Targeted P2X7/NLRP3 signaling pathway against inflammation, apoptosis, and pyroptosis of retinal endothelial cells in diabetic retinopathy

Abstract Retinal endothelial cells (RECs) are the primary target cells for diabetes-induced vascular damage. The P2X7/NLRP3 pathway plays an essential role in amplifying inflammation via an ATP feedback loop, promoting the inflammatory response, pyroptosis, and apoptosis of RECs in the early stages...

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Main Authors: Hui Kong, Hongran Zhao, Tianran Chen, Yanling Song, Yan Cui
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2022-04-01
Series:Cell Death and Disease
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41419-022-04786-w