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. 2022 Nov 17;12:186. doi: 10.1186/s13578-022-00927-y

Fig. 4.

Fig. 4

Process for aberrant DNA methylation of key genes inducing an inflammatory response in the retina. Diabetes contributes to hypomethylation of the promoter in inflammation-related genes. Finally, increased transcription and translation of inflammatory cytokines result in angiogenesis and neurodegeneration in retinopathy. Dnmts, DNA methyltransferases; Tets, ten-eleven translocation dioxygenases; 5hmC, 5-hydroxymethylcytosine