2024
Retinal Pigmented Epithelium and the Outer Blood-Retinal Barrier
Rizzolo L. Retinal Pigmented Epithelium and the Outer Blood-Retinal Barrier. 2024 DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-443-13820-1.00020-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRetinal pigment epitheliumOuter blood-retinal barrierBlood-retinal barrierNeurosensory retinaClaudin-19Pigment epitheliumTight junctionsRetinal pigment epithelium functionHuman retinal pigment epitheliumBarrier functionRetinal barrierCo-culture systemClaudin familyParacellular spaceFamily of transmembrane proteinsEpitheliumChoriocapillarisCo-cultureCapillary bedClaudinRetinaBidirectional interactionsGene expressionPhysiological functionsTransmembrane proteins
2020
Partially Differentiated Neuroretinal Cells Promote Maturation of the Retinal Pigment Epithelium
Singh D, Chen X, Xia T, Ghiassi-Nejad M, Tainsh L, Adelman RA, Rizzolo LJ. Partially Differentiated Neuroretinal Cells Promote Maturation of the Retinal Pigment Epithelium. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science 2020, 61: 9-9. PMID: 33151282, PMCID: PMC7671856, DOI: 10.1167/iovs.61.13.9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRetinal pigment epitheliumRetinal progenitor cellsTransepithelial electrical resistanceNeurosensory retinaPigment epitheliumHuman fetal retinal pigment epitheliumRecoverin-positive cellsFetal retinal pigment epitheliumGanglion cell layerAbility of RPERPE signature genesRed/green opsinTranswell filter insertsStem cellsQuantitative RT-PCRGlial markersHuman stem cellsExpression of rhodopsinInterneuron markersBipolar cellsRetinal culturesRetinaRT-PCRProgenitor cellsPresumptive photoreceptors
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 immunocytochemistryEffects of diabetic retinopathy on the barrier functions of the retinal pigment epithelium
Xia T, Rizzolo LJ. Effects of diabetic retinopathy on the barrier functions of the retinal pigment epithelium. Vision Research 2017, 139: 72-81. PMID: 28347688, DOI: 10.1016/j.visres.2017.02.006.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsBlood-retinal barrierRetinal pigment epitheliumOuter blood-retinal barrierRPE barrier functionDiabetic retinopathyBarrier functionPigment epitheliumInner blood-retinal barrierEffect of diabetesRetinal endothelial cellsMicrovascular complicationsDiabetes mellitusNeurosensory retinaRetinal healthParacellular spaceRetinopathyMetabolic processingEndothelial cellsEarly effectsDiabetesActive transportTight junctionsCulture modelEpitheliumTransepithelial movement