2016
Claudin-3 and claudin-19 partially restore native phenotype to ARPE-19 cells via effects on tight junctions and gene expression
Peng S, Wang SB, Singh D, Zhao PY, Davis K, Chen B, Adelman RA, Rizzolo LJ. Claudin-3 and claudin-19 partially restore native phenotype to ARPE-19 cells via effects on tight junctions and gene expression. Experimental Eye Research 2016, 151: 179-189. PMID: 27593915, DOI: 10.1016/j.exer.2016.08.021.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2015
TRP Channels Localize to Subdomains of the Apical Plasma Membrane in Human Fetal Retinal Pigment EpitheliumTRP Channels of Human Fetal RPE
Zhao PY, Gan G, Peng S, Wang SB, Chen B, Adelman RA, Rizzolo LJ. TRP Channels Localize to Subdomains of the Apical Plasma Membrane in Human Fetal Retinal Pigment EpitheliumTRP Channels of Human Fetal RPE. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science 2015, 56: 1916-1923. PMID: 25736794, PMCID: PMC4364639, DOI: 10.1167/iovs.14-15738.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHuman fetal RPETRP channelsApical membraneFetal RPEApical plasma membraneCell-cell contactTransepithelial electrical resistanceTransient receptor potential channelsTight junctionsSubcellular localizationInhibitor of calpainPrimary ciliaRT-PCRPlasma membraneBasal channel activityQuantitative RT-PCRApical tight junctionsExpression of TRPC4Ion channelsBasolateral surfaceApical microvilliApical surfaceChannel activityConfocal microscopyTRPM3
2011
Claudin-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
2009
Minimal Effects of VEGF and Anti-VEGF Drugs on the Permeability or Selectivity of RPE Tight Junctions
Peng S, Adelman RA, Rizzolo LJ. Minimal Effects of VEGF and Anti-VEGF Drugs on the Permeability or Selectivity of RPE Tight Junctions. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science 2009, 51: 3216-3225. PMID: 20042644, PMCID: PMC2891474, DOI: 10.1167/iovs.09-4162.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAngiogenesis InhibitorsAntibodies, MonoclonalAntibodies, Monoclonal, HumanizedBevacizumabBlood-Retinal BarrierCapillary PermeabilityCells, CulturedClaudinsElectric ImpedanceEnzyme-Linked Immunosorbent AssayFluorescent Antibody Technique, IndirectGene ExpressionHumansImmunoblottingPolyethylene GlycolsPotassiumRanibizumabRetinal Pigment EpitheliumReverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain ReactionRNA, MessengerSodiumTight JunctionsVascular Endothelial Growth Factor A