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
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