Effect of ranirestat, a new aldose reductase inhibitor, on diabetic retinopathy in SDT rats.

Fumihiko ToyodaYoshiaki TanakaAyumi OtaMachiko ShimmuraNozomi KinoshitaHiroko TakanoTakafumi MatsumotoJunichi TsujiAkihiro Kakehashi

Published in: Journal of diabetes research (2014)

Ranirestat reduced the retinal thickness and the area of stained GFAP in SDT rats and might suppress DR and have a neuroprotective effect on diabetic retinas.

Keyphrases

diabetic retinopathy
optical coherence tomography
optic nerve
editorial comment
subarachnoid hemorrhage