Recent Faculty Publications

We share our research studies with physicians and scientists worldwide through publications in leading academic journals. View a listing of our faculty’s most recent publications.

Hunt KJ, Jenkins AJ, Fu D, Stevens D, Ma JX, Klein RL, Azar M, Zhang SX, Lopes-Virella MF, Lyons TJ. Serum pigment epithelium-derived factor: Relationships with cardiovascular events, renal dysfunction, and mortality in the Veterans Affairs Diabetes Trial (VADT) cohort. J Diabetes Complications. 2019; 33(10)
McLaughlin T, Siddiqi M, Wang JJ, Zhang SX. Loss of XBP1 Leads to Early-Onset Retinal Neurodegeneration in a Mouse Model of Type I Diabetes. J Clin Med. 2019; 8(6)
Yang J, Chen C, McLaughlin T, Wang Y, Le YZ, Wang JJ, Zhang SX. Loss of X-box binding protein 1 in MÃ¼ller cells augments retinal inflammation in a mouse model of diabetes. Diabetologia. 2019; 62(3)
Kelly K, Wang JJ, Zhang SX. The unfolded protein response signaling and retinal MÃ¼ller cell metabolism. Neural Regen Res. 2018; 13(11)
Fliesler SJ, Xu L. Oxysterols and Retinal Degeneration in a Rat Model of Smith-Lemli-Opitz Syndrome: Implications for an Improved Therapeutic Intervention. Molecules. 2018; 23(10)
McLaughlin T, Dhimal N, Li J, Wang JJ, Zhang SX. p58IPK Is an Endogenous Neuroprotectant for Retinal Ganglion Cells. Front Aging Neurosci. 2018; 10
Allen RS, Motz CT, Feola A, Chesler KC, Haider R, Ramachandra Rao S, Skelton LA, Fliesler SJ, Pardue MT. Long-Term Functional and Structural Consequences of Primary Blast Overpressure to the Eye. J Neurotrauma. 2018; 35(17)
Kapphahn RJ, Richards MJ, Ferrington DA, Fliesler SJ. Lipid-derived and other oxidative modifications of retinal proteins in a rat model of Smith-Lemli-Opitz syndrome. Exp Eye Res. 2018
Ramachandra Rao S, Pfeffer BA, MÃ¡s GÃ³mez N, Skelton LA, Keiko U, Sparrow JR, Rowsam AM, Mitchell CH, Fliesler SJ. Compromised phagosome maturation underlies RPE pathology in cell culture and whole animal models of Smith-Lemli-Opitz Syndrome. Autophagy. 2018; 14(10)
McLaughlin T, Falkowski M, Park JW, Keegan S, Elliott M, Wang JJ, Zhang SX. Loss of XBP1 accelerates age-related decline in retinal function and neurodegeneration. Mol Neurodegener. 2018; 13(1)
Bhatta M, Chatpar K, Hu Z, Wang JJ, Zhang SX. Reduction of Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress Improves Angiogenic Progenitor Cell function in a Mouse Model of Type 1 Diabetes. Cell Death Dis. 2018; 9(5)
Stewart MW, Powers SLD, Fliesler SJ, Parrish RK. What's In a Word? Am J Ophthalmol. 2018; 188
Fliesler SJ, Peachey NS, Herron J, Hines KM, Weinstock NI, Rao SR, Xu L. Author Correction: Prevention of Retinal Degeneration in a Rat Model of Smith-Lemli-Opitz Syndrome. Sci Rep. 2018; 8(1)
GÃ³mez NM, Lu W, Lim JC, Kiselyov K, Campagno KE, Grishchuk Y, Slaugenhaupt SA, Pfeffer BA, Fliesler SJ, Mitchell CH. Robust lysosomal calcium signaling through channel TRPML1 is impaired by lysosomal lipid accumulation. FASEB J. 2018; 32(2)
Weiner AJ, Weiner Y, Severson ML, Weiner A. Clinical experience with urgent tube shunt implantation through the ciliary sulcus in phakic eyes. Int Ophthalmol. 2018
McLaughlin T, Falkowski M, Wang JJ, Zhang SX. Molecular Chaperone ERp29: A Potential Target for Cellular Protection in Retinal and Neurodegenerative Diseases. Adv Exp Med Biol. 2018; 1074
Fliesler SJ, Peachey NS, Herron J, Hines KM, Weinstock NI, Ramachandra Rao S, Xu L. Prevention of Retinal Degeneration in a Rat Model of Smith-Lemli-Opitz Syndrome. Sci Rep. 2018; 8(1)