An Indian-origin researcher's new genetic research model that can help study how insulin receptors affect the eye may help delay the loss of vision in patients suffering from diabetic retinopathy.
Dr. Raju Rajala, a scientist at the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, has revealed that his team is focusing on an insulin receptor in the eye's rods, which are part of the retina.
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Amblyopia is the loss of one eye's ability to see details. Amblyopia is otherwise known as lazy eye.
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He says that the new model can help discern how the receptors work, and how proteins and insulin play a role in their function
"Our hope is to test drug compounds and therapeutic agents to see if they can prolong the life of the receptor cells and either delay or prevent blindness. Therapies could include a pill or gene therapy to activate the malfunctioning receptor," he said.
A research article describing his work has been published in the Journal of Biological Chemistry.
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