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ReviewJournal of ophthalmology2014

The role of microglia in diabetic retinopathy.

Jeffery G Grigsby, Sandra M Cardona, Cindy E Pouw, Alberto Muniz, Andrew S Mendiola, Andrew T C Tsin, Donald M Allen, Astrid E Cardona

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In one paragraph

Review in Journal of ophthalmology, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT04378972 (Analysis of Soluble Mediators of Inflammation and Angiogenesis in the Vitreous of Patients With Diabetic Retinopathy Treated With Curcumin/Homotaurine/Vit. D3), which is not on this map. Cited by 114 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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114citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
10.9field-weighted citation impact, top 1% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

NCT04378972 completednot on this mapstarted 2019, after this paper: background citation

Analysis of Soluble Mediators of Inflammation and Angiogenesis in the Vitreous of Patients With Diabetic Retinopathy Treated With Curcumin/Homotaurine/Vit. D3

TypeobservationalSponsorUniversity of MoliseRan2019 to 2019Enrolled25ConditionsDiabetic RetinopathyArmscurcumin, homotaurine, vitamin D3, control
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

114 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 190 citations in OpenAlex.

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  11. Inflammatory Biomarkers in Diabetic Macular Edema.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026
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  14. Mechanisms of action of retinal microglia in diabetic retinopathy (Review).International journal of molecular medicine · 2025
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54 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.

4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Jeffery G GrigsbyVision Health Specialties, 4109 N. Midland Drive, Midland, TX 79707, USA.
Sandra M CardonaDepartment of Biology, The University of Texas at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX 78249, USA.
Cindy E PouwCollege of Optometry, University of Houston, Houston, TX 77204, USA.
Alberto MunizDepartment of Biology, The University of Texas at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX 78249, USA.
Andrew S MendiolaDepartment of Biology, The University of Texas at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX 78249, USA.
Andrew T C TsinDepartment of Biology, The University of Texas at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX 78249, USA.
Donald M AllenDepartment of Biology, The University of Texas of the Permian Basin, Odessa, TX 79762, USA.
Astrid E CardonaDepartment of Biology, The University of Texas at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX 78249, USA.
The University of Texas at San Antonio · USThe University of Texas of the Permian Basin · USUniversity of Houston · US

Funding

UTSA RISE Research Training ProgramR25GM060655 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SAN ANTONIO · PI BAREA-RODRIGUEZ, EDWIN J · 2000 to 2022
$21.6M
RCMI Center for Interdiscplinary Health Research CIHRG12MD007591 · NIMHD · UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SAN ANTONIO · PI PERRY, GEORGE · 2012 to 2016
$10.4M
Role of CX3CR1 in adaptive immunity during autoimmune encephalomyelitisSC1GM095426 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SAN ANTONIO · PI CARDONA, ASTRID E · 2012 to 2016
$1.5M
NIGMS NIH HHS R25 GM060655NIGMS NIH HHS SC1 GM095426NIMHD NIH HHS G12 MD007591
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

There is growing evidence that chronic inflammation plays a role in both the development and progression of diabetic retinopathy. There is also evidence that molecules produced as a result of hyperglycemia can activate microglia. However the exact contribution of microglia, the resident immune cells of the central nervous system, to retinal tissue damage during diabetes remains unclear. Current data suggest that dysregulated microglial responses are linked to their deleterious effects in several neurological diseases associated with chronic inflammation. As inflammatory cytokines and hyperglycemia disseminate through the diabetic retina, microglia can change to an activated state, increase in number, translocate through the retina, and themselves become the producers of inflammatory and apoptotic molecules or alternatively exert anti-inflammatory effects. In addition, microglial genetic variations may account for some of the individual differences commonly seen in patient's susceptibility to diabetic retinopathy.

Identifiers

PMID25258680
PMCPMC4166427
OpenAlexW2051066258

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