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...

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Main Authors: Hui Wang, Haojun Shi, Jing Zhang, Guoliang Wang, Jinxiang Zhang, Fagang Jiang, Qing Xiao
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2014-01-01
Series:Mediators of Inflammation
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/858763