Microscopy & Histology

Imaging Core

Recent Publications (Oct 2006-April 2008)

Confocal Microscopy:

1.  Maines LW, French KJ, Wolpert EB, Antonetti DA, Smith CD. Pharmacologic Manipulation of Sphingosine Kinase in Retinal Endothelial Cells: Implications for Angiogenic Ocular Diseases. IOVS. 47: 5022-5031. 2006.  

2.     Gastinger MJ, Singh RSJ, Barber AJ. Loss of cholinergic and dopaminergic amacrine cells in streptozotocin-diabetic rat and Ins2Akita diabetic mouse retinas. Invest. Ophthalmol. Vis. Sci. 47:3143–3150. 2006.

3.     Santiago AR, Rosa SC, Santos PF, Cristóvão AJ, Barber AJ, Ambrósio AF. Elevated glucose changes the expression of ionotropic glutamate receptor subunits and impairs calcium homeostasis in retinal neural cells. Invest. Ophthalmol. Vis. Sci. 47: 4130-4137. 2006.

4.     Loomis, J. S., R. J. Courtney, and J. W. Wills. Packaging determinants of the UL11 tegument protein of herpes simplex virus type-1.  Journal of Virology 80:10534-10541. 2006.

5.     Xu Y, Ola MS, Berkich DA, Gardner, TW, Barber, AJ, Palmiere, F, Hutson SH, LaNoue KF. Energy sources for neurotransmission in the retina: absence of the aspartate/glutamate carrier produces reliance on glycolysis in glia. J. Neurochem., 101: 120-131. 2007.

6.     Scheifele LZ, Kenney, SP, Cairns, TM. Craven, RC. Parent, LJ. Overlapping roles of the Rous sarcoma virus Gag p10 domain in nuclear export and virion core morphology. J Virol.  81(19):10718-28 October 2007.

7.     Spidel, J. L., C. B. Wilson, R. C. Craven, and J. W. Wills. Genetic analysis of the beta-hairpin loop of the Rous sarcoma virus capsid protein.  Journal of Virology 81:1288-1296. 2007.

8.     Meckes, D. G., and J. W. Wills. Dynamic interactions of tegument protein UL16 with the capsid of herpes simplex virus.  Journal of Virology 81:13028–13036. 2007.

9.     O’Regan, K. J., M. A. Murphy, M. A. Bucks, J. W. Wills, and R. J. Courtney. Incorporation of the herpes simplex virus type 1 tegument protein VP22 into the virus particle is independent of interaction with VP16. Virology 369:263-280. 2007.

10.     Tagaram HRS, Wang G, Umstead TM,  Mikerov AN, Thomas NJ, Graff GR, Hess JC, Thomassen MJ, Kavuru MS, Phelps DS, Floros J. Characterization of a human surfactant protein A1 (SP-A1) gene-specific antibody; SP-A1 content variation among individuals of varying age and pulmonary health. AJP-Lung Cellular and Molecular Physiol. 292: L1052-L1063. 2007.

11.     Kenney, S., Lochmann, T., Schmid, C., Parent, L. Intermolecular interactions between retroviral Gag proteins in the nucleus. J Virol, 82(2):683-691 January 2008.

12.     Yu S., Stahl E., Li Q., Uoyang A. Antigen inhalation induces mast cells and eosinophils infiltration in the guinea pig esophageal epithelium involving histamine-mediate pathway. Life Sciences 82:324-330. 2008.

13.     Jung Yul Lim, Michael C. Shaughnessy, Zhiyi Zhou, Hyeran Noh, Erwin A. Vogler, Henry J. Donahue. Surface energy effects on osteoblast spatial growth and mineralization. Biomaterials. 29:1776-1784. 2008

14.     Reeves BW, Kwon O, Ramesh G. Netrin-1 and kidney injury. II. Netrin-1 is an early biomarker of acute kidney injury. Am J Physiol Renal Physiol 294:731-738. 2008. 

15.     Wang W, Reeves WB, Ramesh G. Netrin-1 and kidney injury. I. Netrin-1 protects against ischemia-reperfusion injury of the kidney. Am J Physiol Renal Physiol 294:739-747. 2008.

16.     Seaton KE, Smith CD. N-Myristoyltransferase isozymes exhibit differential specificity for human immunodeficiency virus type 1 Gag and Nef. Journal of General Virology. 89:288–296. 2008.

17.     Stover TC, Kim YS, Lowe TL and Kester M. Thermoresponsive and Biodegradable Linear-Dendritic Nanoparticles for Targeted and Sustained Release of a Pro-apoptotic Drug. Biomaterials 29 (3): 359-369, 2008.

18.     Phillips BE, Cancel L, Tarbell JM, Antonetti DA. Reduced Occludin Expression Alters Permeability after Transmural Pressure Application and Increases Cell Division in Retinal Pigment Epithelium Cells IOVS.  (IN PRESS)

19.     Gastinger MJ, Kunselman AR, Conboy EE, Bronson SK, Barber AJ.
         Dendrite remodeling and other abnormalities in the retinal ganglion
         cells of Ins2^Akita diabetic mice. IOVS (IN PRESS).

Contact Us

Dr. Alistair Barber
Director, Microscopy & Histology Core Facility
Phone (717) 531-6506
Email abarber@psu.edu

Wade Edris
Lab Manager, Senior Research Technician
Room C3706
Phone (717) 531-1157
Email wedris@hmc.psu.edu

Roland Myers
Lab Manager
Room (Office) C3702D
Room (Lab) C3707 & C3709
Phone (717) 531-4036
Pager (717) 531-0235
Email rlm9@psu.edu