NFE2L2 and diabetes mellitus: MALAT1, α-smooth muscle actin (α-SMA), fibronectin (FN), and nuclear factor erythroid-derived 2-like 2 (NRF2) were highly expressed in the LECs of diabetic cataract patients and in the human LECs under high glucose conditions; meanwhile, the decreased expressions of E-cadherin and zonula occludens 1 (ZO-1) were detected.