Exploration of the mechanisms underlying the beneficial effect of Luo Tong formula on retinal function in diabetic rats via the "gut microbiota-inflammation-retina" axis

• Main Authors: Sha Di (Author), Chensi Yao (Author), Liping Qiao (Author), Xiuyang Li (Author), Bing Pang (Author), Jiaran Lin (Author), Jia Wang (Author), Min Li (Author), Xiaolin Tong (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2022-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Diabetic retinopathy (DR) is a common microvascular complication of diabetes. Luo Tong formula (LTF), a classical traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) prescription, consists of four plants that have been widely and effectively used to treat DR. Previous work in our laboratory has c...