supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.82073922);the“Double First-Class”University Project(No.CPU2022QZ21).
Patients with hepatic failure are often accompanied by hepatic retinopathy,but the cellular and molecular mechanisms underlying the hepatic retinopathy remain unclear.In this study,we investigated how liver failure le...
Hydroxychloroquine(HCQ)is widely used in the treatment of autoimmune disorders such as systemic lupus erythematosus(SLE)and rheumatoid arthritis,and in recent years it has also been used in diseases such as cancer,neu...
Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.81970815).
Dear Editor,We report a case of Purtscher-like retinopathy in a patient with coronavirus disease 2019(COVID-19).Fundus examination revealed extensive peripapillary white retinal patches(Purtscher’s fleckens)and cotto...
supported by the grants of National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 82104465)。
Cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases(CCVDs), which are circulatory system diseases caused by heart defects and vascular diseases, are the major noncommunicable diseases affecting global public health. With the ...
Objective To investigate the risk factors of diabetic retinopathy(DR)in elderly patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus(T2DM)and establish the related prediction model.Methods A total of 426 elderly T2DM patients admit...
supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (81922025, 82371473, 82171080, 81970823, 82171461, 81771457, 82271107);by Jiangsu Province Social Development Project (BE2023702);funded by the Priority Academic Program Development of Jiangsu Higher Education Institutions
Dear Editor,Diabetic retinopathy(DR)remains a leading cause of irreversible blindness in adults worldwide(Sabanayagam et al.,2019).Increasing evidence suggests that visual deficits are closely associated with neurodeg...
AIM:To investigate the role of connective tissue growth factor(CTGF)and vascular endothelial growth factor(VEGF)in the protein profile of the aqueous humor in patients with proliferative diabetic retinopathy(PDR)follo...
Microvascular complications are one of the major causes of morbidity and mortality worldwide among patients with diabetes mellitus (DM). More than 50% of Nyeri County Referral Hospital (NCRH) admissions result from no...
supported by the Natural Science Foundation of Chongqing of China,Nos.cstc2020jcyj-msxmX0698(to YF),cstc2021jcyjbshX0147(to KO);a grant from Chongqing Jiangjin District Bureau of Science and Technology,No.Y2022017(to YF).
Somatostatin,a naturally produced neuroprotective peptide,depresses excitatory neurotransmission and exerts anti-proliferative and anti-inflammatory effects on the retina.In this review,we summarize the progress of so...
supported by the Science and Technology Project of Jiangxi Provincial Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine(Grant Number:2022A359).
Background:Diabetes retinopathy(DR)is a complication of diabetes that affects patients’vision.Previous studies have found blueberry anthocyanins extract(BAE)can inhibit the progression of DR,but its mechanism is not ...