For years, tetracyclines have proved invaluable as a family of everyday antibiotics. Now, a therapeutic alter ego for these drugs is emerging–one unrelated to their germ-fighting prowess.
Treatment with a tetracycline prevented in a diabetic rat’s eye (top) a cataract such as that shown (arrow) in an untreated diabetic animal’s eye (bottom).
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