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ReviewInternational journal of molecular sciences2019

Tight Junctions of the Outer Blood Retina Barrier.

Aisling Naylor, Alan Hopkins, Natalie Hudson, Matthew Campbell

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Review in International journal of molecular sciences, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 113 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
113citing papers in PubMed
7.8field-weighted citation impact, top 2% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

113 citing papers in PubMed, 191 citations in OpenAlex.

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  15. Fenofibrate in ophthalmology: therapeutic efficacy and mechanisms.Journal of pharmacy & pharmaceutical sciences : a publication of the Canadian Society for Pharmaceutical Sciences, Societe canadienne des sciences pharmaceutiques · 2026
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  16. Short-term changes in retinal pigment epithelium after anti-vascular endothelial growth factor therapy for neovascular age-related macular degeneration evaluated by polarization-sensitive optical coherence tomography.Graefe's archive for clinical and experimental ophthalmology = Albrecht von Graefes Archiv fur klinische und experimentelle Ophthalmologie · 2026
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  18. Automated Assessment of Retinal Vascular Integrity Across Species.Investigative ophthalmology & visual science · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Aisling NaylorSmurfit Institute of Genetics, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin 2, Ireland.
Alan HopkinsSmurfit Institute of Genetics, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin 2, Ireland.
Natalie HudsonSmurfit Institute of Genetics, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin 2, Ireland.
Matthew CampbellSmurfit Institute of Genetics, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin 2, Ireland.
Trinity College Dublin · IE

Funding

Science Foundation Ireland 18/TIDA/6096
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The outer blood retina barrier (oBRB) formed by the retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) is critical for maintaining retinal homeostasis. Critical to this modified neuro-epithelial barrier is the presence of the tight junction structure that is formed at the apical periphery of contacting cells. This tight junction complex mediates size-selective passive diffusion of solutes to and from the outer segments of the retina. Unlike other epithelial cells, the apical surface of the RPE is in direct contact with neural tissue and it is centrally involved in the daily phagocytosis of the effete tips of photoreceptor cells. While much is known about the intracellular trafficking of material within the RPE, less is known about the role of the tight junction complexes in health and diseased states. Here, we provide a succinct overview of the molecular composition of the RPE tight junction complex in addition to highlighting some of the most common retinopathies that involve a dysregulation of RPE integrity.

Indexed as

AnimalsBlood-Retinal BarrierHumansRetinaRetinal DiseasesRetinal Pigment EpitheliumTight Junctionsretinal pigment epitheliumretinopathytight junction

Identifiers

PMID31892251
PMCPMC6981689
OpenAlexW2998424148

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