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SUBMITTER: Cecilia OM
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6710812 | biostudies-literature | 2019
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Cecilia Olvera-Montaño OM José Alberto Castellanos-González CG José Navarro-Partida NP Ernesto Germán Cardona-Muñoz CM Ana Karen López-Contreras LC Luis Miguel Roman-Pintos RP Ricardo Raúl Robles-Rivera RR Adolfo Daniel Rodríguez-Carrizalez RC
Journal of diabetes research 20190814
Diabetic retinopathy (DR) is one of the most common complications of diabetes mellitus (DM) causing vision impairment even at young ages. There are numerous mechanisms involved in its development such as inflammation and cellular degeneration leading to endothelial and neural damage. These mechanisms are interlinked thus worsening the diabetic retinopathy outcome. In this review, we propose oxidative stress as the focus point of this complication onset. ...[more]