2012
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
2011
Differential Expression of Claudins in Retinas during Normal Development and the Angiogenesis of Oxygen-Induced Retinopathy
Luo Y, Xiao W, Zhu X, Mao Y, Liu X, Chen X, Huang J, Tang S, Rizzolo LJ. Differential Expression of Claudins in Retinas during Normal Development and the Angiogenesis of Oxygen-Induced Retinopathy. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science 2011, 52: 7556-7564. PMID: 21862644, DOI: 10.1167/iovs.11-7185.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAnimals, NewbornBlood-Retinal BarrierClaudinsDisease Models, AnimalFluorescent Antibody Technique, IndirectGene Expression Regulation, DevelopmentalHumansInfant, NewbornMembrane ProteinsMiceMice, Inbred C57BLNeovascularization, PhysiologicOccludinOxygenPlant LectinsReal-Time Polymerase Chain ReactionRetinaRetinal NeovascularizationRetinal VesselsRetinopathy of PrematurityRNA, MessengerClaudin-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
2006
Effects of Culture Conditions on Heterogeneity and the Apical Junctional Complex of the ARPE-19 Cell Line
Luo Y, Zhuo Y, Fukuhara M, Rizzolo LJ. Effects of Culture Conditions on Heterogeneity and the Apical Junctional Complex of the ARPE-19 Cell Line. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science 2006, 47: 3644-3655. PMID: 16877439, DOI: 10.1167/iovs.06-0166.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCell Culture TechniquesCell Membrane PermeabilityCytoskeletal ProteinsElectric ConductivityElectric ImpedanceElectrophysiologyHorseradish PeroxidaseHumansImmunoblottingImmunohistochemistryMembrane ProteinsMicroscopy, FluorescenceOccludinPigment Epithelium of EyeReverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain ReactionTight Junctions
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
1997
Remodeling of junctional complexes during the development of the outer blood‐retinal barrier
Williams C, Rizzolo L. Remodeling of junctional complexes during the development of the outer blood‐retinal barrier. The Anatomical Record 1997, 249: 380-388. PMID: 9372172, DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1097-0185(199711)249:3<380::aid-ar9>3.0.co;2-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRetinal pigment epitheliumApical junctional complexOuter blood-retinal barrierBlood-retinal barrierNeural retinaZO-1Junctional complexesOccludin expressionRPE developmentMature retinal pigment epitheliumRPE/choroidZO-1 expressionTight junction proteinsEmbryonic day 3Same molecular massEmbryonic day 10Adherens junctionsPigment epitheliumDay 3Day 10Homologous complexesMolecular massRetinaJunction proteinsJunction permeability