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 ResearchConceptsRetinal pigment epitheliumPigment epitheliumBlood-brain barrierEmbryonic ageTight junctionsTight junction permeabilityLow calcium mediumRPE developmentAcetylneuraminic acidMannitol permeabilityJunction permeabilityEpithelial regionsCulture modelDifferent subpopulationsParacellular diffusionEpitheliumDifferential regulationAgeOrder of permeation
1997
Remodeling of junctional complexes during the development of the outer blood‐retinal barrier
Williams C, Rizzolo L. Remodeling of junctional complexes during the development of the outer blood‐retinal barrier. The Anatomical Record 1997, 249: 380-388. PMID: 9372172, DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1097-0185(199711)249:3<380::aid-ar9>3.0.co;2-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRetinal pigment epitheliumApical junctional complexOuter blood-retinal barrierBlood-retinal barrierNeural retinaZO-1Junctional complexesOccludin expressionRPE developmentMature retinal pigment epitheliumRPE/choroidZO-1 expressionTight junction proteinsEmbryonic day 3Same molecular massEmbryonic day 10Adherens junctionsPigment epitheliumDay 3Day 10Homologous complexesMolecular massRetinaJunction proteinsJunction permeability