Autor según el artículo: Romero-Aroca, Pedro; Baget-Bernaldiz, Marc; Pareja-Rios, Alicia; Lopez-Galvez, Maribel; Navarro-Gil, Raul; Verges, Raquel;
Departamento: Medicina i Cirurgia
Autor/es de la URV: Romero Aroca, Pedro
Palabras clave: Pathophysiology Diabetic macular edema
Resumen: Diabetic macular edema (DME) can cause blindness in diabetic patients suffering from diabetic retinopathy (DR). DM parameters controls (glycemia, arterial tension, and lipids) are the gold standard for preventing DR and DME. Although the vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) is known to play a role in the development of DME, the pathological processes leading to the onset of this disease are highly complex and the exact sequence in which they occur is still not completely understood. Angiogenesis and inflammation have been shown to be involved in the pathogenesis of this disease. However, it still remains to be clarified whether angiogenesis following VEGF overexpression is a cause or a consequence of inflammation. This paper provides a review of the data currently available, focusing on VEGF, angiogenesis, and inflammation. Our analysis suggests that angiogenesis and inflammation act interdependently during the development of DME. Knowledge of DME etiology seems to be important in treatments with anti-VEGF or anti-inflammatory drugs. Current diagnostic techniques do not permit us to differentiate between both etiologies. In the future, diagnosing the physiopathology of each patient with DME will help us to select the most effective drug.
Áreas temáticas: Saúde coletiva Odontología Medicine, research & experimental Medicina veterinaria Medicina iii Medicina ii Medicina i Interdisciplinar Farmacia Endocrinology, diabetes and metabolism Endocrinology & metabolism Endocrinology Educação física Ciências biológicas iii Ciências biológicas ii Ciências biológicas i Biotecnología Biodiversidade
Acceso a la licencia de uso: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/es/
Direcció de correo del autor: pedro.romero@urv.cat
Identificador del autor: 0000-0002-7061-8987
Fecha de alta del registro: 2024-09-07
Versión del articulo depositado: info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
Enlace a la fuente original: https://www.hindawi.com/journals/jdr/2016/2156273/
URL Documento de licencia: https://repositori.urv.cat/ca/proteccio-de-dades/
Referencia al articulo segun fuente origial: Journal Of Diabetes Research. 2016 2156273-
Referencia de l'ítem segons les normes APA: Romero-Aroca, Pedro; Baget-Bernaldiz, Marc; Pareja-Rios, Alicia; Lopez-Galvez, Maribel; Navarro-Gil, Raul; Verges, Raquel; (2016). Diabetic Macular Edema Pathophysiology: Vasogenic versus Inflammatory. Journal Of Diabetes Research, 2016(), 2156273-. DOI: 10.1155/2016/2156273
DOI del artículo: 10.1155/2016/2156273
Entidad: Universitat Rovira i Virgili
Año de publicación de la revista: 2016
Tipo de publicación: Journal Publications