AEBP1 and diabetic retinopathy: Corano et al. [68] used scRNA-seq to analyze the preretinal fibrovascular membranes surgically removed from patients with proliferative DR (PDR) stage, they identified the unique function of different cell subtypes, including the endothelial cells with an angiogenic profile, macrophages expressing proangiogenic cytokines, and a pericyte-myofibroblast transitioning subcluster regulated by adipocyte enhancer-binding protein 1 (AEBP1), highlighting the involvement of pericytes in fibrogenesis and the potential AEBP1-targeting therapeutic strategy in advanced diabetic retinopathy.