2017
Effects 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
2011
Differential Expression of Claudins in Retinas during Normal Development and the Angiogenesis of Oxygen-Induced Retinopathy
Luo Y, Xiao W, Zhu X, Mao Y, Liu X, Chen X, Huang J, Tang S, Rizzolo LJ. Differential Expression of Claudins in Retinas during Normal Development and the Angiogenesis of Oxygen-Induced Retinopathy. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science 2011, 52: 7556-7564. PMID: 21862644, DOI: 10.1167/iovs.11-7185.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAnimals, NewbornBlood-Retinal BarrierClaudinsDisease Models, AnimalFluorescent Antibody Technique, IndirectGene Expression Regulation, DevelopmentalHumansInfant, NewbornMembrane ProteinsMiceMice, Inbred C57BLNeovascularization, PhysiologicOccludinOxygenPlant LectinsReal-Time Polymerase Chain ReactionRetinaRetinal NeovascularizationRetinal VesselsRetinopathy of PrematurityRNA, Messenger