Diabetic macular edema: pathophysiology and novel therapeutic targets

A Das, PG McGuire, S Rangasamy - Ophthalmology, 2015 - Elsevier
Diabetic macular edema (DME) is the major cause of vision loss in diabetic persons.
Alteration of the blood–retinal barrier is the hallmark of this disease, characterized by …

Photoreceptor cells and RPE contribute to the development of diabetic retinopathy

D Tonade, TS Kern - Progress in retinal and eye research, 2021 - Elsevier
Diabetic retinopathy (DR) is a leading cause of blindness. It has long been regarded as
vascular disease, but work in the past years has shown abnormalities also in the neural …

[HTML][HTML] Neurodegeneration in diabetic retinopathy: potential for novel therapies

AJ Barber, B Baccouche - Vision research, 2017 - Elsevier
The complex pathology of diabetic retinopathy (DR) affects both vascular and neural tissue.
The characteristics of neurodegeneration are well-described in animal models but have …

Neutrophil elastase contributes to the pathological vascular permeability characteristic of diabetic retinopathy

H Liu, EM Lessieur, A Saadane, SI Lindstrom… - Diabetologia, 2019 - Springer
Aims/hypothesis Levels of neutrophil elastase, a serine protease secreted by neutrophils,
are elevated in diabetes. The purpose of this study was to determine whether neutrophil …

[HTML][HTML] Elucidating glial responses to products of diabetes-associated systemic dyshomeostasis

DA Padovani-Claudio, CJ Ramos, ME Capozzi… - Progress in retinal and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Diabetic retinopathy (DR) is a leading cause of blindness in working age adults. DR has non-
proliferative stages, characterized in part by retinal neuroinflammation and ischemia, and …

Exendin-4 alleviates retinal vascular leakage by protecting the blood–retinal barrier and reducing retinal vascular permeability in diabetic Goto-Kakizaki rats

Y Fan, K Liu, Q Wang, Y Ruan, W Ye, Y Zhang - Experimental eye research, 2014 - Elsevier
The breakdown of the inner endothelial blood–retinal barrier (BRB) and subsequent retinal
vascular leakage are the main causes of vision loss due to diabetic retinopathy (DR) …

Oxidative stress and light-evoked responses of the posterior segment in a mouse model of diabetic retinopathy

BA Berkowitz, EM Grady, N Khetarpal… - … & visual science, 2015 - iovs.arvojournals.org
Purpose.: To test the hypothesis that in a mouse model of diabetic retinopathy, oxidative
stress is linked with impaired light-evoked expansion of choroidal thickness and subretinal …

[HTML][HTML] Mitochondrial respiration in outer retina contributes to light-evoked increase in hydration in vivo

BA Berkowitz, RH Podolsky, H Qian, Y Li… - … & Visual Science, 2018 - jov.arvojournals.org
Purpose: To test the hypothesis that mitochondrial respiration contributes to local changes in
hydration involved in phototransduction-driven expansion of outer retina, as measured by …

Tocotrienol-rich fraction reduces retinal inflammation and angiogenesis in rats with streptozotocin-induced diabetes

MZ Sadikan, NA Abdul Nasir, NS Bakar… - … Medicine and Therapies, 2023 - Springer
Background Diabetic retinopathy (DR) is the second commonest microvascular complication
of diabetes mellitus. It is characterized by chronic inflammation and angiogenesis. Palm oil …

Retinopathy with central oedema in an INS C94Y transgenic pig model of long-term diabetes

KJH Kleinwort, B Amann, SM Hauck, S Hirmer, A Blutke… - Diabetologia, 2017 - Springer
Aims/hypothesis Diabetic retinopathy is a severe complication of diabetes mellitus that often
leads to blindness. Because the pathophysiology of diabetic retinopathy is not fully …