Donald G Puro
Professor of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences
Professor of Molecular and Integrative Physiology
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Donald G Puro
Professor
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    • Center Member
      Caswell Diabetes Institute
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    • Journal Article
      Impact of P2X7 Purinoceptors on Goblet Cell Function: Implications for Dry Eye.
      Puro DG. Int J Mol Sci, 2021 Jun 28; 22 (13): DOI:10.3390/ijms22136935
      PMID: 34203249
    • Journal Article
      Bioelectric Responses of Conjunctival Goblet Cells to Dry Eye: Impact of Ion Channels on Exocytotic Function and Viability.
      Puro DG. Int J Mol Sci, 2020 Dec 10; 21 (24): DOI:10.3390/ijms21249415
      PMID: 33321932
    • Journal Article
      How goblet cells respond to dry eye: adaptive and pathological roles of voltage-gated calcium channels and P2X7 purinoceptors.
      Puro DG. Am J Physiol Cell Physiol, 2020 Jun 1; 318 (6): C1305 - C1315. DOI:10.1152/ajpcell.00086.2020
      PMID: 32348177
    • Journal Article
      Electrotonic transmission in the retinal vasculature: inhibitory role of the diabetes/VEGF/aPKC pathway.
      Shibata M, Nakaizumi A, Puro DG. Physiol Rep, 2019 May; 7 (9): e14095 DOI:10.14814/phy2.14095
      PMID: 31087517
    • Journal Article
      Purinergic Vasotoxicity: Role of the Pore/Oxidant/KATP Channel/Ca2+ Pathway in P2X7-Induced Cell Death in Retinal Capillaries.
      Shibata M, Ishizaki E, Zhang T, Fukumoto M, Barajas-Espinosa A, Li T, Puro DG. Vision (Basel), 2018 Sep; 2 (3): DOI:10.3390/vision2030025
      PMID: 30288454
    • Journal Article
      Role of ion channels in the functional response of conjunctival goblet cells to dry eye.
      Puro DG. Am J Physiol Cell Physiol, 2018 Aug 1; 315 (2): C236 - C246. DOI:10.1152/ajpcell.00077.2018
      PMID: 29669221
    • Journal Article
      Bioelectric impact of pathological angiogenesis on vascular function.
      Puro DG, Kohmoto R, Fujita Y, Gardner TW, Padovani-Claudio DA. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A, 2016 Aug 30; 113 (35): 9934 - 9939. DOI:10.1073/pnas.1604757113
      PMID: 27551068
    • Journal Article
      The electrotonic architecture of the retinal microvasculature: diabetes-induced alteration.
      Nakaizumi A, Zhang T, Puro DG. Neurochem Int, 2012 Nov; 61 (6): 948 - 953. DOI:10.1016/j.neuint.2012.02.002
      PMID: 22349410