2008
A Novel Rabbit Model for Studying RPE Transplantation
Cong L, Sun D, Zhang Z, Jiao W, Rizzolo LJ, Peng S. A Novel Rabbit Model for Studying RPE Transplantation. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science 2008, 49: 4115-4125. PMID: 18502985, PMCID: PMC2568003, DOI: 10.1167/iovs.08-1976.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOptical coherence tomographySubretinal spaceIntact blood-retinal barrierRetinal pigment epithelium (RPE) transplantationRabbit RPEBlood-retinal barrierConfocal scanning laserNovel rabbit modelZonula occludens-1CFDA-SEFunctional RPE monolayerTransepithelial electrical resistanceTransplanted RPEFundus photographyConjunctival flapRPE transplantationTransplantation protocolsLabeled cellsRabbit modelCoherence tomographyOccludens-1RPE cellsRPE monolayerPrimary cultures
2002
Claudin 5 Is Transiently Expressed During the Development of the Retinal Pigment Epithelium
Kojima S, Rahner C, Peng S, Rizzolo L. Claudin 5 Is Transiently Expressed During the Development of the Retinal Pigment Epithelium. The Journal Of Membrane Biology 2002, 186: 81-88. PMID: 11944085, DOI: 10.1007/s00232-001-0137-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsReverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reactionRetinal pigment epitheliumClaudin-5Chick retinal pigment epitheliumPigment epitheliumTranscriptase-polymerase chain reactionEmbryonic day 14Tight junctionsSemiquantitative RT-PCRExpression of claudinsEmbryonic day 10Northern blottingNeural retinaDay 14Semi-quantitative RT-PCRDay 10Claudin-3RPE developmentPeak levelsDay 7 embryosChoroid layerPrimary culturesChain reactionEpitheliumBlotting