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ArticlePeerJ2020

Polarity and epithelial-mesenchymal transition of retinal pigment epithelial cells in proliferative vitreoretinopathy.

Hui Zou, Chenli Shan, Linlin Ma, Jia Liu, Ning Yang, Jinsong Zhao

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Article in PeerJ, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 36 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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36citing papers in PubMed, 2 pooled it
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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

36 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 59 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Hui ZouEye Center, The Second Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, China.
Chenli ShanEye Center, The Second Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, China.
Linlin MaEye Center, The Second Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, China.
Jia LiuEye Center, The Second Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, China.
Ning YangEye Center, The Second Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, China.
Jinsong ZhaoEye Center, The Second Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, China.
Second Affiliated Hospital of Jilin University · CN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Under physiological conditions, retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) is a cellular monolayer composed of mitotically quiescent cells. Tight junctions and adherens junctions maintain the polarity of RPE cells, and are required for cellular functions. In proliferative vitreoretinopathy (PVR), upon retinal tear, RPE cells lose cell-cell contact, undergo epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT), and ultimately transform into myofibroblasts, leading to the formation of fibrocellular membranes on both surfaces of the detached retina and on the posterior hyaloids, which causes tractional retinal detachment. In PVR, RPE cells are crucial contributors, and multiple signaling pathways, including the SMAD-dependent pathway, Rho pathway, MAPK pathways, Jagged/Notch pathway, and the Wnt/β-catenin pathway are activated. These pathways mediate the EMT of RPE cells, which play a key role in the pathogenesis of PVR. This review summarizes the current body of knowledge on the polarized phenotype of RPE, the role of cell-cell contact, and the molecular mechanisms underlying the RPE EMT in PVR, emphasizing key insights into potential approaches to prevent PVR.

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Adherens junctionsEpithelial-mesenchymal transitionProliferative vitreoretinopathyRetinal pigment epitheliumTight junctions

Identifiers

PMID33150072
PMCPMC7583629
OpenAlexW3093626738

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