Dongli Yang, M.D., Ph.D.
Selected Publications

Yang D, Elner SG, Lin LR, Reddy VN, Petty HR, and Elner VM. Association of superoxide anions with retinal pigment epithelial cell apoptosis induced by mononuclear phagocytes. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci 2009 [in press].

Yang D, Zhang X, Hughes BA. Expression of inwardly rectifying potassium channel subunits in native human retinal pigment epithelium. Exp Eye Res2008;87:176-183. Epub 2008 May 28.

Yang D, Swaminathan A, Zhang X, Hughes BA. Expression of Kir7.1 and a novel Kir7.1 splice variant in native human retinal pigment epithelium. Exp Eye Res 2008;86:81-91.

Yang D, Elner SG, Bian ZM, Till GO, Petty HR, Elner VM. Pro-inflammatory cytokines increase reactive oxygen species through mitochondria and NADPH oxidase in cultured RPE cells. Exp Eye Res 2007;85:462-472. Epub 2007 Jun 27.

Elner SG, Petty HR, Elner VM, et al. TLR4 mediates human retinal pigment epithelial endotoxin binding and cytokine expression. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci 2005;46:4627-4633.

Kindzelskii AL, Elner VM, Elner SG, et al. Human, but not bovine, photoreceptor outer segments prime human retinal pigment epithelial cells for metabolic activation and massive oxidant release in response to lipopolysaccharide and interferon-gamma. Exp Eye Res 2004;79:431-435.

Kindzelskii AL, Elner VM, Elner SG, et al. Toll-Like receptor 4 (TLR4) of retinal pigment epithelial cells participates in transmembrane signaling in response to photoreceptor outer segments. J Gen Physiol 2004;124:139-149.

Yang D, MacCallum DK, Ernst SA and Hughes BA. Expression of the inwardly rectifying K⁺ channel Kir2.1 in native bovine corneal endothelial cells. IOVS 2003;44:3511-3519.

Yang D, Pan A, Swaminathan A, et al. Expression and localization of the inwardly rectifying potassium channel Kir7.1 in native bovine retinal pigment epithelium. IOVS 2003;44:3178-3185.

Ocheltree SM, Keep RF, Shen H, et al. Preliminary investigation into the expression of proton-coupled oligopeptide transporters in neural retina and retinal pigment epithelium (RPE): lack of functional activity in RPE plasma membranes. Pharm Res 2003;20:1364-1372.

Yang D, Sun F, Thomas LL, et al. Molecular cloning and expression of an inwardly rectifying potassium channel from corneal endothelial cells. IOVS 2000;41:2936-2944.

Yang D and Miller RA. Cluster formation by protein kinase C-theta during murine T cell activation: effect of age. Cell Immunol 1999;195:28-36.