Aldose reductase, which catalyzes the reduced form of nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate (NADPH)-dependent reduction of a wide variety of aromatic and aliphatic carbonyl compounds, is implicated in the development of diabetic and galactosemic complications involving the lens, retina, nerves, and kidney. A 1.65 angstrom refined structure of a recombinant human placenta aldose reductase ...

The efficacy of treatment with an aldose reductase inhibitor (1,3-dioxo-1 H-benz-de-isoquinoline-2(3H)-acetic acid, AY-22,284, Alrestatin) on peripheral nerve function in diabetic polyneuropathy was assessed. Thirty patients with long-standing diabetes and slight to moderate neuropathy participated in the double-blind placebo trial. Clinical examination, sensory threshold determinations for vib...

Capillary basement membrane thickening is one of the earliest histologic lesions in diabetic retinopathy. Its pathogenesis is not understood; however, recent evidence suggests that aldose reductase may play a role. In this study, a new animal model, the diabetic cat, was used to determine whether retinal capillary basement membrane thickening occurred early in the course of hyperglycemia, and i...

Aldose reductase gene polymorphisms has been indicated to be associated with diabetic retinopathy (DR). The research data were from PubMed and EMBASE. We identified -106C > T single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP). Pool odds ratio (OR) 95% CI calculated. Nine studies included. ALR2 106C was the increased risk of DR in T1DM (C vs. T, OR = 2.07, p 0.001; CC CT + TT, 2.56, 0.005). allele TT genot...