Animal models of diabetic retinopathy: summary and comparison

AKW Lai, ACY Lo - Journal of diabetes research, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Diabetic retinopathy (DR) is a microvascular complication associated with chronic exposure
to hyperglycemia and is a major cause of blindness worldwide. Although clinical …

Neuroprotection as a therapeutic target for diabetic retinopathy

C Hernández, M Dal Monte, R Simó… - Journal of diabetes …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Diabetic retinopathy (DR) is a multifactorial progressive disease of the retina and a leading
cause of vision loss. DR has long been regarded as a vascular disorder, although neuronal …

[HTML][HTML] Dopamine deficiency mediates early rod-driven inner retinal dysfunction in diabetic mice

MK Kim, MH Aung, L Mees, DE Olson… - … & visual science, 2018 - jov.arvojournals.org
Purpose: Electroretinograms (ERGs) are abnormal in diabetic retinas before the appearance
of vascular lesions, providing a possible biomarker for diabetic vision loss. Previously, we …

Disruption of a neural microcircuit in the rod pathway of the mammalian retina by diabetes mellitus

Á Castilho, AF Ambrósio, E Hartveit… - Journal of …, 2015 - Soc Neuroscience
Diabetes leads to dysfunction of the neural retina before and independent of classical
microvascular diabetic retinopathy, but previous studies have failed to demonstrate which …

[HTML][HTML] Subtle thinning of retinal layers without overt vascular and inflammatory alterations in a rat model of prediabetes

MRP Alves, R Boia, EJ Campos, J Martins… - Molecular …, 2018 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Purpose Diabetic retinopathy is a neurovascular disease characterized by increased
permeability of the blood–retinal barrier, changes in the neural components of the retina …

Nanoparticle-mediated delivery of neuroprotective substances for the treatment of diabetic retinopathy

R Amato, M Dal Monte, M Lulli, V Raffa… - Current …, 2018 - ingentaconnect.com
Background: Diabetic retinopathy (DR) is a major complication of diabetes, characterized by
extensive vascular pathology leading to vision loss. Neuronal suffering and death are also …

[HTML][HTML] Reductions in calcium signaling limit inhibition to diabetic retinal rod bipolar cells

JM Moore-Dotson, ED Eggers - Investigative Ophthalmology & …, 2019 - jov.arvojournals.org
Purpose: The balance of neuronal excitation and inhibition is important for proper retinal
signaling. A previous report showed that diabetes selectively reduces light-evoked inhibition …

Primary retinal cultures as a tool for modeling diabetic retinopathy: an overview

A Matteucci, M Varano, C Mallozzi… - BioMed research …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Experimental models of diabetic retinopathy (DR) have had a crucial role in the
comprehension of the pathophysiology of the disease and the identification of new …

Physiological assessment of high glucose neurotoxicity in mouse and rat retinal explants

VM Calbiague, AH Vielma, B Cadiz… - Journal of …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
One of the tissues of the central nervous system most affected by diabetes is the retina.
Despite a growing understanding of the biochemical processes involved in glucose toxicity …

Diabetic hyperglycemia reduces Ca2+ permeability of extrasynaptic AMPA receptors in AII amacrine cells

Á Castilho, E Madsen, AF Ambrósio… - Journal of …, 2015 - journals.physiology.org
There is increasing evidence that diabetic retinopathy is a primary neuropathological
disorder that precedes the microvascular pathology associated with later stages of the …