2021
Altered transcriptome and disease-related phenotype emerge only after fibroblasts harvested from patients with age-related macular degeneration are differentiated into retinal pigment epithelium
Cai H, Gong J, Team N, Noggle S, Paull D, Rizzolo LJ, Del Priore LV, Fields MA. Altered transcriptome and disease-related phenotype emerge only after fibroblasts harvested from patients with age-related macular degeneration are differentiated into retinal pigment epithelium. Experimental Eye Research 2021, 207: 108576. PMID: 33895162, DOI: 10.1016/j.exer.2021.108576.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAge-related macular degenerationRetinal pigment epitheliumMacular degenerationPigment epitheliumInduced pluripotent stem cellsEtiology of AMDMitochondrial dysfunctionAge-matched controlsNovel therapeutic targetTranscriptome of fibroblastsAMD patientsNormal donorsFibroblasts of patientsTherapeutic targetPatientsMore studiesAltered transcriptomeDisease phenotypeSignificant differencesCell linesMitochondrial functionDysfunctionOriginal fibroblastsDistinct transcriptomesDegeneration
2020
Partially Differentiated Neuroretinal Cells Promote Maturation of the Retinal Pigment Epithelium
Singh D, Chen X, Xia T, Ghiassi-Nejad M, Tainsh L, Adelman RA, Rizzolo LJ. Partially Differentiated Neuroretinal Cells Promote Maturation of the Retinal Pigment Epithelium. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science 2020, 61: 9-9. PMID: 33151282, PMCID: PMC7671856, DOI: 10.1167/iovs.61.13.9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRetinal pigment epitheliumRetinal progenitor cellsTransepithelial electrical resistanceNeurosensory retinaPigment epitheliumHuman fetal retinal pigment epitheliumRecoverin-positive cellsFetal retinal pigment epitheliumGanglion cell layerAbility of RPERPE signature genesRed/green opsinTranswell filter insertsStem cellsQuantitative RT-PCRGlial markersHuman stem cellsExpression of rhodopsinInterneuron markersBipolar cellsRetinal culturesRetinaRT-PCRProgenitor cellsPresumptive photoreceptors
2019
Disease-associated mutations of claudin-19 disrupt retinal neurogenesis and visual function
Wang SB, Xu T, Peng S, Singh D, Ghiassi-Nejad M, Adelman RA, Rizzolo LJ. Disease-associated mutations of claudin-19 disrupt retinal neurogenesis and visual function. Communications Biology 2019, 2: 113. PMID: 30937396, PMCID: PMC6433901, DOI: 10.1038/s42003-019-0355-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRetinal pigment epitheliumClaudin-19Retinal neurogenesisP1 waveOuter nuclear layerRPE signature genesARPE19 cell lineOcular involvementKidney diseaseVisual functionFamilial hypomagnesaemiaNuclear layerBipolar cellsNewborn miceOcular diseasesPigment epitheliumRetinal isomeraseDiseaseMiceHuman induced pluripotent cellsRetinal differentiationSignature genesCell linesNeurogenesisInduced pluripotent cells
2017
A biodegradable scaffold enhances differentiation of embryonic stem cells into a thick sheet of retinal cells
Singh D, Wang SB, Xia T, Tainsh L, Ghiassi-Nejad M, Xu T, Peng S, Adelman RA, Rizzolo LJ. A biodegradable scaffold enhances differentiation of embryonic stem cells into a thick sheet of retinal cells. Biomaterials 2017, 154: 158-168. PMID: 29128844, DOI: 10.1016/j.biomaterials.2017.10.052.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRetinal degenerationNeurosensory retinaRetinal cellsHost retinal pigment epitheliumStem cellsOuter nuclear layerRetinal pigment epitheliumRetinal cell typesElaborate arborsQuantitative RT-PCRLeading causeImmune responseNuclear layerMouse modelPigment epitheliumSubretinal spaceForebrain cellsMinimal immune responseTherapeutic agentsRetinal laminationRT-PCRDegenerationRetinaRetinal organoidsConfocal immunocytochemistry
2008
A Novel Rabbit Model for Studying RPE Transplantation
Cong L, Sun D, Zhang Z, Jiao W, Rizzolo LJ, Peng S. A Novel Rabbit Model for Studying RPE Transplantation. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science 2008, 49: 4115-4125. PMID: 18502985, PMCID: PMC2568003, DOI: 10.1167/iovs.08-1976.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOptical coherence tomographySubretinal spaceIntact blood-retinal barrierRetinal pigment epithelium (RPE) transplantationRabbit RPEBlood-retinal barrierConfocal scanning laserNovel rabbit modelZonula occludens-1CFDA-SEFunctional RPE monolayerTransepithelial electrical resistanceTransplanted RPEFundus photographyConjunctival flapRPE transplantationTransplantation protocolsLabeled cellsRabbit modelCoherence tomographyOccludens-1RPE cellsRPE monolayerPrimary cultures
1997
Differentiation and Transdifferentiation of the Retinal Pigment Epithelium
Zhao S, Rizzolo L, Barnstable C. Differentiation and Transdifferentiation of the Retinal Pigment Epithelium. International Review Of Cytology 1997, 171: 225-266. PMID: 9066129, DOI: 10.1016/s0074-7696(08)62589-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRetinal pigment epitheliumCell type-specific moleculesDifferent expression patternsGrowth factorLoss of polarityTranscription factorsEmbryonic developmentLoss of expressionRetinal cell typesExpression patternsPrE cellsFibroblast growth factorBasic fibroblast growth factorPigment epitheliumCell typesRod photoreceptorsUnique moleculesOcular metabolismRPE layerMonolayer culturesWide arrayExpressionCellsMammalsMolecules
1995
The distribution of Na+,K+-atpase and 5a11 antigen in apical microvilli of the retinal pigment epithelium is unrelated to α-spectrin
Rizzolo L, Zhou S. The distribution of Na+,K+-atpase and 5a11 antigen in apical microvilli of the retinal pigment epithelium is unrelated to α-spectrin. Journal Of Cell Science 1995, 108: 3623-3633. PMID: 8586673, DOI: 10.1242/jcs.108.11.3623.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAlpha-spectrinPlasma membranePlasma membrane proteinsDevelopment of polarityLateral plasma membraneBasal plasma membraneMembrane proteinsCortical cytoskeletonMacromolecular complexesBeta spectrinAnkyrinChick embryogenesisApical poleCytoskeletonEmbryonic day 6RPE microvilliLateral membranesReceptor proteinMost epitheliaSpectrin distributionΑ-spectrinApical membraneIon pumpsApical microvilliProtein
1991
The polarity of the retinal pigment epithelium is developmentally regulated
Rizzolo L, Heiges M. The polarity of the retinal pigment epithelium is developmentally regulated. Experimental Eye Research 1991, 53: 549-553. PMID: 1657628, DOI: 10.1016/0014-4835(91)90173-c.Peer-Reviewed Original Research