Targeting neurovascular communication as a novel way of reducing vision loss in diabetes

Grant number: 2000669 | Funding period: 2021 - 2024

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Abstract

Diabetes is a leading cause of blindness. Here, we evaluate whether diabetes causes changes in the way neurons signal to blood vessels, and whether blocking some of the signals from neurons reduces blood vessel abormalities. Overall, this information is critical to our understanding of the early changes that occur during diabetes and whether novel treatments used early in diabetes can prevent long term changes and vision loss.

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