ReviewDiabetologia2018
Neurodegeneration in diabetic retinopathy: does it really matter?
Review in Diabetologia, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 356 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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356 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 549 citations in OpenAlex.
- Diabetic Retinopathy and Cognitive Dysfunction in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Epidemiological Associations and Clinical Implications.Journal of diabetes research · 2026Pooled it
- Efficacy and Safety of Qiming Granule for Nerve Injury Associated with Non-proliferative Diabetic Retinopathy: A Multicenter, Randomized, Non-inferiority, Active-Controlled Clinical Trial.Chinese journal of integrative medicine · 2026Trial
- Beyond hyperglycaemia: diabetic retinopathy is a multifactorial complication of diabetes mellitus.Annals of medicine · 2026Review
- Systemic Diseases and the Eye: A Translational Perspective on Diabetes.Chronic diseases and translational medicine · 2026Review
- Interferon-mediated regulation of the neurovascular unit in diabetic retinopathy.Inflammation research : official journal of the European Histamine Research Society ... [et al.] · 2026Review
- Individualized FAZ morphometry and standardized peri-FAZ vascular density: a pilot AngioVue OCTA study in diabetic retinopathy.Graefe's archive for clinical and experimental ophthalmology = Albrecht von Graefes Archiv fur klinische und experimentelle Ophthalmologie · 2026Article
- Beyond Anti-VEGF: Toward Integrated Precision Care in Diabetic Retinal Disease.Pharmaceutics · 2026Review
- Redox regulation of PDE6 and cGMP signaling in diabetic retinal neurodegeneration.Biochemistry and biophysics reports · 2026Review
- Dysfunction of the Neurovascular Unit in Diabetic Retinopathy: Advances from Molecular Mechanisms to Targeted Interventions.Stem cell reviews and reports · 2026Review
- TSPO Modulation by PIGA-1138 Attenuates Oxidative Stress and Preserves Retinal Function in Experimental Diabetic Retinopathy.Antioxidants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Advancing Treatment of Degenerative Eye Diseases at the Nanoscale.Smart medicine · 2026Review
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- The Eye as a Window to Neurodegeneration: Oxidative Stress, Optic Nerve Vulnerability, and Retinal Biomarkers-A Scoping Review.Antioxidants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- Resveratrol attenuates diabetic RGC degeneration through TRIM23-dependent VDAC1 ubiquitination and mitophagy.Cell communication and signaling : CCS · 2026Article
- Sex-specific efficacy of curcumin-loaded nanoparticles and insulin for ocular-cardiac complications in type 2 diabetes mice.iScience · 2026Article
- L-DOPA Promotes Post-Treatment Neurovascular and Synaptic Homeostasis in Early Diabetic Retinopathy.Investigative ophthalmology & visual science · 2026Article
- Neuroprotection in Early Diabetic Retinal Disease Using Eyedrop Delivery.International journal of molecular sciences · 2026Review
- Ameliorative Effect of Erjing Pills on Retinal Damage in Rats with Diabetic Retinopathy.Pharmaceuticals (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Plasma albumin and other indicators as risk factors for delayed neurocognitive recovery in elderly patients undergoing orthopedic surgery.BMC surgery · 2026Article
- Evaluation of photoreceptor integrity in diabetic retinopathy using high-resolution optical coherence tomography.Eye (London, England) · 2026Article
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Abstract
The concept of diabetic retinopathy as a microvascular disease has evolved, in that it is now considered a more complex diabetic complication in which neurodegeneration plays a significant role. In this article we provide a critical overview of the role of microvascular abnormalities and neurodegeneration in the pathogenesis of diabetic retinopathy. A special emphasis is placed on the pathophysiology of the neurovascular unit (NVU), including the contributions of microvascular and neural elements. The potential mechanisms linking retinal neurodegeneration and early microvascular impairment, and the effects of neuroprotective drugs are summarised. Additionally, we discuss how the assessment of retinal neurodegeneration could be an important index of cognitive status, thus helping to identify individuals at risk of dementia, which will impact on current procedures for diabetes management. We conclude that glial, neural and microvascular dysfunction are interdependent and essential for the development of diabetic retinopathy. Despite this intricate relationship, retinal neurodegeneration is a critical endpoint and neuroprotection, itself, can be considered a therapeutic target, independently of its potential impact on microvascular disease. In addition, interventional studies targeting pathogenic pathways that impact the NVU are needed. Findings from these studies will be crucial, not only for increasing our understanding of diabetic retinopathy, but also to help to implement a timely and efficient personalised medicine approach for treating this diabetic complication.
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