Retinal pigment epithelium in health and disease [electronic resource] / Alexa Karina Klettner, Stefan Dithmar, editors.

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Online Access: Full Text (via Springer)
Other Authors: Klettner, Alexa Karina, Dithmar, S. (Stefan)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham : Springer, 2020.
Subjects:

MARC

LEADER 00000cam a2200000xa 4500
001 b10892675
006 m o d
007 cr |||||||||||
008 200104s2020 sz o 000 0 eng d
005 20240423172526.8
020 |a 9783030283841  |q (electronic bk.) 
020 |a 3030283844  |q (electronic bk.) 
020 |z 9783030283834  |q (print) 
035 |a (OCoLC)spr1134855269 
035 |a (OCoLC)1134855269 
037 |a spr978-3-030-28384-1 
040 |a EBLCP  |b eng  |c EBLCP  |d N$T  |d GW5XE 
049 |a GWRE 
050 4 |a RE551 
245 0 0 |a Retinal pigment epithelium in health and disease  |h [electronic resource] /  |c Alexa Karina Klettner, Stefan Dithmar, editors. 
260 |a Cham :  |b Springer,  |c 2020. 
300 |a 1 online resource (351 pages) 
336 |a text  |b txt  |2 rdacontent. 
337 |a computer  |b c  |2 rdamedia. 
338 |a online resource  |b cr  |2 rdacarrier. 
500 |a Description based upon print version of record. 
505 0 |a Intro -- Preface -- Contents -- About the Editors -- Part I: Physiological RPE Function -- 1: RPE Histopathology and Morphometry -- Introduction -- Normal Histology -- Cell Morphometry -- Pleomorphism, Polymegathism -- Spatial Distribution, Topography -- Pathology -- Age-Related Changes -- Degenerations -- Biometry-Related Changes -- Age-Related Macular Degeneration -- Retinal Dystrophies -- Proliferative Retinopathies -- Mitochondrial Diseases -- RPE Tumors -- References -- 2: RPE Polarity and Barrier Function -- Introduction. 
505 8 |a The Blood-Retinal Barrier (BRB) Is a Division of the Blood-Brain Barrier (BBB) -- Properties of a Blood-Tissue Barrier -- Epithelial Contributions to the Blood Retinal Barrier (BRB) -- Differentiation vs Maturation In Vivo and in Culture -- What Is an RPE Cell? -- Maturation of RPE Barrier Function in Chick Embryos and Small Mammals -- Maturation of RPE Barrier Function in Humans -- The Structure of Tight Junctions and Pathways for Solutes to Traverse Them -- Protein Composition -- Claudins Are Major Determinants for the Selectivity and Permeability of Tight Junctions. 
505 8 |a Claudins Regulate Additional Pathways of Barrier Function Through Effects on Gene Expression -- Analysis of Paracellular Barrier Function -- Permeation of Polymeric Solutes -- Electrophysiological Assays -- Analysis of RPE Tight Junctions by Multiple Assays -- The Interplay of Tight Junctions and Membrane Transporters -- Retinal Pathology and RPE -- Conclusions -- References -- 3: RPE Phagocytosis -- Introduction -- Experimental Approaches to Quantify the Phagocytic Function of the RPE -- Molecular Mechanisms of RPE Phagocytosis -- Recognition and Binding of POS by RPE Cells. 
505 8 |a Cell Surface Receptors and RPE Signaling Pathways Mediating POS Internalization -- Processing and Degradation of Phagocytosed POS by RPE Cells -- Defects in POS Clearance Phagocytosis by RPE Cells and Human Retinal Disease -- Outlook -- References -- 4: Ion Channels of the Retinal Pigment Epithelium -- Introduction -- Ionic Mechanisms of RPE Function -- Epithelial Transport -- Ion Channels That Contribute to Transepithelial Ion Transport by the RPE -- K+ Buffering in the Subretinal Space -- Ion Channels Contributing to the Control of Subretinal K+ Homeostasis. 
505 8 |a Ca2+-Signaling to Regulate RPE Functions -- Secretion -- Epithelial Transport -- Phagocytosis -- Summary -- References -- 5: RPE and the Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor -- Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor -- RPE Derived VEGF Function in the Healthy Retina -- Development -- Adult Retina -- RPE Derived VEGF in the Diseased Retina -- Regulation of VEGF in the RPE -- Constitutive VEGF -- Hypoxia -- Oxidative Stress and Hyperglycemia -- Inflammation -- Hyperthermia -- Conclusion -- References -- 6: The RPE Cell and the Immune System -- Introduction -- RPE Cell: Role in Ocular Innate Immunity. 
500 |a Components of Innate Immunity. 
650 0 |a Retina  |x Pathophysiology. 
650 0 |a Retina  |x Physiology. 
650 0 |a Epithelium.  |0 http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85044466. 
700 1 |a Klettner, Alexa Karina. 
700 1 |a Dithmar, S.  |q (Stefan)  |0 http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n2008183086  |1 http://isni.org/isni/000000003915725X. 
776 0 8 |i Print version:  |a Klettner, Alexa Karina  |t Retinal Pigment Epithelium in Health and Disease  |d Cham : Springer,c2020  |z 9783030283834. 
856 4 0 |u https://colorado.idm.oclc.org/login?url=http://link.springer.com/10.1007/978-3-030-28384-1  |z Full Text (via Springer) 
907 |a .b108926758  |b 05-05-20  |c 03-11-20 
998 |a web  |b 04-30-20  |c b  |d b   |e -  |f eng  |g sz   |h 0  |i 1 
907 |a .b108926758  |b 04-30-20  |c 03-11-20 
944 |a MARS - RDA ENRICHED 
915 |a I 
956 |a Springer e-books 
956 |b Springer Nature - Springer Medicine eBooks 2020 English International 
999 f f |i 606aa472-9226-5e69-917d-39dc16a32a75  |s 33c69687-f1fc-55f1-8b81-93fa6d5b9837 
952 f f |p Can circulate  |a University of Colorado Boulder  |b Online  |c Online  |d Online  |e RE551  |h Library of Congress classification  |i Ebooks, Prospector  |n 1