Retinal pigment epithelium polarity in health and blinding diseases

PS Caceres, E Rodriguez-Boulan - Current opinion in cell biology, 2020 - Elsevier
The polarized phenotype of the retinal pigment epithelium is crucial for the outer retina-
blood barrier and support of photoreceptors and underlying choroid, and its disruption plays …

On implications of somatostatin in diabetic retinopathy

Y Fang, Q Wang, Y Li, L Zeng, J Liu… - Neural Regeneration …, 2024 - journals.lww.com
Somatostatin, a naturally produced neuroprotective peptide, depresses excitatory
neurotransmission and exerts anti-proliferative and anti-inflammatory effects on the retina. In …

[HTML][HTML] Pathogenic effects of mineralocorticoid pathway activation in retinal pigment epithelium

J Canonica, M Zhao, T Favez, E Gelizé, L Jonet… - International journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Glucocorticoids are amongst the most used drugs to treat retinal diseases of various origins.
Yet, the transcriptional regulations induced by glucocorticoid receptor (GR) and …