2008
Diffusible retinal secretions regulate the expression of tight junctions and other diverse functions of the retinal pigment epithelium.
Sun R, Peng S, Chen X, Zhang H, Rizzolo LJ. Diffusible retinal secretions regulate the expression of tight junctions and other diverse functions of the retinal pigment epithelium. Molecular Vision 2008, 14: 2237-62. PMID: 19057659, PMCID: PMC2593753.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsActinsAdherens JunctionsAnimalsCell MembraneCells, CulturedChick EmbryoCluster AnalysisCulture Media, ConditionedDiffusionElectric ImpedanceExtracellular MatrixGene Expression ProfilingGene Expression Regulation, DevelopmentalGenomeIon ChannelsKineticsMelaninsMembrane ProteinsMicrotubulesOligonucleotide Array Sequence AnalysisPhagocytosisRetinal Pigment EpitheliumRNA, MessengerSubcellular FractionsTight JunctionsVisual PathwaysConceptsGene expression
2006
Expression of JAM-A, AF-6, PAR-3 and PAR-6 during the assembly and remodeling of RPE tight junctions
Luo Y, Fukuhara M, Weitzman M, Rizzolo LJ. Expression of JAM-A, AF-6, PAR-3 and PAR-6 during the assembly and remodeling of RPE tight junctions. Brain Research 2006, 1110: 55-63. PMID: 16859655, DOI: 10.1016/j.brainres.2006.06.059.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2004
The apical and basal environments of the retinal pigment epithelium regulate the maturation of tight junctions during development
Rahner C, Fukuhara M, Peng S, Kojima S, Rizzolo LJ. The apical and basal environments of the retinal pigment epithelium regulate the maturation of tight junctions during development. Journal Of Cell Science 2004, 117: 3307-3318. PMID: 15226402, DOI: 10.1242/jcs.01181.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAnimalsCell SeparationCells, CulturedChick EmbryoCulture Media, ConditionedDNA PrimersElectric ImpedanceElectrophysiologyFibroblastsFreeze FracturingGene Expression Regulation, DevelopmentalMicroscopy, FluorescenceNerve Tissue ProteinsPigment Epithelium of EyePolymerase Chain ReactionRetinaReverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain ReactionRNA, MessengerTight JunctionsTime Factors
2003
Apical and Basal Regulation of the Permeability of the Retinal Pigment Epithelium
Peng S, Rahner C, Rizzolo LJ. Apical and Basal Regulation of the Permeability of the Retinal Pigment Epithelium. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science 2003, 44: 808-817. PMID: 12556417, DOI: 10.1167/iovs.02-0473.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2000
Two secreted retinal factors regulate different stages of development of the outer blood–retinal barrier
Ban Y, Wilt S, Rizzolo L. Two secreted retinal factors regulate different stages of development of the outer blood–retinal barrier. Brain Research 2000, 119: 259-267. PMID: 10675776, DOI: 10.1016/s0165-3806(99)00183-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdrenergic AgonistsAnimalsBiological TransportBlood-Brain BarrierCatecholaminesCell FractionationCells, CulturedChick EmbryoChromatography, GelCulture Media, ConditionedDopamine AgonistsElectric ImpedanceEndopeptidasesEye ProteinsIndolesPigment Epithelium of EyeSerotonin Receptor AgonistsTight JunctionsConceptsRetinal pigment epitheliumBlood-retinal barrierTransepithelial electrical resistanceOuter blood-retinal barrierBlood-brain barrierEffects of astrocytesCultured retinal pigment epitheliumChick retinal pigment epitheliumPigment epitheliumNeural retinaRetinal factorsChick retinaRPE barrierRPE cellsRetinaEndothelial regionAstrocytesTight junctionsCulture modelDiffusible factorsDifferent stagesActive factorsJunction developmentMultistep processFactors
1997
A culture model of development reveals multiple properties of RPE tight junctions.
Ban Y, Rizzolo L. A culture model of development reveals multiple properties of RPE tight junctions. Molecular Vision 1997, 3: 18. PMID: 9479009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAnimalsCell CountCell Membrane PermeabilityChick EmbryoCulture Media, ConditionedCulture TechniquesFluorescent Antibody Technique, IndirectGene Expression Regulation, DevelopmentalHorseradish PeroxidaseInulinMannitolMembrane ProteinsPhalloidinePhosphoproteinsPigment Epithelium of EyeTight JunctionsTime FactorsZonula Occludens-1 Protein
1993
Diffusible, retinal factors stimulate the barrier properties of junctional complexes in the retinal pigment epithelium
Rizzolo L, Li Z. Diffusible, retinal factors stimulate the barrier properties of junctional complexes in the retinal pigment epithelium. Journal Of Cell Science 1993, 106: 859-867. PMID: 8308068, DOI: 10.1242/jcs.106.3.859.Peer-Reviewed Original Research