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Microglia and Inflammatory Responses in Diabetic Retinopathy.
Frontiers in immunology - 1 Jan 2020
Kinuthia Urbanus Muthai, Wolf Anne, Langmann Thomas
Abstract excerpt
Diabetic retinopathy is a vision-threatening disease affecting neurons and microvasculature of the retina. The development of this disease is associated with the action of inflammatory factors that are connected to the activation of microglial cells, the resident tissue macrophages of the CNS. In the quiescent state, microglial cells help maintain tissue homeostasis in the retina through phagocytosis and control...
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