Research progress of diabetic retinopathy and apoptosis-relating genes

Abstract

Researches have shown that cell apoptosis participates pathogenesis of diabetic retinopathy, which is a process of polygenes regulation. The B-cell leukemia/lymphoma-2(Bcl-2)family and Fas are all important genes that can regulate apoptosis. This article reviews the relation between diabetic retinopathy and apoptosis as well as expression of some related genes.

Keywords

• diabetic retinopathy
• apoptosis
• B-cell leukemia/lymphoma-2
• cytoine