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Modeling early pathophysiological phenotypes of diabetic retinopathy in a human inner blood-retinal barrier-on-a-chip.
Nature communications - 14 Feb 2024
Maurissen Thomas L, Spielmann Alena J, Schellenberg Gabriella, Bickle Marc, Vieira Jose Ricardo, Lai Si Ying, Pavlou Georgios, Fauser Sascha, Westenskow Peter D, Kamm Roger D, Ragelle Héloïse
Abstract excerpt
Diabetic retinopathy (DR) is a microvascular disorder characterized by inner blood-retinal barrier (iBRB) breakdown and irreversible vision loss. While the symptoms of DR are known, disease mechanisms including basement membrane thickening, pericyte dropout and capillary damage remain poorly understood and interventions to repair diseased iBRB microvascular networks have not been developed. In addition, current...
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