Diabetologia
Interpericyte tunnelling nanotube loss in very early diabetic retinal disease.
Martin Hein, Hassanain Qambari, Paula Yu, Andrew Mehnert, Dao-Yi Yu, Chandrakumar Balaratnasingam
Published: 202510.1007/s00125-025-06602-4
Abstract
AIMS/HYPOTHESIS: Interpericyte tunnelling nanotubes (IP-TNTs) regulate microvascular blood flow by coordinating pericyte-pericyte communication across distant capillaries in the retina. Perfusion abnormalities are observed in preclinical diabetic ret…
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