Evaluation of Relevance between Advanced Glycation End Products and Diabetic Retinopathy Stages Using Skin Autofluorescence

• Main Authors: Yuji Takayanagi (Author), Mikihiro Yamanaka (Author), Jo Fujihara (Author), Yotaro Matsuoka (Author), Yuko Gohto (Author), Akira Obana (Author), Masaki Tanito (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2020-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Advanced glycation end products (AGEs) are thought to play important roles in the pathogenesis of diabetic microangiopathy, particularly in the progression of diabetic retinopathy (DR). We assessed the levels of skin autofluorescence (sAF) to assess the association between AGEs and DR stages. A tota...