2008
A Novel Rabbit Model for Studying RPE Transplantation
Cong L, Sun D, Zhang Z, Jiao W, Rizzolo LJ, Peng S. A Novel Rabbit Model for Studying RPE Transplantation. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science 2008, 49: 4115-4125. PMID: 18502985, PMCID: PMC2568003, DOI: 10.1167/iovs.08-1976.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAnimals, NewbornCell DifferentiationCell DivisionEye EnucleationEye ProteinsFemaleFlow CytometryGenetic MarkersModels, AnimalPigment Epithelium of EyePregnancyRabbitsConceptsOptical coherence tomographySubretinal spaceIntact blood-retinal barrierRetinal pigment epithelium (RPE) transplantationRabbit RPEBlood-retinal barrierConfocal scanning laserNovel rabbit modelZonula occludens-1CFDA-SEFunctional RPE monolayerTransepithelial electrical resistanceTransplanted RPEFundus photographyConjunctival flapRPE transplantationTransplantation protocolsLabeled cellsRabbit modelCoherence tomographyOccludens-1RPE cellsRPE monolayerPrimary cultures
2007
Analysis of the RPE transcriptome reveals dynamic changes during the development of the outer blood-retinal barrier.
Rizzolo LJ, Chen X, Weitzman M, Sun R, Zhang H. Analysis of the RPE transcriptome reveals dynamic changes during the development of the outer blood-retinal barrier. Molecular Vision 2007, 13: 1259-73. PMID: 17679949.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsActinsAnimalsBlood-Retinal BarrierCell Cycle ProteinsChick EmbryoCluster AnalysisCollagenExtracellular MatrixGene Expression ProfilingIntercellular JunctionsLamininMembrane ProteinsMicrotubule-Associated ProteinsMyosinsOligonucleotide Array Sequence AnalysisPhagocytosisPigment Epithelium of EyeProtein SubunitsProteinsReceptors, Cell SurfaceReverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain ReactionRNA, MessengerTranscription, GeneticConceptsPattern of expressionExtensive remodelingAffymetrix microarray chipsCell-cell junctionsSignal transduction pathwaysExtracellular matrix interactionsAdherens junction proteinsTranscellular ion transportCell surface receptorsGenomic approachesEntire genomeGene OntologyTransduction pathwaysSTEM softwareZO-3Biological pathwaysFunctional clusteringMatrix interactionsExtracellular matrixSurface receptorsJunctional complexesMicroarray chipContinuous remodelingFalse discovery rateAffymetrix softwareDevelopment and Role of Tight Junctions in the Retinal Pigment Epithelium
Rizzolo LJ. Development and Role of Tight Junctions in the Retinal Pigment Epithelium. International Review Of Cytology 2007, 258: 195-234. PMID: 17338922, DOI: 10.1016/s0074-7696(07)58004-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmino Acid SequenceAnimalsHumansMembrane ProteinsMolecular Sequence DataPigment Epithelium of EyeTight JunctionsConceptsRetinal pigment epitheliumPigment epitheliumNeural retinaTight junctionsOuter blood-retinal barrierBlood-retinal barrierSlower time courseEpitheliumCell proliferationTissue-specific propertiesTransepithelial diffusionTime courseRetinaParacellular diffusionPhysiological roleEpithelial monolayersSolid tissuesParacellular spaceApical surfaceCulture system
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 JunctionsExpression 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
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
2001
Defects in the MITFmi / miApical Surface are Associated with a Failure of Outer Segment Elongation
Bumsted K, Rizzolo L, Barnstable C. Defects in the MITFmi / miApical Surface are Associated with a Failure of Outer Segment Elongation. Experimental Eye Research 2001, 73: 383-392. PMID: 11520113, DOI: 10.1006/exer.2001.1048.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2000
Differential regulation of tight junction permeability during development of the retinal pigment epithelium
Ban Y, Rizzolo L. Differential regulation of tight junction permeability during development of the retinal pigment epithelium. American Journal Of Physiology - Cell Physiology 2000, 279: c744-c750. PMID: 10942725, DOI: 10.1152/ajpcell.2000.279.3.c744.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsCells, CulturedChick EmbryoMannitolMetals, AlkaliMonosaccharidesPermeabilityPigment Epithelium of EyeSodiumTight JunctionsConceptsRetinal pigment epitheliumPigment epitheliumBlood-brain barrierEmbryonic ageTight junctionsTight junction permeabilityLow calcium mediumRPE developmentAcetylneuraminic acidMannitol permeabilityJunction permeabilityEpithelial regionsCulture modelDifferent subpopulationsParacellular diffusionEpitheliumDifferential regulationAgeOrder of permeationRegulation of glucose transporters during development of the retinal pigment epithelium
Ban Y, Rizzolo L. Regulation of glucose transporters during development of the retinal pigment epithelium. Brain Research 2000, 121: 89-95. PMID: 10837896, DOI: 10.1016/s0165-3806(00)00028-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAnimalsBlood-Brain BarrierBlotting, NorthernChick EmbryoGene Expression Regulation, DevelopmentalGlucose Transporter Type 1Glucose Transporter Type 2Glucose Transporter Type 3Monosaccharide Transport ProteinsNerve Tissue ProteinsPigment Epithelium of EyeReverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain ReactionRNA, MessengerTight JunctionsTwo 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
1998
Polarization of the Na+, K+-ATPase in Epithelia Derived from the Neuroepithelium
Rizzolo L. Polarization of the Na+, K+-ATPase in Epithelia Derived from the Neuroepithelium. International Review Of Cytology 1998, 185: 195-235. PMID: 9750268, DOI: 10.1016/s0074-7696(08)60152-7.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsProper membrane domainDifferent sorting signalsPolarity mechanismsSorting signalsMembrane domainsMembrane proteinsCortical cytoskeletonCertain environmental stimuliFascinating groupMaintenance signalsApical membraneEnvironmental stimuliIon pumpsProteinBasolateral membraneATPaseYields insightsNeuroepitheliumMembraneCellsCytoskeletonEpitheliumRetinal pigment epitheliumSignalsPigment epithelium
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 ProteinPolarity and the development of the outer blood-retinal barrier.
Rizzolo L. Polarity and the development of the outer blood-retinal barrier. Histology And Histopathology 1997, 12: 1057-67. PMID: 9302567.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsDifferentiation and Transdifferentiation of the Retinal Pigment Epithelium
Zhao S, Rizzolo L, Barnstable C. Differentiation and Transdifferentiation of the Retinal Pigment Epithelium. International Review Of Cytology 1997, 171: 225-266. PMID: 9066129, DOI: 10.1016/s0074-7696(08)62589-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRetinal pigment epitheliumCell type-specific moleculesDifferent expression patternsGrowth factorLoss of polarityTranscription factorsEmbryonic developmentLoss of expressionRetinal cell typesExpression patternsPrE cellsFibroblast growth factorBasic fibroblast growth factorPigment epitheliumCell typesRod photoreceptorsUnique moleculesOcular metabolismRPE layerMonolayer culturesWide arrayExpressionCellsMammalsMolecules
1995
The distribution of Na+,K+-atpase and 5a11 antigen in apical microvilli of the retinal pigment epithelium is unrelated to α-spectrin
Rizzolo L, Zhou S. The distribution of Na+,K+-atpase and 5a11 antigen in apical microvilli of the retinal pigment epithelium is unrelated to α-spectrin. Journal Of Cell Science 1995, 108: 3623-3633. PMID: 8586673, DOI: 10.1242/jcs.108.11.3623.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAlpha-spectrinPlasma membranePlasma membrane proteinsDevelopment of polarityLateral plasma membraneBasal plasma membraneMembrane proteinsCortical cytoskeletonMacromolecular complexesBeta spectrinAnkyrinChick embryogenesisApical poleCytoskeletonEmbryonic day 6RPE microvilliLateral membranesReceptor proteinMost epitheliaSpectrin distributionΑ-spectrinApical membraneIon pumpsApical microvilliProtein
1994
The neural retina maintains integrins in the apical membrane of the RPE early in development.
Rizzolo L, Zhou S, Li Z. The neural retina maintains integrins in the apical membrane of the RPE early in development. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science 1994, 35: 2567-76. PMID: 8163344.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRetinal pigment epitheliumNeural retinaAlpha 6Alpha 3Photoreceptor cell layerSubunit alpha 3Apical membraneBasolateral membraneBeta 1 subunitPigment epitheliumDistribution of integrinsBeta 1 familyRetinaBeta 1Interphotoreceptor matrixExplant culturesCell layerBasal membraneRetinal interfaceEpitheliumIndividual integrinsIntegrin distributionIntegrinsIntercellular interactionsChicken development
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 ResearchApical Orientation of the Microtubule Organizing Center and Associated γ-Tubulin during the Polarization of the Retinal Pigment Epithelium in Vivo
Rizzolo L, Joshi H. Apical Orientation of the Microtubule Organizing Center and Associated γ-Tubulin during the Polarization of the Retinal Pigment Epithelium in Vivo. Developmental Biology 1993, 157: 147-156. PMID: 8482407, DOI: 10.1006/dbio.1993.1119.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsCells, CulturedChick EmbryoFluorescent Antibody TechniqueImmunoglobulin GImmunohistochemistryMicroscopy, ElectronMicrotubulesPigment Epithelium of EyeRetinaTubulinConceptsMicrotubule arraysCell polarityEmbryonic day 3Apical membraneGamma-tubulin fociJunctional complexesSimple epithelial cellsMicrotubule organizing centerDevelopment of epitheliaCentrosomal proteinsJuxtanuclear regionΓ-tubulinUnique reorganizationBasal axisGamma-tubulinCell-basement membrane interactionsFunctional polarityMicrotubule growthMembrane interactionsOrganizing centerPrimary cell culturesCultured cellsEpithelial cellsRetinal pigment epitheliumCell cultures