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Research progress on the role of connective tissue growth factor in fibrosis of diabetic retinopathy
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Bo-Jie Hu and Li-Jie Dong. Tianjin Medical University Eye Hospital, Tianjin Medical University Eye Institute, Ophthalmology College of Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin 300384, China. bhu07@tmu.edu.cn; aitaomubang@126.com

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Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation (No.81460089; No.81570872); Tianjin Applied Basic and Frontier Technology Research Plan Project (No.15JCYBJC24900).

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    Diabetic retinopathy (DR) is one of the most important types of diabetic microangiopathy, which is a specific change of fundus lesions and is one of the most serious complications of diabetes. When DR develops to proliferative DR, the main factors of decreasing vision, and even blindness, include retinal detachment and vitreous hemorrhage caused by contraction of blood vessels by fiber membrane. Recent studies reported that the formation of fiber vascular membrane is closely related to retinal fibrosis. The connective tissue growth factor (CTGF) is a cytokine that is closely related to DR fibrosis. However, its mechanism is poorly understood. This paper summarizes the recent studies about CTGF on DR fibrosis for a comprehensive understanding of the role and mechanism of CTGF in PDR.

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Teng Ma, Li-Jie Dong, Xue-Li Du,/et al.Research progress on the role of connective tissue growth factor in fibrosis of diabetic retinopathy. Int J Ophthalmol, 2018,11(9):1550-1554

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  • Received:January 13,2018
  • Revised:March 15,2018
  • Online: August 06,2018
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