ANTIOXIDANT AND ANTI-APOPTOTIC ACTIVITIES OF MAKIANG FRUIT EXTRACT IN ARPE-19 CELLS EXPOSED TO GLUCOSE-INDUCED CELLULAR DAMAGE
A 95% ethanol makiang-fruit extract showed antioxidant activity and, when co-administered in 30 mM glucose-exposed ARPE-19 cells, the highest 200 microgram/mL dose increased viability by 15.4%, reduced ROS by 37.8%, and lowered caspase-9 and -3 activities.