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Methods for Analyzing the Gut Microbiota in Diabetic Retinopathy
The gut microbiome that inhabits human hosts plays an important role in the development of a healthy host immune system. Many studies have shown that gut microbiota is involved in the occurrence and developmen...
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Chromatin Immunoprecipitation Assay in Mouse Retinal Tissue
Chromatin immunoprecipitation (ChIP) is one of the most widely used methods for investigating interactions between proteins and DNA sequences. ChIP plays an important role in the transcriptional regulation stu...
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Investigating the Function of MicroRNAs in Human Retinal Microvascular Endothelial Cells of Diabetic Retinopathy
Diabetic retinopathy (DR) is the main complication of diabetes mellitus (DM). Recent studies have implicated microRNAs dysfunction in human retinal microvascular endothelial cell (HRMEC). In this study, we aim...
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Methods for RPE Sheet Construction Using iPS-CM in Conjunction with Natural Scaffold of Corneal Lenticule Derived from SMILE
In vitro generation of a functional retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) monolayer sheet is useful and promising for RPE cell therapy. Here, we outline a method to construct engineered RPE sheets treated by induce...