-estradiol eye drops protect the retinal ganglion cell layer and preserve visual function in an in vivo model of glaucoma.

Neuroprotection in glaucoma as a curative strategy complementary to current therapies to lower intraocular pressure (IOP) is highly desirable. This study was designed to investigate neuroprotection by 17β-estradiol (E2) to prevent retinal ganglion cell (RGC) death in a glaucoma model of surgically elevated IOP in rats. We found that daily treatment with E2-containing eye drops resulted in significant E2 concentration in the retina with concomitant profound neuroprotective therapeutic benefits, even in the presence of continually elevated IOP.

[Effect of "Pintes" white wine on metabolic parameters in patients with metabolic syndrome].

Unlabelled: Moderate alcohol consumption has been associated with decreased cardiovascular mortality in the general population. Relatively few studies have been conducted to evaluate the effect of white wine on insulin sensitivity.

Aims: The authors studied the impact of moderate Pintes white wine consumption on insulin sensitivity and other metabolic parameters.

Investigation of dietary important components in selected red fleshed apples by GC-MS and LC-MS.

Three red-fleshed apple cultivars (Malus 'Geneva': GFV-03, Hungarian hybrid: GFV-04, Malus pumila Niedwetzkyana: GFV-05) were investigated for their chemical composition by sHS-SPME-GC-MS and HPLC-DAD-MS/MS analytical techniques. In cultivars GFV-03 and GFV-05 sesquiterpene α-farnesene were dominant while the alphatic esters were present mostly in traces. In GFV-04 - the new disease resistant advanced selection of the Hungarian apple breeding program - hexanol and hexyl 2-methylbutanoate were present in larger amounts while the amount of α-farnesene was lower than the other two cultivars.

[Antioxidant activity of different phenolic fractions separated from Euphrasia rostkoviana Hayne].

Euphrasia rostkoviana Hayne (Eyebright) is a valuable part of the traditional folk medicine as an anti-inflammatory herb since centuries. Since oxidative stress may underlie as a key feature of inflammatory process, the methanolic extract ofEuphrasia rostkoviana Hayne (eyebright) and its methanolic fractions were evaluated for antioxidant activity by the use of ABTS and DPPH decolorization assays. Fractionation of the Soxhlet extract was accomplished by polyamide column chromatography.

Polyphenol composition and antioxidant capacity of Epilobium species.

Epilobium species (Onagraceae) are commonly used herbal remedies in traditional, adjuvant therapy of benignus prostate hyperplasia (BPH), however the pharmacological and clinical standardization of commercially available Epilobii herba (willow-herb) remains difficult. Willow-herb products usually consist of mixtures from various species, with different phenoloid content, often only partially identified. The present study reports comprehensive LC-MS/MS investigation on the polyphenol composition of the most common Epilobium species, emphasizing the pharmaceutical importance of a uniform standardization protocol in case of their products.