2020
Unstimulated, Serum-free Cultures of Retinal Pigment Epithelium Excrete Large Mounds of Drusen-like Deposits
Chen X, Singh D, Adelman RA, Rizzolo LJ. Unstimulated, Serum-free Cultures of Retinal Pigment Epithelium Excrete Large Mounds of Drusen-like Deposits. Current Eye Research 2020, 45: 1390-1394. PMID: 32202447, DOI: 10.1080/02713683.2020.1740744.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsActinsApolipoproteins ECalciumCell Culture TechniquesCell LineCell ProliferationCoculture TechniquesCulture Media, Serum-FreeElectric ImpedanceHumansInduced Pluripotent Stem CellsLipid MetabolismRetinal DrusenRetinal Pigment EpitheliumStem CellsTight JunctionsTissue Inhibitor of Metalloproteinase-3VitronectinConceptsRetinal pigment epithelium
2017
A biodegradable scaffold enhances differentiation of embryonic stem cells into a thick sheet of retinal cells
Singh D, Wang SB, Xia T, Tainsh L, Ghiassi-Nejad M, Xu T, Peng S, Adelman RA, Rizzolo LJ. A biodegradable scaffold enhances differentiation of embryonic stem cells into a thick sheet of retinal cells. Biomaterials 2017, 154: 158-168. PMID: 29128844, DOI: 10.1016/j.biomaterials.2017.10.052.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRetinal degenerationNeurosensory retinaRetinal cellsHost retinal pigment epitheliumStem cellsOuter nuclear layerRetinal pigment epitheliumRetinal cell typesElaborate arborsQuantitative RT-PCRLeading causeImmune responseNuclear layerMouse modelPigment epitheliumSubretinal spaceForebrain cellsMinimal immune responseTherapeutic agentsRetinal laminationRT-PCRDegenerationRetinaRetinal organoidsConfocal immunocytochemistry