Patricia Becerra

Difference in ischemic regulation of vascular endothelial growth factor and pigment epithelium--derived factor in brown norway and sprague dawley rats contributing to different susceptibilities to retinal neovascularization.

Pigment epithelium-derived factor is elevated in CSF of patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.

Mapping the type I collagen-binding site on pigment epithelium-derived factor. Implications for its antiangiogenic activity.

Identification of the neuroprotective molecular region of pigment epithelium-derived factor and its binding sites on motor neurons.

Erythropoietin--an endogenous retinal survival factor.

Glycosaminoglycans in human retinoblastoma cells: heparan sulfate, a modulator of the pigment epithelium-derived factor-receptor interactions.

Pigment epithelium-derived factor in the monkey retinal pigment epithelium and interphotoreceptor matrix: apical secretion and distribution.

Expression of transthyretin and retinol binding protein mRNAs and secretion of transthyretin by cultured monkey retinal pigment epithelium.

Micropatterning neuronal cells on polyelectrolyte multilayers.

Pigment epithelium-derived factor is a substrate for matrix metalloproteinase type 2 and type 9: implications for downregulation in hypoxia.

Transscleral-RPE permeability of PEDF and ovalbumin proteins: implications for subconjunctival protein delivery.

Focus on Molecules: Pigment epithelium-derived factor (PEDF).

Identification of a lipase-linked cell membrane receptor for pigment epithelium-derived factor.

A novel imaging technique for experimental choroidal neovascularization.

Functional genetic analysis of rhesus cytomegalovirus: Rh01 is an epithelial cell tropism factor.

Dexamethasone increases pigment epithelium-derived factor in perfused human eyes.

Pigment epithelium-derived factor binds to hyaluronan. Mapping of a hyaluronan binding site.

Doxycycline-mediated inhibition of choroidal neovascularization.

Effects of human recombinant PEDF protein and PEDF-derived peptide 34-mer on choroidal neovascularization.

Sustained subconjunctival protein delivery using a thermosetting gel delivery system.

The applied biochemistry of PEDF and implications for tissue homeostasis.

Pigment epithelium-derived factor receptor (PEDF-R): a plasma membrane-linked phospholipase with PEDF binding affinity.

Pigment epithelium-derived factor as an anticancer drug and new treatment methods following the discovery of its receptors: a patent perspective.

Assays for the antiangiogenic and neurotrophic serpin pigment epithelium-derived factor.

Identification of pigment epithelium-derived factor receptor (PEDF-R) antibody epitopes.

Opposing effects of pigment epithelium-derived factor on breast cancer cell versus neuronal survival: implication for brain metastasis and metastasis-induced brain damage.

Inhibition of tumor cell surface ATP synthesis by pigment epithelium-derived factor: implications for antitumor activity.

Pigment epithelium-derived factor: chemistry, structure, biology, and applications.

The effects of PEDF on cancer biology: mechanisms of action and therapeutic potential.

Distribution of injected technetium(99m)-labeled mesenchymal stem cells in horses with naturally occurring tendinopathy.

Pigment epithelium-derived factor (PEDF) prevents retinal cell death via PEDF Receptor (PEDF-R): identification of a functional ligand binding site.

Pigment epithelium-derived factor reduces apoptosis and pro-inflammatory cytokine gene expression in a murine model of focal retinal degeneration.

Histologic study of a human immature permanent premolar with chronic apical abscess after revascularization/revitalization.

Effects of Docosahexaenoic Acid in Preventing Experimental Choroidal Neovascularization in Rodents.

Searching for Alternatively Spliced Variants of Phospholipase Domain-Containing 2 (Pnpla2), a Novel Gene in the Retina.

A novel IFITM5 mutation in severe atypical osteogenesis imperfecta type VI impairs osteoblast production of pigment epithelium-derived factor.

Pigment epithelium-derived factor protects cone photoreceptor-derived 661W cells from light damage through Akt activation.

Pigment epithelium-derived factor mediates impaired lung vascular development in neonatal hyperoxia.

Small Retinoprotective Peptides Reveal a Receptor-binding Region on Pigment Epithelium-derived Factor.

Pigment Epithelium-Derived Factor, a Protective Factor for Photoreceptors in Vivo.