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ArticleInternational journal of molecular sciences2023

Oxidative Stress, Inflammatory, Angiogenic, and Apoptotic molecules in Proliferative Diabetic Retinopathy and Diabetic Macular Edema Patients.

Irene Andrés-Blasco, Alex Gallego-Martínez, Ximena Machado, Javier Cruz-Espinosa, Salvatore Di Lauro, Ricardo Casaroli-Marano, Víctor Alegre-Ituarte, José Fernando Arévalo, María Dolores Pinazo-Durán

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Article in International journal of molecular sciences, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 32 papers.

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32citing papers in PubMed
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32 citing papers in PubMed, 52 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Irene Andrés-BlascoCellular and Molecular Ophthalmo-Biology Group, Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine and Odontology, University of Valencia, 46010 Valencia, Spain.ORCID 0000-0003-2112-8217
Alex Gallego-MartínezCellular and Molecular Ophthalmo-Biology Group, Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine and Odontology, University of Valencia, 46010 Valencia, Spain.ORCID 0000-0002-9758-6540
Ximena MachadoCellular and Molecular Ophthalmo-Biology Group, Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine and Odontology, University of Valencia, 46010 Valencia, Spain.
Javier Cruz-EspinosaOphthalmology Department, Punta de Europa Hospital, 11207 Algeciras, Spain.
Salvatore Di LauroDepartment of Ophthalmology, University Clinic Hospital, 47003 Valladolid, Spain.ORCID 0000-0002-2079-0252
Ricardo Casaroli-MaranoSpanish Net of Inflammatory Diseases and Immunopathology of Organs and Systems (REI/RICORS), Institute of Health Carlos III, Ministry of Science and Innovation, 28029 Madrid, Spain.ORCID 0000-0003-1812-9323
Víctor Alegre-ItuarteCellular and Molecular Ophthalmo-Biology Group, Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine and Odontology, University of Valencia, 46010 Valencia, Spain.ORCID 0000-0002-8550-4392
José Fernando ArévaloSpanish Net of Inflammatory Diseases and Immunopathology of Organs and Systems (REI/RICORS), Institute of Health Carlos III, Ministry of Science and Innovation, 28029 Madrid, Spain.
María Dolores Pinazo-DuránCellular and Molecular Ophthalmo-Biology Group, Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine and Odontology, University of Valencia, 46010 Valencia, Spain.ORCID 0000-0002-0118-7837
Universitat de València · ESHospital Clínico Universitario de Valladolid · ESInstituto de Salud Carlos III · ESJohns Hopkins University · US

Funding

Department of Surgery at the Faculty of Medicine and Odontology of the University of ValenciaEuropean Regional Development Fund (FEDER), MMR, NextGenerationEUOFTARED and RICORS RD16- 0008 and RD21/0002/0032The Foundation for the Promotion of Health and Biomedical Research of Valencia Region UGP-21–216
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The aim of this study is to evaluate molecules involved in oxidative stress (OS), inflammation, angiogenesis, and apoptosis, and discern which of these are more likely to be implicated in proliferative diabetic retinopathy (PDR) and diabetic macular edema (DME) by investigating the correlation between them in the plasma (PLS) and vitreous body (VIT), as well as examining data obtained from ophthalmological examinations. Type 2 diabetic (T2DM) patients with PDR/DME (PDRG/DMEG; n = 112) and non-DM subjects as the surrogate controls (SCG n = 48) were selected according to the inclusion/exclusion criteria and programming for vitrectomy, either due to having PDR/DME or macular hole (MH)/epiretinal membrane (ERM)/rhegmatogenous retinal detachment. Blood samples were collected and processed to determine the glycemic profile, total cholesterol, and C reactive protein, as well as the malondialdehyde (MDA), 4-hydroxynonenal (4HNE), superoxide dismutase (SOD), and catalase (CAT) levels and total antioxidant capacity (TAC). In addition, interleukin 6 (IL6), vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF), and caspase 3 (CAS3) were assayed. The VITs were collected and processed to measure the expression levels of all the abovementioned molecules. Statistical analyses were conducted using the R Core Team (2022) program, including group comparisons and correlation analyses. Compared with the SCG, our findings support the presence of molecules involved in OS, inflammation, angiogenesis, and apoptosis in the PLS and VIT samples from T2DM. In PLS from PDRG, there was a decrease in the antioxidant load (

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Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2Diabetic RetinopathyMacular EdemaAntioxidantsHumansInflammationOxidative StressReactive Oxygen SpeciesSuperoxide DismutaseVascular Endothelial Growth Factor AAntioxidantsReactive Oxygen SpeciesSuperoxide DismutaseVascular Endothelial Growth Factor Aangiogenesisapoptosisbloodinflammationoxidative stressproliferative diabetic retinopathyvitreous body

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PMID37175931
PMCPMC10179600
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