2011
Integration of tight junctions and claudins with the barrier functions of the retinal pigment epithelium
Rizzolo LJ, Peng S, Luo Y, Xiao W. Integration of tight junctions and claudins with the barrier functions of the retinal pigment epithelium. Progress In Retinal And Eye Research 2011, 30: 296-323. PMID: 21704180, DOI: 10.1016/j.preteyeres.2011.06.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRetinal pigment epitheliumOuter retinaPigment epitheliumTight junctionsBarrier functionOuter blood-retinal barrierBlood-retinal barrierHuman retinal pigment epitheliumBlood-tissue barriersTight junctional proteinsPhotoreceptor layerNeural retinaMetabolic alterationsRetinaEpitheliumClaudin compositionTransepithelial diffusionStem cellsJunctional proteinsClaudins
2007
Development and Role of Tight Junctions in the Retinal Pigment Epithelium
Rizzolo LJ. Development and Role of Tight Junctions in the Retinal Pigment Epithelium. International Review Of Cytology 2007, 258: 195-234. PMID: 17338922, DOI: 10.1016/s0074-7696(07)58004-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRetinal pigment epitheliumPigment epitheliumNeural retinaTight junctionsOuter blood-retinal barrierBlood-retinal barrierSlower time courseEpitheliumCell proliferationTissue-specific propertiesTransepithelial diffusionTime courseRetinaParacellular diffusionPhysiological roleEpithelial monolayersSolid tissuesParacellular spaceApical surfaceCulture system