2009
Minimal Effects of VEGF and Anti-VEGF Drugs on the Permeability or Selectivity of RPE Tight Junctions
Peng S, Adelman RA, Rizzolo LJ. Minimal Effects of VEGF and Anti-VEGF Drugs on the Permeability or Selectivity of RPE Tight Junctions. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science 2009, 51: 3216-3225. PMID: 20042644, PMCID: PMC2891474, DOI: 10.1167/iovs.09-4162.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAngiogenesis InhibitorsAntibodies, MonoclonalAntibodies, Monoclonal, HumanizedBevacizumabBlood-Retinal BarrierCapillary PermeabilityCells, CulturedClaudinsElectric ImpedanceEnzyme-Linked Immunosorbent AssayFluorescent Antibody Technique, IndirectGene ExpressionHumansImmunoblottingPolyethylene GlycolsPotassiumRanibizumabRetinal Pigment EpitheliumReverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain ReactionRNA, MessengerSodiumTight JunctionsVascular Endothelial Growth Factor A
1994
The neural retina maintains integrins in the apical membrane of the RPE early in development.
Rizzolo L, Zhou S, Li Z. The neural retina maintains integrins in the apical membrane of the RPE early in development. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science 1994, 35: 2567-76. PMID: 8163344.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRetinal pigment epitheliumNeural retinaAlpha 6Alpha 3Photoreceptor cell layerSubunit alpha 3Apical membraneBasolateral membraneBeta 1 subunitPigment epitheliumDistribution of integrinsBeta 1 familyRetinaBeta 1Interphotoreceptor matrixExplant culturesCell layerBasal membraneRetinal interfaceEpitheliumIndividual integrinsIntegrin distributionIntegrinsIntercellular interactionsChicken development