The role of lipoxidation in the pathogenesis of diabetic retinopathy

J Augustine, EP Troendle, P Barabas… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Lipids can undergo modification as a result of interaction with reactive oxygen species
(ROS). For example, lipid peroxidation results in the production of a wide variety of highly …

Vascular endothelial growth factor ligands and receptors in breast cancer

KK Brogowska, M Zajkowska, B Mroczko - Journal of Clinical Medicine, 2023 - mdpi.com
Breast cancer (BC) is the most common malignancy responsible for the largest number of
deaths in women worldwide. The risk of developing BC is predisposed by many factors such …

Complement activation contributes to subretinal fibrosis through the induction of epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition (EMT) in retinal pigment epithelial cells

M Llorián-Salvador, EM Byrne, M Szczepan… - Journal of …, 2022 - Springer
Background We previously reported higher plasma levels of complement fragments C3a
and C5a in neovascular Age-related Macular Degeneration (nAMD) patients with macular …

Regulations of retinal inflammation: focusing on Müller glia

Y Chen, Q Xia, Y Zeng, Y Zhang… - Frontiers in cell and …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Retinal inflammation underlies multiple prevalent retinal diseases. While microglia are one
of the most studied cell types regarding retinal inflammation, growing evidence shows that …

Il-17a damages the blood–retinal barrier through activating the janus kinase 1 pathway

EM Byrne, M Llorián-Salvador, M Tang, A Margariti… - Biomedicines, 2021 - mdpi.com
Blood–retinal barrier (BRB) dysfunction underlies macular oedema in many sight-
threatening conditions, including diabetic macular oedema, neovascular age-related …

IL-33 regulates Müller cell-mediated retinal inflammation and neurodegeneration in diabetic retinopathy

J Augustine, S Pavlou, K Harkin… - Disease Models & …, 2023 - journals.biologists.com
Diabetic retinopathy (DR) is characterised by dysfunction of the retinal neurovascular unit,
leading to visual impairment and blindness. Müller cells are key components of the retinal …

Vascular endothelial growth factor‐C in activating vascular endothelial growth factor receptor‐3 and chemokine receptor‐4 in melanoma adhesion

YN Hlophe, AM Joubert - Journal of Cellular and Molecular …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Vascular endothelial growth factor‐C (VEGF‐C) binds to receptor vascular endothelial
growth factor receptor‐3 (VEGFR‐3) expressed on lymphatic endothelial and melanoma …

VEGF mediates retinal Müller cell viability and neuroprotection through BDNF in diabetes

YZ Le, B Xu, AJ Chucair-Elliott, H Zhang, M Zhu - Biomolecules, 2021 - mdpi.com
To investigate the mechanism of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) and brain-
derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) in Müller cell (MC) viability and neuroprotection in …

Aldehyde Dehydrogenase and Aldo-Keto Reductase Enzymes: Basic Concepts and Emerging Roles in Diabetic Retinopathy

BM Karan, K Little, J Augustine, AW Stitt, TM Curtis - Antioxidants, 2023 - mdpi.com
Diabetic retinopathy (DR) is a complication of diabetes mellitus that can lead to vision loss
and blindness. It is driven by various biochemical processes and molecular mechanisms …

Synoviolin inhibits the inflammatory cytokine secretion of Müller cells by reducing NLRP3

J Zhang, C Chen, L Wu, Q Wang… - Journal of …, 2022 - jme.bioscientifica.com
The pro-inflammatory cytokines secreted by Müller cells aggregate retinal cell loss and
vascularization in diabetic retinopathy (DR). The deubiquitinase BRCA1-BRCA2-containing …