2024
Retinal Pigmented Epithelium and the Outer Blood-Retinal Barrier
Rizzolo L. Retinal Pigmented Epithelium and the Outer Blood-Retinal Barrier. 2024 DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-443-13820-1.00020-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRetinal pigment epitheliumOuter blood-retinal barrierBlood-retinal barrierNeurosensory retinaClaudin-19Pigment epitheliumTight junctionsRetinal pigment epithelium functionHuman retinal pigment epitheliumBarrier functionRetinal barrierCo-culture systemClaudin familyParacellular spaceFamily of transmembrane proteinsEpitheliumChoriocapillarisCo-cultureCapillary bedClaudinRetinaBidirectional interactionsGene expressionPhysiological functionsTransmembrane proteins
2017
Effects of diabetic retinopathy on the barrier functions of the retinal pigment epithelium
Xia T, Rizzolo LJ. Effects of diabetic retinopathy on the barrier functions of the retinal pigment epithelium. Vision Research 2017, 139: 72-81. PMID: 28347688, DOI: 10.1016/j.visres.2017.02.006.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsBlood-retinal barrierRetinal pigment epitheliumOuter blood-retinal barrierRPE barrier functionDiabetic retinopathyBarrier functionPigment epitheliumInner blood-retinal barrierEffect of diabetesRetinal endothelial cellsMicrovascular complicationsDiabetes mellitusNeurosensory retinaRetinal healthParacellular spaceRetinopathyMetabolic processingEndothelial cellsEarly effectsDiabetesActive transportTight junctionsCulture modelEpitheliumTransepithelial movement
2011
Integration of tight junctions and claudins with the barrier functions of the retinal pigment epithelium
Rizzolo LJ, Peng S, Luo Y, Xiao W. Integration of tight junctions and claudins with the barrier functions of the retinal pigment epithelium. Progress In Retinal And Eye Research 2011, 30: 296-323. PMID: 21704180, DOI: 10.1016/j.preteyeres.2011.06.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRetinal pigment epitheliumOuter retinaPigment epitheliumTight junctionsBarrier functionOuter blood-retinal barrierBlood-retinal barrierHuman retinal pigment epitheliumBlood-tissue barriersTight junctional proteinsPhotoreceptor layerNeural retinaMetabolic alterationsRetinaEpitheliumClaudin compositionTransepithelial diffusionStem cellsJunctional proteinsClaudinsClaudin-19 and the Barrier Properties of the Human Retinal Pigment Epithelium
Peng S, Rao VS, Adelman RA, Rizzolo LJ. Claudin-19 and the Barrier Properties of the Human Retinal Pigment Epithelium. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science 2011, 52: 1392-1403. PMID: 21071746, PMCID: PMC3101667, DOI: 10.1167/iovs.10-5984.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsMeSH KeywordsCells, CulturedClaudinsElectric ImpedanceFluorescent Antibody Technique, IndirectGene SilencingGestational AgeHumansImmunoblottingMembrane ProteinsOccludinPermeabilityPolyethylene GlycolsRetinal Pigment EpitheliumReverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain ReactionRNA, MessengerRNA, Small InterferingTight JunctionsConceptsRetinal pigment epitheliumTransepithelial electrical resistanceHuman retinal pigment epitheliumHuman fetal RPECultured human fetal retinal pigment epitheliumPigment epitheliumClaudin-19Retinal sideHuman fetal retinal pigment epitheliumSpread of edemaFetal retinal pigment epitheliumFetal human retinal pigment epitheliumEffect of serumTight junctionsRPE permeabilityQuantitative RT-PCRChoroidal capillariesSubpopulation of cellsClaudin-1RPE barrierClaudin-3RPE tight junctionsRT-PCREpitheliumSerum
2007
Development and Role of Tight Junctions in the Retinal Pigment Epithelium
Rizzolo LJ. Development and Role of Tight Junctions in the Retinal Pigment Epithelium. International Review Of Cytology 2007, 258: 195-234. PMID: 17338922, DOI: 10.1016/s0074-7696(07)58004-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRetinal pigment epitheliumPigment epitheliumNeural retinaTight junctionsOuter blood-retinal barrierBlood-retinal barrierSlower time courseEpitheliumCell proliferationTissue-specific propertiesTransepithelial diffusionTime courseRetinaParacellular diffusionPhysiological roleEpithelial monolayersSolid tissuesParacellular spaceApical surfaceCulture system
2002
Claudin 5 Is Transiently Expressed During the Development of the Retinal Pigment Epithelium
Kojima S, Rahner C, Peng S, Rizzolo L. Claudin 5 Is Transiently Expressed During the Development of the Retinal Pigment Epithelium. The Journal Of Membrane Biology 2002, 186: 81-88. PMID: 11944085, DOI: 10.1007/s00232-001-0137-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsReverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reactionRetinal pigment epitheliumClaudin-5Chick retinal pigment epitheliumPigment epitheliumTranscriptase-polymerase chain reactionEmbryonic day 14Tight junctionsSemiquantitative RT-PCRExpression of claudinsEmbryonic day 10Northern blottingNeural retinaDay 14Semi-quantitative RT-PCRDay 10Claudin-3RPE developmentPeak levelsDay 7 embryosChoroid layerPrimary culturesChain reactionEpitheliumBlotting
2000
Differential regulation of tight junction permeability during development of the retinal pigment epithelium
Ban Y, Rizzolo L. Differential regulation of tight junction permeability during development of the retinal pigment epithelium. American Journal Of Physiology - Cell Physiology 2000, 279: c744-c750. PMID: 10942725, DOI: 10.1152/ajpcell.2000.279.3.c744.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRetinal pigment epitheliumPigment epitheliumBlood-brain barrierEmbryonic ageTight junctionsTight junction permeabilityLow calcium mediumRPE developmentAcetylneuraminic acidMannitol permeabilityJunction permeabilityEpithelial regionsCulture modelDifferent subpopulationsParacellular diffusionEpitheliumDifferential regulationAgeOrder of permeation
1998
Polarization of the Na+, K+-ATPase in Epithelia Derived from the Neuroepithelium
Rizzolo L. Polarization of the Na+, K+-ATPase in Epithelia Derived from the Neuroepithelium. International Review Of Cytology 1998, 185: 195-235. PMID: 9750268, DOI: 10.1016/s0074-7696(08)60152-7.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsProper membrane domainDifferent sorting signalsPolarity mechanismsSorting signalsMembrane domainsMembrane proteinsCortical cytoskeletonCertain environmental stimuliFascinating groupMaintenance signalsApical membraneEnvironmental stimuliIon pumpsProteinBasolateral membraneATPaseYields insightsNeuroepitheliumMembraneCellsCytoskeletonEpitheliumRetinal pigment epitheliumSignalsPigment epithelium
1994
The neural retina maintains integrins in the apical membrane of the RPE early in development.
Rizzolo L, Zhou S, Li Z. The neural retina maintains integrins in the apical membrane of the RPE early in development. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science 1994, 35: 2567-76. PMID: 8163344.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRetinal pigment epitheliumNeural retinaAlpha 6Alpha 3Photoreceptor cell layerSubunit alpha 3Apical membraneBasolateral membraneBeta 1 subunitPigment epitheliumDistribution of integrinsBeta 1 familyRetinaBeta 1Interphotoreceptor matrixExplant culturesCell layerBasal membraneRetinal interfaceEpitheliumIndividual integrinsIntegrin distributionIntegrinsIntercellular interactionsChicken development