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Oxidative stress, epigenetic regulation and pathological processes of lens epithelial cells underlying diabetic cataract.
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- Expression and mechanistic roles of long non-coding RNAs in diabetic cataract: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Biology direct · 2026Pooled it
- Prediabetes and cataract risk in adults: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Biomolecules & biomedicine · 2026Pooled it
- Association between metabolic syndrome and cataract: a meta-analysis.Eye (London, England) · 2025Pooled it
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- Triglyceride-Glucose-Related Indexes as Risk Factors for Vision-Threatening Ocular Diseases: A Prospective UK Biobank Study.Investigative ophthalmology & visual science · 2026Article
- GLP-1 Receptor Agonists and the Ocular Surface: A Narrative Review of Restoration, Remodeling, and Clinical Implications.Ophthalmology and therapy · 2026Review
- Targeting posttranslational modifications of oxidative stress pathways for the treatment of diabetic nephropathy.Journal of pharmaceutical analysis · 2026Review
- BHMT Protects Against Diabetic Cataracts by Reducing Homocysteine and Counteracting Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress in Lens Epithelial Cells.Applied biochemistry and biotechnology · 2026Article
- Inhibitory effects of water chestnut (Journal of diabetes and metabolic disorders · 2026Article
- USP10 inhibits the apoptosis of lens epithelial cells and delays the progression of diabetic cataract via the deubiquitination and stabilization of MCL1.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- Comprehensive Modalities for Cataract Management: Preventive, Surgical, and Non-Surgical Approaches Using Conventional and Nanotechnology-Based Therapies.AAPS PharmSciTech · 2026Review
- Epidemiology of cataract in China from 1990 to 2021: findings from the Global Burden of disease study 2021.BMC public health · 2026Article
- PANK4 Regulates YAP to Modulate the Glycolytic Pathway in LEC for Driving LECs-EMT in Early Diabetic Cataract Pathogenesis.Investigative ophthalmology & visual science · 2026Article
- Core-shell nanotherapeutics for diabetic cataract and retinopathy: current state-of-the-art and translational challenges.Drug delivery and translational research · 2026Review
- Green-synthesized N-acetylcarnosine-loaded gold nanoparticles as a novel ocular nanocarrier for antioxidant therapy and cataract prevention.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- Crucial involvement of transforming growth factor beta (TGF-β)/Smad signaling regulation by miR-204-5p in cataract and posterior capsular opacification.Biochemistry and biophysics reports · 2026Review
- Lens epithelial cells senescence in cataract pathogenesis and emerging therapeutic opportunities.Frontiers in cell and developmental biology · 2026Review
- Understanding the link between lipid and ocular disorders for effective therapy.Archives of medical science : AMS · 2026Article
- Molecular mechanisms and structure-activity relationships of natural polysaccharides in ameliorating type 2 diabetes mellitus: a comprehensive review.Frontiers in nutrition · 2026Review
- Association between pneumoconiosis and cataract risk: a nationwide retrospective cohort study in Taiwan.BMJ open · 2025Article
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Abstract
Background: Cataract is a blinding disease worldwide. It is an age-related disease that mainly occurs in people over 65 years old. Cataract is also prevalent in patients with diabetes mellites (DM). The pathological mechanisms underlying diabetic cataract (DC) are more complex than that of age-related cataract. Studies have identified that polyol pathway, advanced glycation end products (AGEs) and oxidative stress are the primary pathogenesis of DC. In recent years, molecular-level regulations and pathological processes of lens epithelial cells (LECs) have been confirmed to play roles in the initiation and progression of DC. A comprehensive understanding and elucidation of how chronic hyperglycemia drives molecular-level regulations and cytopathological processes in the lens will shed lights on the prevention, delay and treatment of DC. Main text: Excessive glucose in the lens enhances polyol pathway and AGEs formation. Polyol pathway causes imbalance in the ratio of NADPH/NADP Conclusions: In both diabetic animal models and diabetics, oxidative stress plays crucial roles in the formation of cataract. Epigenetic regulations, include lncRNA, circRNA, microRNA, methylation of RNA and DNA, histone acetylation and pathological processes, include autophagy, fibrosis and apoptosis of LECs also involved in DC.
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