Component
Intact anthocyanin detection in rat and rabbit ocular tissues
Intact anthocyanin detection in rat and rabbit ocular tissues. Interpret through the linked experimental species, preparation, compartment and exposure; no universal causal effect is implied.
1 recorded relationships. Experimental role, claim status and evidence remain attached to each record.
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What it does
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What acts on it
Intact blackcurrant anthocyanins were detected in rat and rabbit ocular tissues after the reported oral or injected exposures.
Experimental context and source evidence
- evidence_access
- Primary indexed abstract reviewed; full methods, figures, exact doses or endpoint-specific species assignments may remain unextracted.
- experimental_model
- Rats: oral and intraperitoneal studies; rabbits: intravenous study. Not equivalent routes or human exposures.
- interpretation_status
- Source-derived extraction of a fact-checked reference; access is explicit, not independent raw-data verification.
- limitations
- No human retinal concentration or vitamin-A replacement inferred. Route-specific doses not extracted from accessible abstract.
- plain_language
- Intact blackcurrant anthocyanins were detected in rat and rabbit ocular tissues after the reported oral or injected exposures.
- primary_references
- Comparative assessment of distribution of blackcurrant anthocyanins in rabbit and rat ocular tissues. | 2006 | DOI 10.1016/j.exer.2005.12.019 | PMID 16635490 | https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/16635490/ | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.exer.2005.12.019
- source_locator
- Reviewed reference lines 96-96; exact primary location described in quoted passage where extracted.
Anthocyanins: detailed mechanisms of action (reviewed 4 October 2026) · lines 96–96
Original AI-assisted review of primary studies and, where relevant, official regulatory records. Access level is retained per claim. Corrections, null results and unresolved questions remain explicit. Not publisher full text or independent replication. · supports · Rats: oral and intraperitoneal studies; rabbits: intravenous study. Not equivalent routes or human exposures. · source_derived_draft · unverified_draft
**Animal ocular delivery has been observed.** Blackcurrant anthocyanins were detected intact in rat and rabbit ocular tissues after the reported oral and injected administrations. Route and species matter: these experiments cannot establish a human retinal concentration after eating berries, an equivalence to vitamin A, or enhanced rhodopsin regeneration in people. [Matsumoto et al., 2006](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/16635490/).
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