An eye on insulin.
Journal
  The Journal of clinical investigation.
Citation
  J Clin Invest. 111(12):1817-9
Publication date
  2003 Jun
Authors
  Bronson SK
Reiter CE
Gardner TW
Investigators
  Sarah K. Bronson
Thomas W. Gardner
MeSH headings
  Diabetic Retinopathy
Insulin
MeSH qualifiers
  etiology
physiology
Abstract
  Diabetic retinopathy, the most frequent complication of diabetes and leading cause of vision loss, involves vascular and neural damage in the retina. Insulin and IGF-1 signaling are now shown to contribute to retinal neovascularization, in part, by modulating the expression of various vascular mediators.
Medline ID
  22697452