Intravitreal injection of IGFBP-3 restores normal insulin signaling in diabetic rat retina.

Diabetes-induced changes in growth factor binding protein 3 (IGFBP-3) and tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNFα) have been linked to decreased insulin receptor signaling in diabetic retinopathy. Our previous studies in retinas of diabetic rats have shown that Compound 49b, a novel β-adrenergic receptor...

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Main Authors: Youde Jiang, Qiuhua Zhang, Jena J Steinle
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3973588?pdf=render