Destruction of the blood-retina barrier in diabetic retinopathy depends on angiotensin-converting enzyme-mediated TGF-β1/Smad signaling pathway activation
Ping Sun, Ning Xu, Li Y, Yang Han
Topics & Concepts
Internal medicineEndocrinologyDownregulation and upregulationBlood–retinal barrierDiabetic retinopathyAngiotensin-converting enzymeRetinaSignal transductionFosinoprilSMADDiabetes mellitusAngiotensin IITransforming growth factorBiologyMedicineCell biologyReceptorBiochemistryNeuroscienceBlood pressureGeneRetinal Diseases and TreatmentsGlaucoma and retinal disordersClusterin in disease pathology