Publication Name	World Journal of Diabetes
Manuscript ID	118684
Country	China

Category	Biology
Manuscript Type	Opinion Review
Article Title	Compound danshen dripping pills for non-proliferative diabetic retinopathy: Efficacy, mechanisms, and future directions
Manuscript Source	Invited Manuscript
All Author List	Jin-Wei Zhang
Funding Agency and Grant Number	Funding Agency Grant Number National Natural Science Foundation of China No. 82170406 and No. 81970238
Corresponding Author	Jin-Wei Zhang, PhD, Principal Investigator, Professor, State Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology, Research Center of Chemical Kinomics, Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, No. 345 Lingling Road, Shanghai 200032, China. jinweizhang@sioc.ac.cn
Key Words	Compound danshen dripping pills; Non-proliferative diabetic retinopathy; Diabetic retinopathy; Traditional Chinese medicine; Efficacy; Mechanisms
Core Tip	Non-proliferative diabetic retinopathy, a common type 2 diabetes complication, has Western therapies limited by cost, side effects, and incomplete control. Compound danshen dripping pills, a patented traditional Chinese medicine, improves retinal health (reducing microaneurysms, edema) alone or with Western drugs via multi-targeted pathways, with mild side effects. Research gaps exist; future studies should address these to integrate compound danshen dripping pills into global guidelines.
Citation	Zhang JW. Compound danshen dripping pills for non-proliferative diabetic retinopathy: Efficacy, mechanisms, and future directions. World J Diabetes 2026; In press

Received	2026-01-12 01:24
Peer-Review Started	2026-01-13 07:27
First Decision by Editorial Office Director	2026-02-04 09:47
Return for Revision	2026-02-04 09:47
Revised	2026-02-08 08:58
Publication Fee Transferred
Second Decision by Editor	2026-04-09 02:32
Second Decision by Editor-in-Chief
Final Decision by Editorial Office Director	2026-04-09 05:32
Articles in Press	2026-04-09 05:32
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