2021
Altered transcriptome and disease-related phenotype emerge only after fibroblasts harvested from patients with age-related macular degeneration are differentiated into retinal pigment epithelium
Cai H, Gong J, Team N, Noggle S, Paull D, Rizzolo LJ, Del Priore LV, Fields MA. Altered transcriptome and disease-related phenotype emerge only after fibroblasts harvested from patients with age-related macular degeneration are differentiated into retinal pigment epithelium. Experimental Eye Research 2021, 207: 108576. PMID: 33895162, DOI: 10.1016/j.exer.2021.108576.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsCell DifferentiationCell LineCell SeparationFibroblastsGene ExpressionHumansInduced Pluripotent Stem CellsMacular DegenerationPhenotypeRetinal Pigment EpitheliumTissue Array AnalysisTranscriptomeConceptsAge-related macular degenerationRetinal pigment epitheliumMacular degenerationPigment epitheliumInduced pluripotent stem cellsEtiology of AMDMitochondrial dysfunctionAge-matched controlsNovel therapeutic targetTranscriptome of fibroblastsAMD patientsNormal donorsFibroblasts of patientsTherapeutic targetPatientsMore studiesAltered transcriptomeDisease phenotypeSignificant differencesCell linesMitochondrial functionDysfunctionOriginal fibroblastsDistinct transcriptomesDegeneration
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
2019
Stem cell-derived retinal pigment epithelium from patients with age-related macular degeneration exhibit reduced metabolism and matrix interactions
Gong J, Cai H, Team N, Noggle S, Paull D, Rizzolo LJ, Del Priore LV, Fields MA. Stem cell-derived retinal pigment epithelium from patients with age-related macular degeneration exhibit reduced metabolism and matrix interactions. Stem Cells Translational Medicine 2019, 9: 364-376. PMID: 31840941, PMCID: PMC7031648, DOI: 10.1002/sctm.19-0321.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsBruch MembraneHumansInduced Pluripotent Stem CellsMacular DegenerationRetinal Pigment EpitheliumConceptsExtracellular matrixIPSC-RPEMetabolic-related pathwaysComplement immune systemTransepithelial electrical resistanceRod photoreceptor outer segmentsPluripotent stem cellsAged Bruch's membraneCell-specific morphologyObserved phenotypeAltered extracellular matrixControl iPSCsMitochondrial respirationMitochondrial functionMatrix interactionsCell attachmentStem cellsTranscriptomePhotoreceptor outer segmentsDistinct clustersComplement genesRetinal pigment epitheliumGenesIPSCsMembrane