Dehydroepiandrosterone protects bovine retinal capillary pericytes against glucose toxicity
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Dehydroepiandrosterone protects bovine retinal capillary pericytes against glucose toxicity.
Pericyte loss is an early feature of diabetic retinopathy and represents a key step in the progression of this disease. This study aimed to evaluate the effect of dehydroepiandro-sterone (DHEA) on glucose toxicity in retinal capillary pericytes. Bovine retinal pericytes (BRP) were cultured in a high glucose concentration, with or without DHEA. After 4 days of incubation the number of BRP was si...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Endocrinology
سال: 1998
ISSN: 0022-0795,1479-6805
DOI: 10.1677/joe.0.1580021