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ReviewAntioxidants (Basel, Switzerland)2024

Redox Regulation of Immunometabolism in Microglia Underpinning Diabetic Retinopathy.

Luwei Cai, Mengxue Xia, Fang Zhang

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Review in Antioxidants (Basel, Switzerland), 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers.

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11citing papers in PubMed
3.5field-weighted citation impact, top 7% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

11 citing papers in PubMed, 14 citations in OpenAlex.

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  6. Mechanisms of action of retinal microglia in diabetic retinopathy (Review).International journal of molecular medicine · 2025
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  8. Triaptosis and Cancer: Next Hope?Research (Washington, D.C.) · 2025
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  9. "ArmedFrontiers in cell and developmental biology · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Luwei CaiNational Clinical Research Center for Eye Diseases, Shanghai General Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200080, China.
Mengxue XiaNational Clinical Research Center for Eye Diseases, Shanghai General Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200080, China.ORCID 0000-0002-0181-3551
Fang ZhangNational Clinical Research Center for Eye Diseases, Shanghai General Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200080, China.
Shanghai Jiao Tong University · CN

Funding

National Natural Science Foundation of China 32171177National Natural Science Foundation of China 92057106Shanghai Pujiang Program 2019PJD046
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Diabetic retinopathy (DR) is the leading cause of visual impairment and blindness among the working-age population. Microglia, resident immune cells in the retina, are recognized as crucial drivers in the DR process. Microglia activation is a tightly regulated immunometabolic process. In the early stages of DR, the M1 phenotype commonly shifts from oxidative phosphorylation to aerobic glycolysis for energy production. Emerging evidence suggests that microglia in DR not only engage specific metabolic pathways but also rearrange their oxidation-reduction (redox) system. This redox adaptation supports metabolic reprogramming and offers potential therapeutic strategies using antioxidants. Here, we provide an overview of recent insights into the involvement of reactive oxygen species and the distinct roles played by key cellular antioxidant pathways, including the NADPH oxidase 2 system, which promotes glycolysis via enhanced glucose transporter 4 translocation to the cell membrane through the AKT/mTOR pathway, as well as the involvement of the thioredoxin and nuclear factor E2-related factor 2 antioxidant systems, which maintain microglia in an anti-inflammatory state. Therefore, we highlight the potential for targeting the modulation of microglial redox metabolism to offer new concepts for DR treatment.

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diabetic retinopathyimmunometabolismmicrogliaredox

Identifiers

PMID38671871
PMCPMC11047590
OpenAlexW4393357710

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