FTY720 Attenuates Retinal Inflammation and Protects Blood–Retinal Barrier in Diabetic Rats
Author(s) -
Lingling Fan,
Hua Yan
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
investigative ophthalmology and visual science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.935
H-Index - 218
eISSN - 1552-5783
pISSN - 0146-0404
DOI - 10.1167/iovs.15-18658
Subject(s) - occludin , blood–retinal barrier , proinflammatory cytokine , diabetic retinopathy , evans blue , inflammation , retinal , cell adhesion molecule , streptozotocin , medicine , vascular permeability , intercellular adhesion molecule , diabetes mellitus , pharmacology , tight junction , blot , tumor necrosis factor alpha , endocrinology , immunology , cell adhesion , chemistry , cell , biology , microbiology and biotechnology , ophthalmology , biochemistry , gene
FTY720 has shown a protective effect in several diseases via inhibiting inflammation and decreasing vascular permeability. The purpose of this study was to assess the impact of FTY720 on inflammation and the blood-retinal barrier (BRB) in diabetic rats.
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