Biomedical and Translational Science

Oxytocin Mitigates VEGF Expression in Differentiated RPE cells – A Novel Therapeutic Approach for Diabetic Retinopathy

Daira Yepez,

Daira Yepez

Department of Neuroscience, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley School of Medicine, Edinburg, Texas, USA.

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Cristian Mercado,

Cristian Mercado

Paul L Foster School of Medicine, Texas Tech University Health Science Center, El Paso, Texas, USA.

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Gabriel Ordonez,

Gabriel Ordonez

Department of Neuroscience, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley School of Medicine, Edinburg, Texas, USA.

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Laura Valdez,

Laura Valdez

Department of Neuroscience, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley School of Medicine, Edinburg, Texas, USA.

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Khalid Benamar,

Khalid Benamar

Department of Neuroscience, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley School of Medicine, Edinburg, Texas, USA.

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Andrew Tsin

Andrew Tsin

Department of Neuroscience, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley School of Medicine, Edinburg, Texas, USA.

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  10.33425/2768-4911.1044 Published: 08 Dec, 2025
Yepez D, Mercado C, Ordonez G, Valdez L, Benamar K, Tsin A. Oxytocin Mitigates VEGF Expression in Differentiated RPE cells – A Novel Therapeutic Approach for Diabetic Retinopathy. Biomed Transl Sci. 2026;4(1):1-6.
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