Melatonin regulates the expression of inflammatory cytokines, VEGF and apoptosis in diabetic retinopathy in rats
Ismaela Maria Ferreira de Melo, Cintia Giselle Martins Ferreira, Elton Hugo Lima da Silva Souza, Lécio Leone de Almeida, Fabrício Bezerra de Sá, Clóvis José Cavalcanti Lapa Neto, Matheus Vinicius Paz de Castro, Valéria Wanderley Teixeira, Álvaro Aguiar Coelho Teixeira
Topics & Concepts
StreptozotocinMelatoninDiabetes mellitusEndocrinologyInternal medicineDiabetic retinopathyMedicineTUNEL assayApoptosisIntraperitoneal injectionInsulinVascular endothelial growth factorBiologyVEGF receptorsImmunohistochemistryBiochemistryCircadian rhythm and melatoninRetinal Diseases and TreatmentsAdvanced Glycation End Products research