Diabetic Retinopathy: Understanding Pathologic Angiogenesis and Exploring its Treatment Options

Diabetic retinopathy is the major cause of blindness at working age. The pathogenesis behind visual loss is related with retinal angiogenesis and increased retinal vascular permeability. These changes seem to be the result of chronic hyperglycemia and hypoxia. Several mechanisms have been proposed t...

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Veröffentlicht in:	The open circulation & vascular journal 2012-03, Vol.3 (1), p.30-42
1. Verfasser:	Falcao, Manuel
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adjuvants Age Aldehyde reductase Angiogenesis Blindness Blood Diabetes mellitus Edema Erythropoietin Glycosylation Hemorrhage Hyperglycemia Lasers Permeability Protein kinase C Retina Retinopathy Steroid hormones Vision
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