Differential Expression of BDNF and BIM in Streptozotocin-induced Diabetic Rat Retina After Fluoxetine Injection.

Background: Chronic diabetic retinopathy (DR) is a diabetic complication that causes blindness. Brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) expression is induced by fluoxetine. We observed the effects of fluoxetine on a streptozotocin (STZ)-induced diabetic rat model in this study.