Hyperglycemia Activates Retinal Photoreceptors to Induce Neuroglial Inflammation
JORGE L. NUNEZ, JACOB M. POLOWAY, Yanxin Chen, Devyn H. Zaminski, John S. Penn, Md. Imam Uddin, Irina De la Huerta
This study shows hyperglycemia increases photoreceptor production of inflammatory factors, which activate Muller glial cells and promote neuroglial inflammation in diabetic retinopathy.
bioRxiv · Sep 1, 2026 · PreprintNeuroscience