Therapeutic Properties of Ayahuasca Components in Ischemia/Reperfusion Injury of the Eye

Ischemic eye diseases are major causes of vision impairment. Thus, potential retinoprotective effects of N’N-dimethyltryptamine (DMT) were investigated. To inhibit its rapid breakdown by monoamine-oxidase A (MAO-A) enzyme, DMT was co-administered with harmaline, a β-carboline in the Amazonian Ayahua...

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Main Authors: Anna Szilágyi, Barbara Takács, Réka Szekeres, Vera Tarjányi, Mariann Bombicz, Dániel Priksz, Attila Kovács, Béla Juhász, Ede Frecska, Zoltán Szilvássy, Balázs Varga
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-04-01
Series:Biomedicines
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9059/10/5/997