Diabetic corneal neuropathy

H Mansoor, HC Tan, MTY Lin, JS Mehta… - Journal of clinical …, 2020 - mdpi.com
Diabetic keratopathy (DK) is a common, but underdiagnosed, ocular complication of
diabetes mellitus (DM) that has a significant economic burden. It is characterised by …

Body fluid biomarkers for Alzheimer's disease—an up-to-date overview

AF Bălașa, C Chircov, AM Grumezescu - Biomedicines, 2020 - mdpi.com
Neurodegeneration is a highly complex process which is associated with a variety of
molecular mechanisms related to ageing. Among neurodegenerative disorders, Alzheimer's …

Tear film and ocular surface neuropeptides: Characteristics, synthesis, signaling and implications for ocular surface and systemic diseases

K Asiedu, M Markoulli, S Bonini, AJ Bron… - Experimental eye …, 2022 - Elsevier
Ocular surface neuropeptides are vital molecules primarily involved in maintaining ocular
surface integrity and homeostasis. They also serve as communication channels between the …

Leukocyte glucose index as a novel biomarker for COVID-19 severity

WM Ramos-Hernández, LF Soto… - Scientific Reports, 2022 - nature.com
The severity of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) quickly progresses with unfavorable
outcomes due to the host immune response and metabolism alteration. Hence, we …

[HTML][HTML] Potential underlying genetic associations between keratoconus and diabetes mellitus

KM Ates, AJ Estes, Y Liu - Advances in ophthalmology practice and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Background Keratoconus (KC) is the most common ectatic corneal disease, characterized
by significantly localized thinning of the corneal stroma. Genetic, environmental, hormonal …

Bio-chemical markers of chronic, non-infectious disease in the human tear film

S Alotaibi, M Markoulli, J Ozkan… - Clinical and Experimental …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
The tear film is a thin, moist layer covering the ocular surface and is laden with proteins,
peptides, lipids, mucins, electrolytes and cellular debris which function to maintain the …

Chronic kidney disease has no impact on tear film substance p concentration in type 2 diabetes

K Asiedu, S Alotaibi, AV Krishnan, N Kwai, A Poynten… - Biomedicines, 2023 - mdpi.com
Purpose: The study aimed to ascertain the potential effects of chronic kidney disease (CKD)
on substance P concentration in the tear film of people with type 2 diabetes. Methods …

Screening of pathologically significant diagnostic biomarkers in tears of thyroid eye disease based on bioinformatic analysis and machine learning

X Shu, C Zeng, Y Zhu, Y Chen, X Huang… - Frontiers in Cell and …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Background Lacrimal gland enlargement is a common pathological change in patients with
thyroid eye disease (TED). Tear fluid has emerged as a new source of diagnostic …

[HTML][HTML] Effects of the Topical Use of the Natural Antioxidant Alpha-Lipoic Acid on the Ocular Surface of Diabetic Patients with Dry Eye Symptoms

AM Roszkowska, R Spinella, GW Oliverio… - Frontiers in Bioscience …, 2022 - imrpress.com
Purpose: The purpose of this study is to investigate the effects of the treatment with eye-
drops based on a combination of antioxidant and mucomimetic molecules, namely 0.1 …

Tear matrix metalloproteinases-9 and ocular surface parameters in diabetics: a cross-sectional study in Shenyang, China

Z Qu, EE Pazo, L Yang, J Chen, G Qin, W He - BMJ open, 2025 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Background Overexpression of tear matrix metalloproteinases-9 (MMP-9) on the ocular
surface tissues has been reported to result in ocular surface damage. MMP-9 levels in tears …