Alejandro Caicedo

Blood-derived macrophages infiltrate the retina and activate Muller glial cells under experimental choroidal neovascularization.

Taste receptor cells that discriminate between bitter stimuli.

Individual mouse taste cells respond to multiple chemical stimuli.

Bone marrow-derived progenitor cells contribute to experimental choroidal neovascularization.

Role of the G-protein subunit alpha-gustducin in taste cell responses to bitter stimuli.

Rat gustatory neurons in the geniculate ganglion express glutamate receptor subunits.

Transient Ca2+-permeable AMPA receptors in postnatal rat primary auditory neurons.

Photoreceptor synapses degenerate early in experimental choroidal neovascularization.

Quantitative enumeration of vascular smooth muscle cells and endothelial cells derived from bone marrow precursors in experimental choroidal neovascularization.

A novel method for the assessment of cellular composition and beta-cell viability in human islet preparations.

The unique cytoarchitecture of human pancreatic islets has implications for islet cell function.

Noninvasive in vivo imaging of pancreatic islet cell biology.

Automated, high-throughput assays for evaluation of human pancreatic islet function.

Imaging cyclic AMP changes in pancreatic islets of transgenic reporter mice.

Glutamate is a positive autocrine signal for glucagon release.

Noninvasive high-resolution in vivo imaging of cell biology in the anterior chamber of the mouse eye.

ATP-gated P2X3 receptors constitute a positive autocrine signal for insulin release in the human pancreatic beta cell.

Alpha cells secrete acetylcholine as a non-neuronal paracrine signal priming beta cell function in humans.

Innervation patterns of autonomic axons in the human endocrine pancreas.

High-resolution, noninvasive longitudinal live imaging of immune responses.

Donor islet endothelial cells in pancreatic islet revascularization.

Real-time detection of acetylcholine release from the human endocrine pancreas.

Paracrine and autocrine interactions in the human islet: More than meets the eye.

Noninvasive in vivo model demonstrating the effects of autonomic innervation on pancreatic islet function.

Novel approaches to studying the role of innervation in the biology of pancreatic islets.

Coordination of hypothalamic and pituitary T3 production regulates TSH expression.

Bone marrow transplantation transfers age-related susceptibility to neovascular remodeling in murine laser-induced choroidal neovascularization.

In vivo imaging of kidney glomeruli transplanted into the anterior chamber of the mouse eye.

Neurotransmitters act as paracrine signals to regulate insulin secretion from the human pancreatic islet.

Control of insulin secretion by cholinergic signaling in the human pancreatic islet.

Maternal inheritance of an inactive type III deiodinase gene allele affects mouse pancreatic β-cells and disrupts glucose homeostasis.

Neural control of the endocrine pancreas.

Young capillary vessels rejuvenate aged pancreatic islets.

Spatial and temporal coordination of insulin granule exocytosis in intact human pancreatic islets.

Liraglutide Compromises Pancreatic β Cell Function in a Humanized Mouse Model.

The Different Faces of the Pancreatic Islet.

Human Beta Cells Produce and Release Serotonin to Inhibit Glucagon Secretion from Alpha Cells.

β-arrestin-2 is an essential regulator of pancreatic β-cell function under physiological and pathophysiological conditions.

Resealable, optically accessible, PDMS-free fluidic platform for ex vivo interrogation of pancreatic islets.

Regulator of G-protein signaling Gβ5-R7 is a crucial activator of muscarinic M3 receptor-stimulated insulin secretion.

Automated, High-Throughput Assays for Evaluation of Human Pancreatic Islet Function.

Mouse pancreatic islet macrophages use locally released ATP to monitor beta cell activity.

Paracrine Interactions within the Pancreatic Islet Determine the Glycemic Set Point.

The Pericyte of the Pancreatic Islet Regulates Capillary Diameter and Local Blood Flow.