Neuroinflammation and oxidative stress act in concert to promote neurodegeneration in the diabetic retina and optic nerve: galectin-3 participation

Neuroinflammation and oxidative stress act in concert to promote neurodegeneration in the diabetic retina and optic nerve: galectin-3 participation

Diabetes is a lifelong disease characterized by glucose metabolic imbalance, in which low insulin levels or impaired insulin signaling lead to hyperglycemic state. Within 20 years of diabetes progression, 95% of patients will have diabetic retinopathy, the leading cause of visual defects in working-...

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Main Authors: Henrique Rocha Mendonca, Raul Carpi-Santos, Karin da Costa Calaza, Ana Maria Blanco Martinez
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2020-01-01
Series:Neural Regeneration Research
Subjects:
diabetes; diabetic retinopathy; galectin-3; neurodegeneration; neuroinflammation; optic nerve; oxidative stress; retina
Online Access:http://www.nrronline.org/article.asp?issn=1673-5374;year=2020;volume=15;issue=4;spage=625;epage=635;aulast=Mendonca

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