Effects of Proinflammatory Cytokines on the Claudin-19 Rich Tight Junctions of Human Retinal Pigment EpitheliumCytokine Effects on RPE Tight Junctions
Peng S, Gan G, Rao VS, Adelman RA, Rizzolo LJ. Effects of Proinflammatory Cytokines on the Claudin-19 Rich Tight Junctions of Human Retinal Pigment EpitheliumCytokine Effects on RPE Tight Junctions. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science 2012, 53: 5016-5028. PMID: 22761260, PMCID: PMC3410691, DOI: 10.1167/iovs.11-8311.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHuman fetal RPEEffects of TNFαTransepithelial electrical resistanceProinflammatory cytokinesClaudin-19Tight junctionsAge-related macular degenerationZO-1Effects of cytokinesApical sideSubclinical inflammationTumor necrosisMacular degenerationTNFα receptorsOcular diseasesTNFαSerum-free mediumClaudin-3RPE tight junctionsFetal RPECytokinesClaudin-2Confocal immunofluorescence microscopyInhibitor of apoptosis