Evaluation of aqueous humor and serum cortistatin levels in diabetic patients with and without diabetic retinopathy.
Mehmet BalbabaFatih UlaşMurat ErdağHakan YıldırımÜlkü ÇelikerSüleyman AydınPublished in: European journal of ophthalmology (2019)
Aqueous humor cortistatin levels were decreased in diabetic patients with and without diabetic retinopathy. The results suggest that a local decrease in the amount of cortistatin may play a role in the pathogenesis of diabetic retinopathy.