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Proliferative diabetic retinopathy (PDR) is a major cause of irreversible blindness in the working age population. The dysfunction of retinal vascular endothelial cells (RVECs) is the primary cause of PDR. Extracellular matrix (ECM) accumulation promotes intracellular signaling required for RVEC proliferation, migration, survival, and tube morphogenesis.
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