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Joyce Tombran-Tink is affiliated with Pennsylvania State University in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on fields related to Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with significant contributions to Molecular Biology, Ophthalmology, Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging, Physiology, and Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health.

The scientist has an extensive publication record addressing various topics within ocular and retinal research. Key topics covered in their work include:

  • Ocular Surface and Contact Lens
  • Corneal Surgery and Treatments
  • Retinal Diseases and Treatments
  • Glaucoma and Retinal Disorders
  • Mitochondrial Function and Pathology
  • Advanced Glycation End Products research
  • Adipose Tissue and Metabolism

Recent publications by Joyce Tombran-Tink include:

  • PEDF is an endogenous inhibitor of VEGF-R2 angiogenesis signaling in endothelial cells, 2021, Experimental Eye Research
  • PEDF Attenuates Ocular Surface Damage in Diabetic Mice Model Through Its Antioxidant Properties, 2020, Current Eye Research
  • A PEDF peptide mimetic effectively relieves dry eye in a diabetic murine model by restoring corneal nerve, barrier, and lacrimal gland function, 2023, The Ocular Surface
  • Novel Regulators of Retina Neovascularization: A Proteomics Approach, 2021, Journal of Proteome Research
  • Deletion of the Pedf gene leads to inflammation, photoreceptor loss and vascular disturbances in the retina, 2022, Experimental Eye Research

The common publication venues for their work include Experimental Eye Research, International Journal of Molecular Sciences, The Ocular Surface, Journal of Proteome Research, and Current Eye Research.

They have collaborated frequently with the following researchers:

  • Colin J. Barnstable
  • Xiaomin Zhang
  • Xiaorong Li
  • Shaozhen Zhao
  • Mingliang Zhang

Best Publications

  • PEDF: a pigment epithelium-derived factor with potent neuronal differentiative activity.

    Joyce Tombran-Tink;Gerald G. Chader;Lincoln V. Johnson

  • Pigment epithelium-derived factor: neurotrophic activity and identification as a member of the serine protease inhibitor gene family.

    Fintan R. Steele;Gerald J. Chader;Lincoln V. Johnson;Joyce Tombran-Tink

  • PEDF: a multifaceted neurotrophic factor.

    Joyce Tombran-Tink;Colin J. Barnstable

  • Neuronal differentiation of retinoblastoma cells induced by medium conditioned by human RPE cells.

    J Tombran-Tink;L V Johnson

  • Novel mechanism for age-related macular degeneration: an equilibrium shift between the angiogenesis factors VEGF and PEDF.

    Kyoko Ohno-Matsui;Ikuo Morita;Joyce Tombran-Tink;Joyce Tombran-Tink;David Mrazek;David Mrazek

  • EXPRESSION, SECRETION, AND AGE-RELATED DOWNREGULATION OF PIGMENT EPITHELIUM-DERIVED FACTOR, A SERPIN WITH NEUROTROPHIC ACTIVITY

    Joyce Tombran-Tink;Sunil M. Shivaram;Gerald J. Chader;Lincoln V. Johnson

  • Neuroprotective and antiangiogenic actions of PEDF in the eye: molecular targets and therapeutic potential.

    Colin J Barnstable;Joyce Tombran-Tink

  • In vivo protection of photoreceptors from light damage by pigment epithelium-derived factor.

    Wei Cao;Joyce Tombran-Tink;Rajesh Elias;Steven Sezate

  • Organization, evolutionary conservation, expression and unusual Alu density of the human gene for pigment epithelium-derived factor, a unique neurotrophic serpin.

    J. Tombran-Tink;K. Mazuruk;I. R. Rodriguez;D. Chung

  • Pigment epithelium-derived factor protects cultured retinal neurons against hydrogen peroxide-induced cell death.

    W. Cao;J. Tombran-Tink;W. Chen;D. Mrazek

  • Pigment epithelium-derived factor (PEDF) protects motor neurons from chronic glutamate-mediated neurodegeneration.

    Masako M. Bilak;Andrea M. Corse;Stephan R. Bilak;Mohamed Lehar

  • Pigment epithelium-derived factor supports normal development of photoreceptor neurons and opsin expression after retinal pigment epithelium removal

    Monica M. Jablonski;Joyce Tombran-Tink;David A. Mrazek;Alessandro Iannaccone

  • Osteoblasts and osteoclasts express PEDF, VEGF-A isoforms, and VEGF receptors: possible mediators of angiogenesis and matrix remodeling in the bone

    J Tombran-Tink;C.J Barnstable

  • Mitochondrial complex I defect induces ROS release and degeneration in trabecular meshwork cells of POAG patients: protection by antioxidants.

    Yuan He;Kar Wah Leung;Yue Hong Zhang;Shan Duan

  • Expression of pigment epithelium-derived factor in normal adult rat eye and experimental choroidal neovascularization.

    Nahoko Ogata;Mitsumasa Wada;Tsuyoshi Otsuji;Nobuo Jo

  • Vitreous and aqueous concentrations of proangiogenic, antiangiogenic factors and other cytokines in diabetic retinopathy patients with macular edema: Implications for structural differences in macular profiles.

    Jignesh I Patel;Joyce Tombran-Tink;Joyce Tombran-Tink;Phil G Hykin;Zdenek J Gregor

  • Pigment epithelium-derived factor in the vitreous is low in diabetic retinopathy and high in rhegmatogenous retinal detachment.

    Nahoko Ogata;Joyce Tombran-Tink;Joyce Tombran-Tink;Maki Nishikawa;Tetsuya Nishimura

  • Pigment epithelium-derived factor (PEDF) peptide eye drops reduce inflammation, cell death and vascular leakage in diabetic retinopathy in Ins2(Akita) mice.

    Yanling Liu;Lan Franco Leo;Corban McGregor;Anzor Grivitishvili

  • Therapeutic prospects for PEDF: more than a promising angiogenesis inhibitor

    Joyce Tombran-Tink;Colin J. Barnstable

  • Neuroprotection by pigment epithelial-derived factor against glutamate toxicity in developing primary hippocampal neurons

    Mark A. DeCoster;Esteban Schabelman;Joyce Tombran-Tink;Nicolas G. Bazan

Frequent Co-Authors

Colin J. Barnstable
Colin J. Barnstable Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center
Gerald J. Chader
Gerald J. Chader University of Southern California
David A. Mrazek
David A. Mrazek Mayo Clinic
Ricky N. S. Wong
Ricky N. S. Wong Hong Kong Baptist University
Paul G. Layer
Paul G. Layer Technical University of Darmstadt
Erik W. Thompson
Erik W. Thompson Queensland University of Technology
Robert K. Koenekoop
Robert K. Koenekoop McGill University Health Centre
Anand Swaroop
Anand Swaroop National Institutes of Health
Mario Falchi
Mario Falchi King's College London
Yu Huang
Yu Huang University of California, Los Angeles

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