Electroretinographic evidence suggesting that the type 2 diabetic retinopathy of the sand rat Psammomys obesus is comparable to that of humans.

Ahmed DellaaMaha BenlarbiImane HammoumNouha GammoudiMohamed DoguiRiadh MessaoudRached AzaizRidha CharfeddineMoncef KhairallahPierre LachapelleRafika Ben Chaouacha-Chekir

Published in: PloS one (2018)

Psammomys obesus is a useful translational model to study the pathophysiology of diabetic retinopathy in order to explore new therapeutic avenues in human patients.

Keyphrases

diabetic retinopathy
optical coherence tomography
end stage renal disease
endothelial cells
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
chronic kidney disease
prognostic factors
peritoneal dialysis
oxidative stress
patient reported outcomes