RT Journal Article
T1 Improving Melatonin Delivery Within the Eye
A1 Alkozi, Hanan Awad
A1 Pintor, Jesús
AB Melatonin is a neurohormone synthesized in the pineal gland as well as in other organs and it plays an important role in many ocular functions, as it is synthesized in numerous eye structures. Melatonin can reduce the intraocular pressure and to serves as an antioxidant preventing against free radicals, hence cataract formation as well as retinal damage due to glaucoma, among other functions. Ocular pharmacology is a challenging field giving the difficulties of drug delivery inside the eye due to its low bioavailability. In this sense, the present brief commentary is summarizing the latest advances in non-invasive ocular drug delivery focused on the effect of melatonin in different ocular diseases.
PB OMICS International
SN 0975-0851
YR 2017
FD 2017
LK https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/18236
UL https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/18236
LA eng
NO Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad (MINECO)
NO Ministerio de Sanidad de España
NO RETICS (Redes temáticas de investigación cooperativa en salud) (España)
DS Docta Complutense
RD 6 abr 2025