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ArticleInternational journal of molecular sciences2021

Real-Time Monitoring the Effect of Cytopathic Hypoxia on Retinal Pigment Epithelial Barrier Functionality Using Electric Cell-Substrate Impedance Sensing (ECIS) Biosensor Technology.

Michael H Guerra, Thangal Yumnamcha, Abdul-Shukkur Ebrahim, Elizabeth A Berger, Lalit Pukhrambam Singh, Ahmed S Ibrahim

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Article in International journal of molecular sciences, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 14 papers.

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14citing papers in PubMed
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14 citing papers in PubMed, 24 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 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Michael H GuerraDepartment of Ophthalmology, Visual, and Anatomical Sciences, School of Medicine, Wayne State University, 540 East Canfield, Gordon Scott Hall (room 7133), Detroit, MI 48201, USA.
Thangal YumnamchaDepartment of Ophthalmology, Visual, and Anatomical Sciences, School of Medicine, Wayne State University, 540 East Canfield, Gordon Scott Hall (room 7133), Detroit, MI 48201, USA.
Abdul-Shukkur EbrahimDepartment of Ophthalmology, Visual, and Anatomical Sciences, School of Medicine, Wayne State University, 540 East Canfield, Gordon Scott Hall (room 7133), Detroit, MI 48201, USA.
Elizabeth A BergerDepartment of Ophthalmology, Visual, and Anatomical Sciences, School of Medicine, Wayne State University, 540 East Canfield, Gordon Scott Hall (room 7133), Detroit, MI 48201, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-5371-1170
Lalit Pukhrambam SinghDepartment of Ophthalmology, Visual, and Anatomical Sciences, School of Medicine, Wayne State University, 540 East Canfield, Gordon Scott Hall (room 7133), Detroit, MI 48201, USA.
Ahmed S IbrahimDepartment of Ophthalmology, Visual, and Anatomical Sciences, School of Medicine, Wayne State University, 540 East Canfield, Gordon Scott Hall (room 7133), Detroit, MI 48201, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-8480-6252
Wayne State University · USMansoura University · EG

Funding

American Heart Association 18CDA34080403
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Disruption of retinal pigment epithelial (RPE barrier integrity is a hallmark feature of various retinal blinding diseases, including diabetic macular edema and age-related macular degeneration, but the underlying causes and pathophysiology are not completely well-defined. One of the most conserved phenomena in biology is the progressive decline in mitochondrial function with aging leading to cytopathic hypoxia, where cells are unable to use oxygen for energy production. Therefore, this study aimed to thoroughly investigate the role of cytopathic hypoxia in compromising the barrier functionality of RPE cells. We used Electric Cell-Substrate Impedance Sensing (ECIS) system to monitor precisely in real time the barrier integrity of RPE cell line (ARPE-19) after treatment with various concentrations of cytopathic hypoxia-inducing agent, Cobalt(II) chloride (CoCl

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Cell HypoxiaBiosensing TechniquesCell AdhesionCell LineCell SurvivalCobaltDose-Response Relationship, DrugElectric ImpedanceElectrodesHumansMitochondriaRetinal Pigment EpitheliumZonula Occludens-1 ProteinCobaltcobaltous chlorideTJP1 protein, humanZonula Occludens-1 Proteinage related macular degeneration (AMD)alpha resistanceARPE-19barrier integritycapacitanceCoCl2cytopathic hypoxiadiabetic macular edema (DME)ECIS modelingimpedanceRb resistanceretinal pigment epithelial cells (RPE)seahorse

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PMID33925448
PMCPMC8123793
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