Zan Pan

Zan Pan, MD, PhD

Instructor in Medicine, Academic Institute
Houston Methodist


Publications

Vegf-B selectively regenerates injured peripheral neurons and restores sensory and trophic functions
Guaiquil, VH, Pan, Z, Karagianni, N, Fukuoka, S, Alegre, G & Rosenblatt, MI 2014, , Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, vol. 111, no. 48, pp. 17272-17277. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1407227111

Vascular endothelial growth factor promotes anatomical and functional recovery of injured peripheral nerves in the avascular cornea
Pan, Z, Fukuoka, S, Karagianni, N, Guaiquil, VH & Rosenblatt, MI 2013, , FASEB Journal, vol. 27, no. 7, pp. 2756-2767. https://doi.org/10.1096/fj.12-225185

TRPV1 activation is required for hypertonicity-stimulated inflammatory cytokine release in human corneal epithelial cells
Pan, Z, Wang, Z, Yang, H, Zhang, F & Reinach, PS 2011, , Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science, vol. 52, no. 1, pp. 485-493. https://doi.org/10.1167/iovs.10-5801

Transient receptor potential (TRP) gene superfamily encoding cation channels
Pan, Z, Yang, H & Reinach, PS 2011, , Human Genomics, vol. 5, no. 2, pp. 108-116. https://doi.org/10.1186/1479-7364-5-2-108

Dependence of resolvin-induced increases in corneal epithelial cell migration on EGF receptor transactivation
Zhang, F, Yang, H, Pan, Z, Wang, Z, Wolosin, JM, Gjorstrup, P & Reinach, PS 2010, , Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science, vol. 51, no. 11, pp. 5601-5609. https://doi.org/10.1167/iovs.09-4468

Epidermal growth factor receptor transactivation by the cannabinoid receptor (CB1) and transient receptor potential vanilloid 1 (TRPV1) induces differential responses in corneal epithelial cells
Yang, H, Wang, Z, Capó-Aponte, JE, Zhang, F, Pan, Z & Reinach, PS 2010, , Experimental Eye Research, vol. 91, no. 3, pp. 462-471. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.exer.2010.06.022

Curcumin protects against hyperosmoticity-induced IL-1ß elevation in human corneal epithelial cell via MAPK pathways
Chen, M, Hu, DN, Pan, Z, Lu, CW, Xue, CY & Aass, I 2010, , Experimental Eye Research, vol. 90, no. 3, pp. 437-443. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.exer.2009.12.004

Dependence of EGF-induced increases in corneal epithelial proliferation and migration on GSK-3 inactivation
Wang, Z, Yang, H, Zhang, F, Pan, Z, Capó-Aponte, J & Reinach, PS 2009, , Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science, vol. 50, no. 10, pp. 4828-4835. https://doi.org/10.1167/iovs.08-2983

Dependence of regulatory volume decrease on transient receptor potential vanilloid 4 (TRPV4) expression in human corneal epithelial cells
Pan, Z, Yang, H, Mergler, S, Liu, H, Tachado, SD, Zhang, F, Kao, WWY, Koziel, H, Pleyer, U & Reinach, PS 2008, , Cell Calcium, vol. 44, no. 4, pp. 374-385. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ceca.2008.01.008

Transient receptor potential vanilloid 1 activation induces inflammatory cytokine release in corneal epithelium through MAPK signaling
Zhang, F, Yang, H, Wang, Z, Mergler, S, Liu, H, Kawakita, T, Tachado, SD, Pan, Z, Capó-Aponte, JE, Pleyer, U, Koziel, H, Kao, WWY & Reinach, PS 2007, , Journal of Cellular Physiology, vol. 213, no. 3, pp. 730-739. https://doi.org/10.1002/jcp.21141

Functional and molecular characterization of multiple K-Cl cotransporter isoforms in corneal epithelial cells
Capó-Aponte, JE, Wang, Z, Bildin, VN, Iserovich, P, Pan, Z, Zhang, F, Pokorny, KS & Reinach, PS 2007, , Experimental Eye Research, vol. 84, no. 6, pp. 1090-1103. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.exer.2007.02.007

Differential dependence of regulatory volume decrease behavior in rabbit corneal epithelial cells on MAPK superfamily activation
Pan, Z, Capó-Aponte, JE, Zhang, F, Wang, Z, Pokorny, KS & Reinach, PS 2007, , Experimental Eye Research, vol. 84, no. 5, pp. 978-990. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.exer.2007.02.004

Phenotyper related to corneal limbus stem cell
Pan, Z, Chen, W & Qu, J 2005, , International Journal of Ophthalmology, vol. 5, no. 2, pp. 309-312.