Toll-Like Receptor 4 in Bone Marrow-Derived Cells Contributes to the Progression of Diabetic Retinopathy
Diabetic retinopathy (DR) is a major microvascular complication in diabetics, and its mechanism is not fully understood. Toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4) plays a pivotal role in the maintenance of the inflammatory state during DR, and the deletion of TLR4 eventually alleviates the diabetic inflammatory s...
Main Authors: | , , , , , , |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Hindawi Limited
2014-01-01
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Series: | Mediators of Inflammation |
Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/858763 |