Open AccessPlasma Concentration of Pigment Epithelium-Derived Factor in Patients with Diabetic Retinopathy
Author(s) -
Nahoko Ogata,
Masato Matsuoka,
Kayako Matsuyama,
Chieko Shima,
Aran Tajika,
T. Nishiyama,
Mitsumasa Wada,
Nobuo Jo,
Akiko Higuchi,
Keizo Minamino,
Hiroshi Matsunaga,
T. Takeda,
Miyo Matsumura
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
the journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism/journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.206
H-Index - 353
eISSN - 1945-7197
pISSN - 0021-972X
DOI - 10.1210/jc.2006-2249
Subject(s) - pedf , diabetic retinopathy , medicine , diabetes mellitus , retinopathy , endocrinology , angiogenesis
Pigment epithelium-derived factor (PEDF) is a strong inhibitor of angiogenesis. Eyes with diabetic retinopathy have low levels of ocular PEDF; however, the PEDF levels in the blood of diabetics have still not been determined.