Syn3, a newly developed cyclic peptide and BDNF signaling enhancer, ameliorates retinal ganglion cell degeneration in diabetic retinopathy
Ke-ran Li1, Meng-Jia Huan2, Jin Yao1, Jia-jun Li1, Yuan Cao1, Suyu Wang1, Mandar T. Naik3, Yuan Fang4(), John Marshall3(), Chang-gong Lan5(), Cong Cao6()
. The Affiliated Eye Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 210029, China . Department of Ophthalmology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 210029, China . Department of Molecular Pharmacology, Physiology and Biotechnology, Brown University, Providence, RI 02912, United States . Department of Ophthalmology & Vision Science, Eye and ENT Hospital, Shanghai Medical College, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, China . Department of Joint Surgery and Geriatric Orthopedics, Affiliated Hospital of YouJiang Medical University for Nationalities, Guangxi Key Laboratory of Basic and Translational Research of Bone and Joint Degenerative Diseases, Guangxi Biomedical Materials Engineering Research Center for Bone and Joint Degenerative Diseases, Baise 533000, China . Clinical Research Center of Neurological Disease, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Institution of Neuroscience, Soochow University, Suzhou 215031, China
Corresponding Author(s):
Yuan Fang,John Marshall,Chang-gong Lan,Cong Cao
Issue Date: 29 November 2024
Cite this article:
Ke-ran Li,Meng-Jia Huan,Jin Yao, et al. Syn3, a newly developed cyclic peptide and BDNF signaling enhancer, ameliorates retinal ganglion cell degeneration in diabetic retinopathy[J]. Protein Cell,
2024, 15(11): 858-865.
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