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ArticleJournal of diabetes research2018

Intravitreal Bevacizumab Injection Attenuates Diabetic Retinopathy in Adult Rats with Experimentally Induced Diabetes in the Early Stage.

Jiao Lv, Miao-Miao Chen, Zhi-Hao Mu, Fang Wang, Zhong-Yi Qian, Lei Zhou, Qiu-Ting Guo, Zhi-Min Zhao, Yu-Ping Pan, Xin-Yu Liao and 4 more

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Article in Journal of diabetes research, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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1.7field-weighted citation impact, top 17% of its field
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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

7 citing papers in PubMed, 11 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

14 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Jiao LvDepartment of Pathology and Pathophysiology, Faculty of Basic Medical Sciences, Kunming Medical University, 1168 West Chunrong Road, Kunming 650500, China.
Miao-Miao ChenDepartment of Ophthalmology, First Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University, 295 Xi Chang Road, Kunming 650032, China.ORCID 0000-0002-5145-6548
Zhi-Hao MuDepartment of Pathology and Pathophysiology, Faculty of Basic Medical Sciences, Kunming Medical University, 1168 West Chunrong Road, Kunming 650500, China.ORCID 0000-0002-3827-6219
Fang WangDepartment of Pathology and Pathophysiology, Faculty of Basic Medical Sciences, Kunming Medical University, 1168 West Chunrong Road, Kunming 650500, China.
Zhong-Yi QianDepartment of Morphological Laboratory, Faculty of Basic Medical Sciences, Kunming Medical University, 1168 West Chunrong Road, Kunming 650500, China.
Lei ZhouThe Key Laboratory of Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine of Yunnan Province, Kunming Medical University, 1168 West Chunrong Road, Kunming 650500, China.
Qiu-Ting GuoDepartment of Pathology and Pathophysiology, Faculty of Basic Medical Sciences, Kunming Medical University, 1168 West Chunrong Road, Kunming 650500, China.
Zhi-Min ZhaoDepartment of Pathology and Pathophysiology, Faculty of Basic Medical Sciences, Kunming Medical University, 1168 West Chunrong Road, Kunming 650500, China.
Yu-Ping PanDepartment of Pathology and Pathophysiology, Faculty of Basic Medical Sciences, Kunming Medical University, 1168 West Chunrong Road, Kunming 650500, China.ORCID 0000-0002-7106-8032
Xin-Yu LiaoDepartment of Pathology and Pathophysiology, Faculty of Basic Medical Sciences, Kunming Medical University, 1168 West Chunrong Road, Kunming 650500, China.ORCID 0000-0002-4378-5894
Zhi-Hong YangDepartment of Pathology and Pathophysiology, Faculty of Basic Medical Sciences, Kunming Medical University, 1168 West Chunrong Road, Kunming 650500, China.
Ning CaiDepartment of Ophthalmology, First Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University, 295 Xi Chang Road, Kunming 650032, China.ORCID 0000-0002-2331-9773
Shu-De LiDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Faculty of Basic Medical Sciences, Kunming Medical University, 1168 West Chunrong Road, Kunming 650500, China.ORCID 0000-0001-6127-752X
Ying-Ying ZouDepartment of Pathology and Pathophysiology, Faculty of Basic Medical Sciences, Kunming Medical University, 1168 West Chunrong Road, Kunming 650500, China.ORCID 0000-0002-9958-7002
Kunming Medical University · CN

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Diabetic retinopathy is the leading cause of blindness, yet its treatment is very limited. Anti-VEGF drug has been widely applied in ocular disease, but its effects on diabetic retinopathy and the underlying mechanism have remained to be fully explored. To elucidate the role of anti-VEGF treatment, we sought to determine the effects of bevacizumab on diabetic neurovascular changes extending from the 3rd to 9th week with induced diabetes in adult rats. The retinal neurovascular changes included increased expression of VEGF, nNOS, iNOS, eNOS, and NO in the course of diabetes progression. In diabetic rats given bevacizumab injection, the ganglion cell loss and alterations of retinal thickness were ameliorated. In this connection, the immunofluorescence labeling of the above biomarkers was noticeably decreased. Along with this, Western blotting confirmed that bevacizumab treatment was associated with a decrease of VEGF, Flk-1, and cAMP response element binding and protein kinase C protein expression. The present results suggest that bevacizumab treatment in the early stage of the retinopathy may ameliorate the lesions of retinopathy, in which VEGF/Flk-1 signaling has been shown here to play an important role.

Indexed as

Angiogenesis InhibitorsAnimalsBevacizumabDiabetes Mellitus, ExperimentalDiabetic RetinopathyIntravitreal InjectionsMaleRatsRats, Sprague-DawleyRetinaVascular Endothelial Growth Factor AAngiogenesis InhibitorsBevacizumabVascular Endothelial Growth Factor A

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PMID29977927
PMCPMC5994287
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