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. 2015 Mar 19;2015:568408. doi: 10.1155/2015/568408

Table 1.

Eicosanoid compounds as targets for drug development to control diabetes progression.

Drug Target Condition Consideration Reference
Celecoxibe COX-2 inhibitor Diabetes nephropathy Female patients received higher dose of PGs vasodilator to maintain blood vessel function than male patients. [74]
Aspirin Nonselective
COX inhibitor
Diabetes retinopathy Delay in development of retinal microaneurysms in DR. [75]
Celecoxibe COX-2 inhibitor Diabetes retinopathy Reduction of vascular leakage. [76]
Latanoprost PGF2α
agonist
Diabetes retinopathy Reduces the diameter of dilated retinal arterioles. [77]
Ketorolac tromethamine Nonselective
COX inhibitor
Diabetes retinopathy Patients with suspected or visible fibrovascular proliferation demonstrated a reduction in IL-8 and platelet-derived growth factor levels in vitreous humor. [78]