2019
High-throughput screening identifies compounds that protect RPE cells from physiological stressors present in AMD
Cai H, Gong J, Abriola L, Hoyer D, Team N, Noggle S, Paull D, Del Priore LV, Fields MA. High-throughput screening identifies compounds that protect RPE cells from physiological stressors present in AMD. Experimental Eye Research 2019, 185: 107641. PMID: 30980814, DOI: 10.1016/j.exer.2019.04.009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAntifungal AgentsApoptosisBasement MembraneCatalaseCell LineCiclopiroxCytoprotectionEpoxide HydrolasesGene Expression Regulation, EnzymologicGlutathione TransferaseHigh-Throughput Screening AssaysHumansInduced Pluripotent Stem CellsMacular DegenerationNitrosative StressOxidative StressPeroxiredoxin IIIReal-Time Polymerase Chain ReactionRetinal Pigment EpitheliumTert-ButylhydroperoxideUltraviolet RaysConceptsHigh-throughput screenHuman RPE cellsAtrophic age-related macular degenerationPrimary human RPE cellsMitochondrial functionStress-induced cell deathARPE-19Oxidative stress-induced cell deathExtracellular matrixTert-butyl hydroperoxide exposureRPE cellsOxidative damageExpression of genesInduced-pluripotent stem cellsOxidative stressSeahorse XF96 analyzerApoptosis-related genesCell viabilityGene expressionXF96 analyzerCell deathRetinal pigment epithelial cellsQuantitative reverse transcription polymerase chain reactionCiclopirox olaminePigment epithelial cells
2018
Culturing of Retinal Pigment Epithelial Cells on an Ex Vivo Model of Aged Human Bruch's Membrane
Cai H, Gong J, Del Priore LV, Tezel TH, Fields MA. Culturing of Retinal Pigment Epithelial Cells on an Ex Vivo Model of Aged Human Bruch's Membrane. Journal Of Visualized Experiments 2018, 57084. PMID: 29708536, PMCID: PMC5933494, DOI: 10.3791/57084.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAtrophic age-related macular degenerationInduced pluripotent stem cellsRetinal pigment epithelial cellsEx vivo modelBruch's membranePigment epithelial cellsVivo modelGeographic atrophyHuman Bruch's membraneEstablishment of polarityHuman Bruch's membrane explantsRPE cellsAge-related macular degenerationMembrane pathologySufficient animal modelsEpithelial cellsEye Disease StudyPluripotent stem cellsAged Bruch's membraneBruch's membrane explantsPrimary cell linesAged human Bruch's membranePhotoreceptor outer segmentsGene expressionEffective therapy