Effect of cyclosporin-A on the blood-retinal barrier permeability in streptozotocin-induced diabetes

• Auteurs principaux: Anália Carmo (Auteur), José G. Cunha-Vaz (Auteur), Arsélio P. Carvalho (Auteur), Maria Celeste Lopes (Auteur)
• Format: Livre
• Publié: Hindawi Limited, 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Sujets: article
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Background: Our previous results showed that in retinas from streptozotocin (STZ)-induced diabetic rats there is an increased level of interleukin-1β (IL-1β ). This cytokine may be involved in the expression of the inducible isoform of the nitric oxide synthase (iNOS), with consequent synthesis of l...