“Importantly, when EGCG was co-injected, the detrimental effects to the retina caused by SNP were significantly blunted.”
“Initial in vitro studies on brain membranes showed that EGCG was approximately 10 times more potent than trolox (vitamin E analogue) at attenuating lipid peroxidation caused by the nitric oxide donor, sodium nitroprusside (SNP).”
“The conclusion reached from this study is that EGCG is a powerful antioxidant and when injected into the eye with SNP attenuated the detrimental influence of SNP to retinal photoreceptors.”