Reversal of dual epigenetic repression of non-canonical Wnt-5a normalises diabetic corneal epithelial wound healing and stem cells

Conclusions/interpretationWe provide the first account of epigenetic changes in diabetic corneas including dual inhibition ofWNT5A by DNA methylation and miRNA action. Overall, Wnt-5a is a new corneal epithelial wound healing stimulator that can be targeted to improve wound healing and stem cells in the diabetic cornea.Data availabilityThe DNA methylation dataset is available from the public GEO repository under accession no. GSE229328 (https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/geo/query/acc.cgi?acc=GSE229328).Graphical Abstract
Source: Diabetologia - Category: Endocrinology Source Type: research