TNFSF15	tumor necrosis factor superfamily 15
VEGF	vascular endothelial growth factor
PDR	proliferative diabetic retinopathy
TJPs	tight junction proteins
BRB	blood retinal barrier
EB	Evans Blue
DR	diabetic retinopathy
ECs	endothelial cells
EPC	endothelial progenitor cell
mFlt1	membrane-bound VEGF receptor 1
sFlt1	soluble Flt1
BBB	blood brain barrier
CAM	chorioallantoic membrane
STZ	streptozotocin
NFL	nerve fibre layer
GCL	ganglion cell layer
INL	inner nuclear layer
MCP-1	monocyte chemoattractant protein-1
TNF	tumor necrosis factor
DM	diabetes mellitus
PPV	pars plana vitrectomy
TRD	tractional retinal detachment
NCVH	non-clearing vitreous haemorrhage
IMH	idiopathic macular holes
ERM	idiopathic epiretinal membranes
RVO	retinal vein occlusion
RAO	retinal artery occlusion
RRD	rhegmatogenous retinal detachment
ELISA	enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay
ARVO	the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology
LV-TNFSF15-GFP	lentivirus vector-TNFSF-15-green fluorescent protein
LV-NC-GFP	lentivirus vector-noncontain-GFP
PMSF	phenylmethylsulfonyl fluoride
DTT	dithiothreitol
PVDF	polyvinylidene fluoride