Article
Reduction of Glut1 in retinal neurons but not the RPE alleviates polyol accumulation and normalizes early characteristics of diabetic retinopathy
2020-09-01
Abstract excerpt
Hyperglycemia is a key determinant for development of diabetic retinopathy (DR). Inadequate glycemic control exacerbates retinopathy, while normalization of glucose levels delays its progression. In hyperglycemia, hexokinase is saturated and excess glucose is metabolized to sorbitol by aldose reductase via the polyol pathway. Therapies to reduce retinal polyol accumulation for the prevention of DR have been elusiv...
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- Literature Corpus work
- e03766c4-7ab4-5a40-87f0-d5b6f9ecd804
- DOI
- 10.1101/2020.08.31.275230
