PubMed ID: 33050335
Author(s): Lin AL, Roman RJ, Regan KA, Bolch CA, Chen CJ, Iyer SSR. Eicosanoid profiles in the vitreous humor of patients with proliferative diabetic retinopathy. Int J Mol Sci. 2020 Oct 9;21(20). pii: E7451. doi: 10.3390/ijms21207451. PMID 33050335
Journal: International Journal Of Molecular Sciences, Volume 21, Issue 20, Oct 2020
Proliferative diabetic retinopathy is a potentially blinding sequela of uncontrolled diabetes that involves a complex interaction of pro-angiogenic and inflammatory pathways. In this study, we compared the levels of pro-angiogenic arachidonic acid-derived mediators in human vitreous humor obtained from eyes with high-risk proliferative diabetic retinopathy versus controls. The results indicated that lipoxygenase and cytochrome P450-derived eicosanoids were elevated (5-HETE, 12-HETE, 20-HETE, and 20-COOH-AA), and there appeared to be no differences in levels measured in eyes with tractional retinal detachments versus those without. These results provide further insight into the pathogenesis of this disease and for the development of future potential therapeutic agents that target arachidonic acid metabolites to treat diabetic retinopathy.