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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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2022-04-01
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Series: | Biomedicines |
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Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9059/10/5/997 |