Abstract
Compared with normal low density lipoprotein (N-LDL), LDL minimally modified in vitro by glycation, minimal oxidation, or glycoxidation (G-, MO-, GO-LDL) decreases survival of cultured retinal capillary endothelial cells and pericytes. Similar modifications occurring in vivo in diabetes may contribute to retinopathy. The goal of this study was to determine whether low concentrations of aminoguanidine might prevent cytotoxic modification of LDL and/or protect retinal capillary cells from previously modified LDL.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 1176-80 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | Investigative ophthalmology & visual science |
| Volume | 41 |
| Issue number | 5 |
| Publication status | Published - Apr 2000 |
Keywords
- Animals
- Capillaries
- Cattle
- Cell Count
- Cells, Cultured
- Endothelium, Vascular
- Glycosylation
- Guanidines
- Lipoproteins, LDL
- Oxidation-Reduction
- Pericytes
- Retinal Vessels
