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Article

Publication Date

6-20-2017

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This article has been peer reviewed. It is the author’s final published version in PLoS ONE

Volume 12, Issue 6, June 2017, Article number e0178253.

The published version is available at DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0178253. Copyright © Yan et al.

Abstract

OBJECTIVES: Diabetic retinopathy (DR) is a severe complication of chronic diabetes. The C1q/TNF-related protein family (CTRPs) has been demonstrated to exert protective effects against obesity and atherosclerosis in animal studies. Heretofore, the association between circulating CTRPs and DR patients has been unexplored. In the current study, we attempt to define this association, as well as the effect of CTRPs upon DR pathophysiology.

DESIGN: The present investigation is a case control study that enrolled control subjects and type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) patients diagnosed with DR. Serum CTRPs and sVACM-1 were determined by ELISA.

RESULTS: Serum CTRP3 and CTRP5 levels were markedly decreased in patients with T2DM compared to controls (p

CONCLUSION: CTRP3 may serve as a novel biomarker for DR severity. CTRP3 may represent a future novel therapeutic against DR, a common ocular complication of diabetes.

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28632765

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