The Impact of Hyperglycemia on VEGF Secretion in Retinal Endothelial Cells

Affiliations

Caprnda Martin: First Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Comenius University, Bratislava, Slovakia
Kubatka Peter: Department of Medical Biology, Jessenius Faculty of Medicine, Comenius University in Bratislava, Martin, Slovak Republic
Saxena Sandeep: Retina service, Department of Ophthalmology, King George’s Medical University, Lucknow, India
Valaskova Jela: Department of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine, Comenius University and University Hospital, Bratislava, Slovakia
Stefanickova Jana: Department of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine, Comenius University and University Hospital, Bratislava, Slovakia
Kobyliak Nazarii: Endocrinology Department, Bogomolets National Medical University, Kyiv, Ukraine
Zulli Anthony: Centre for Chronic Disease (CCD), College of Health & Biomedicine, Victoria University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Kruzliak Peter: Department of Chemical Drugs, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Veterinary and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Brno, Czech Republic

Abstract

Background: Diabetic retinopathy is a serious sight-threatening complication which is manifested by excessive angiogenesis in diabetic patients.