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Alan R. Burns

TitleProfessor
InstitutionUniversity of Houston
DepartmentOptometry
Address4800 Calhoun Rd
Houston TX 77004
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    R01HL116524     (RUMBAUT, ROLANDO E)Feb 1, 2013 - Jan 31, 2019
    NIH
    Platelets and Their Microparticles in the Inflamed Microcirculation
    Role: Co-Principal Investigator
    R01EY018239     (RUMBAUT, ROLANDO E)Jan 1, 2008 - Nov 30, 2021
    NIH
    Ocular Surface Injury: Inflammatory Cascade and Healing of Corneal Wounds
    Role: Co-Principal Investigator
    R01EY017120     (BURNS, ALAN R)Sep 1, 2007 - Aug 31, 2013
    NIH
    Leukocyte Migration in Wounded Cornea
    Role: Principal Investigator
    R01AI046773     (BURNS, ALAN R)Sep 15, 2000 - May 31, 2006
    NIH
    NEUTROPHILS TRANSENDOTHELIAL MIGRATION: MOLECULAR EVENTS
    Role: Principal Investigator
    T32HL007816     (BURNS, ALAN R)Sep 1, 1996 - Aug 31, 2007
    NIH
    Cardiovascular Sciences Training Grant
    Role: Principal Investigator

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    1. Miao L, Lu Y, Nusrat A, Fan G, Zhang S, Zhao L, Wu CL, Guo H, Huyen TLN, Zheng Y, Fan ZC, Shou W, Schwartz RJ, Liu Y, Kumar A, Sui H, Serysheva II, Burns AR, Wan LQ, Zhou B, Evans SM, Wu M. Tunneling nanotube-like structures regulate distant cellular interactions during heart formation. Science. 2025 Mar 14; 387(6739):eadd3417. PMID: 40080583.
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    2. Waldvogel SM, Camacho V, Fan D, Guzman A, Garcia-Martell A, Khabusheva E, Pridgen JR, De La Fuente J, Rau RE, Laidman A, Barrachina MN, Carminita E, Courson JA, Williamson M, Hsu JI, Chen CW, Reyes J, Pradhan S, Rumbaut R, Burns A, Deneen B, Su J, Machlus KR, Goodell MA. DNMT3A regulates murine megakaryocyte-biased hematopoietic stem cell fate decisions. Blood Adv. 2025 Mar 06. PMID: 40048738.
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    3. Miao L, Lu Y, Nusrat A, Zhao L, Castillo M, Xiao Y, Guo H, Liu Y, Gunaratne P, Schwartz RJ, Burns AR, Kumar A, DiPersio CM, Wu M. ?1 integrins regulate cellular behaviour and cardiomyocyte organization during ventricular wall formation. Cardiovasc Res. 2024 Sep 21; 120(11):1279-1294. PMID: 38794925; PMCID: PMC11416060.
      Citations: 1     Fields:    Translation:AnimalsCells
    4. Courson JA, Rumbaut RE, Burns AR. Impact of Obesity and Age on Mouse Corneal Innervation at the Epithelial-Stromal Interface. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 2024 May 01; 65(5):11. PMID: 38709524; PMCID: PMC11078165.
      Citations:    Fields:    Translation:Animals
    5. Bergmanson JPG, Burns AR, Walker MK. Central versus peripheral thickness in the human cornea explained. Cont Lens Anterior Eye. 2024 Jun; 47(3):102165. PMID: 38589268.
      Citations:    Fields:    Translation:Humans
    6. Akowuah PK, Lema C, Rumbaut RE, Burns AR. A Low-Fat/Sucrose Diet Rich in Complex Carbohydrates Reverses High-Fat/Sucrose Diet-Induced Corneal Dysregulation. Int J Mol Sci. 2023 Jan 04; 24(2). PMID: 36674448; PMCID: PMC9865780.
      Citations:    Fields:    Translation:Animals
    7. Akowuah PK, De La Cruz A, Smith CW, Rumbaut RE, Burns AR. An Epithelial Abrasion Model for Studying Corneal Wound Healing. J Vis Exp. 2021 12 29; (178). PMID: 35037655; PMCID: PMC9102860.
      Citations: 4     Fields:    Translation:AnimalsCells
    8. Akowuah PK, Hargrave A, Rumbaut RE, Burns AR. Dissociation between Corneal and Cardiometabolic Changes in Response to a Time-Restricted Feeding of a High Fat Diet. Nutrients. 2021 Dec 29; 14(1). PMID: 35011018; PMCID: PMC8746991.
      Citations: 1     Fields:    Translation:AnimalsCells
    9. Wu Y, Li E, Knight M, Adeniyi-Ipadeola G, Song LZ, Burns AR, Gazzinelli-Guimaraes AC, Fujiwara R, Bottazzi ME, Weatherhead JE. Transient Ascaris suum larval migration induces intractable chronic pulmonary disease and anemia in mice. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2021 12; 15(12):e0010050. PMID: 34914687; PMCID: PMC8717995.
      Citations: 6     Fields:    Translation:HumansAnimals
    10. De La Cruz A, Hargrave A, Magadi S, Courson JA, Landry PT, Zhang W, Lam FW, Bray MA, Smith CW, Burns AR, Rumbaut RE. Platelet and Erythrocyte Extravasation across Inflamed Corneal Venules Depend on CD18, Neutrophils, and Mast Cell Degranulation. Int J Mol Sci. 2021 Jul 08; 22(14). PMID: 34298979; PMCID: PMC8329926.
      Citations: 3     Fields:    Translation:AnimalsCells
    11. Bergmanson JPG, Burns AR, Naroo SA. Central versus peripheral corneal thickness - A White spot on the corneal (anatomy) map. Cont Lens Anterior Eye. 2021 Aug; 44(4):101473. PMID: 34099389.
      Citations:    Fields:    Translation:Humans
    12. Courson JA, Landry PT, Do T, Spehlmann E, Lafontant PJ, Patel N, Rumbaut RE, Burns AR. Serial Block-Face Scanning Electron Microscopy (SBF-SEM) of Biological Tissue Samples. J Vis Exp. 2021 03 26; (169). PMID: 33843931; PMCID: PMC8225236.
      Citations: 9     Fields:    Translation:Animals
    13. Cardenas RA, Gonzalez R, Sanchez E, Ramos MA, Cardenas EI, Rodarte AI, Alcazar-Felix RJ, Isaza A, Burns AR, Heidelberger R, Adachi R. SNAP23 is essential for platelet and mast cell development and required in connective tissue mast cells for anaphylaxis. J Biol Chem. 2021 Jan-Jun; 296:100268. PMID: 33837726; PMCID: PMC7948755.
      Citations: 2     Fields:    Translation:AnimalsCells
    14. Osae EA, Bullock T, Chintapalati M, Brodesser S, Hanlon S, Redfern R, Steven P, Smith CW, Rumbaut RE, Burns AR. Obese Mice with Dyslipidemia Exhibit Meibomian Gland Hypertrophy and Alterations in Meibum Composition and Aqueous Tear Production. Int J Mol Sci. 2020 Nov 20; 21(22). PMID: 33233559; PMCID: PMC7699756.
      Citations: 15     Fields:    Translation:HumansAnimals
    15. Yemanyi F, Baidouri H, Burns AR, Raghunathan V. Dexamethasone and Glucocorticoid-Induced Matrix Temporally Modulate Key Integrins, Caveolins, Contractility, and Stiffness in Human Trabecular Meshwork Cells. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 2020 11 02; 61(13):16. PMID: 33170205; PMCID: PMC7686803.
      Citations: 15     Fields:    Translation:HumansCells
    16. Courson JA, Hanlon SD, Bray MA, Lam FW, Burns AR, Rumbaut RE. Serial block-face scanning electron microscopy: A provocative technique to define 3-dimensional ultrastructure of microvascular thrombosis. Thromb Res. 2020 12; 196:519-522. PMID: 33099176; PMCID: PMC7750836.
      Citations: 2     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    17. Dyck PKV, Hockaden N, Nelson EC, Koch AR, Hester KL, Pillai N, Coffing GC, Burns AR, Lafontant PJ. Cauterization as a Simple Method for Regeneration Studies in the Zebrafish Heart. J Cardiovasc Dev Dis. 2020 Oct 03; 7(4). PMID: 33022937; PMCID: PMC7711552.
      Citations: 5     
    18. Hargrave A, Courson JA, Pham V, Landry P, Magadi S, Shankar P, Hanlon S, Das A, Rumbaut RE, Smith CW, Burns AR. Corneal dysfunction precedes the onset of hyperglycemia in a mouse model of diet-induced obesity. PLoS One. 2020; 15(9):e0238750. PMID: 32886728; PMCID: PMC7473521.
      Citations: 12     Fields:    Translation:AnimalsCells
    19. Lee AS, Wang YC, Chang SS, Lo PH, Chang CM, Lu J, Burns AR, Chen CH, Kakino A, Sawamura T, Chang KC. Detection of a High Ratio of Soluble to Membrane-Bound LOX-1 in Aspirated Coronary Thrombi From Patients With ST-Segment-Elevation Myocardial Infarction. J Am Heart Assoc. 2020 01 21; 9(2):e014008. PMID: 31928155; PMCID: PMC7033847.
      Citations: 12     Fields:    Translation:HumansCells
    20. Courson JA, Smith I, Do T, Landry PT, Hargrave A, Behzad AR, Hanlon SD, Rumbaut RE, Smith CW, Burns AR. Serial block-face scanning electron microscopy reveals neuronal-epithelial cell fusion in the mouse cornea. PLoS One. 2019; 14(11):e0224434. PMID: 31721785; PMCID: PMC6853292.
      Citations: 5     Fields:    Translation:AnimalsCells
    21. Hong SH, Herman AM, Stephenson JM, Wu T, Bahadur AN, Burns AR, Marrelli SP, Wythe JD. Development of barium-based low viscosity contrast agents for micro CT vascular casting: Application to 3D visualization of the adult mouse cerebrovasculature. J Neurosci Res. 2020 02; 98(2):312-324. PMID: 31630455; PMCID: PMC8063604.
      Citations: 11     Fields:    Translation:Animals
    22. Nelson HM, Coffing GC, Chilson S, Hester K, Carrillo C, Ostreicher S, Tomamichel W, Hanlon S, Burns AR, Lafontant PJ. Structure, development, and functional morphology of the cement gland of the giant danio, Devario malabaricus. Dev Dyn. 2019 11; 248(11):1155-1174. PMID: 31310039.
      Citations: 1     Fields:    Translation:AnimalsCells
    23. Osae EA, Steven P, Redfern R, Hanlon S, Smith CW, Rumbaut RE, Burns AR. Dyslipidemia and Meibomian Gland Dysfunction: Utility of Lipidomics and Experimental Prospects with a Diet-Induced Obesity Mouse Model. Int J Mol Sci. 2019 Jul 17; 20(14). PMID: 31319467; PMCID: PMC6678820.
      Citations: 19     Fields:    Translation:HumansAnimals
    24. Jaramillo AM, Piccotti L, Velasco WV, Delgado ASH, Azzegagh Z, Chung F, Nazeer U, Farooq J, Brenner J, Parker-Thornburg J, Scott BL, Evans CM, Adachi R, Burns AR, Kreda SM, Tuvim MJ, Dickey BF. Different Munc18 proteins mediate baseline and stimulated airway mucin secretion. JCI Insight. 2019 03 21; 4(6). PMID: 30721150; PMCID: PMC6483006.
      Citations: 12     Fields:    Translation:AnimalsCells
    25. Cardenas EI, Gonzalez R, Breaux K, Da Q, Gutierrez BA, Ramos MA, Cardenas RA, Burns AR, Rumbaut RE, Adachi R. Munc18-2, but not Munc18-1 or Munc18-3, regulates platelet exocytosis, hemostasis, and thrombosis. J Biol Chem. 2019 03 29; 294(13):4784-4792. PMID: 30696774; PMCID: PMC6442067.
      Citations: 4     Fields:    Translation:AnimalsCells
    26. Sanchez E, Gonzalez EA, Moreno DS, Cardenas RA, Ramos MA, Davalos AJ, Manllo J, Rodarte AI, Petrova Y, Moreira DC, Chavez MA, Tortoriello A, Lara A, Gutierrez BA, Burns AR, Heidelberger R, Adachi R. Syntaxin 3, but not syntaxin 4, is required for mast cell-regulated exocytosis, where it plays a primary role mediating compound exocytosis. J Biol Chem. 2019 03 01; 294(9):3012-3023. PMID: 30563839; PMCID: PMC6398129.
      Citations: 19     Fields:    Translation:AnimalsCells
    27. Shifatu O, Glasshagel-Chilson S, Nelson HM, Patel P, Tomamichel W, Higginbotham C, Evans PK, Lafontant GS, Burns AR, Lafontant PJ. Heart Development, Coronary Vascularization and Ventricular Maturation in a Giant Danio (Devario malabaricus). J Dev Biol. 2018 Jul 21; 6(3). PMID: 30037066; PMCID: PMC6162710.
      Citations: 3     
    28. Cardenas EI, Breaux K, Da Q, Flores JR, Ramos MA, Tuvim MJ, Burns AR, Rumbaut RE, Adachi R. Platelet Munc13-4 regulates hemostasis, thrombosis and airway inflammation. Haematologica. 2018 07; 103(7):1235-1244. PMID: 29674495; PMCID: PMC6029531.
      Citations: 10     Fields:    Translation:AnimalsCells
    29. Gutierrez BA, Chavez MA, Rodarte AI, Ramos MA, Dominguez A, Petrova Y, Davalos AJ, Costa RM, Elizondo R, Tuvim MJ, Dickey BF, Burns AR, Heidelberger R, Adachi R. Munc18-2, but not Munc18-1 or Munc18-3, controls compound and single-vesicle-regulated exocytosis in mast cells. J Biol Chem. 2018 05 11; 293(19):7148-7159. PMID: 29599294; PMCID: PMC5950006.
      Citations: 11     Fields:    Translation:AnimalsCells
    30. Rodarte EM, Ramos MA, Davalos AJ, Moreira DC, Moreno DS, Cardenas EI, Rodarte AI, Petrova Y, Molina S, Rendon LE, Sanchez E, Breaux K, Tortoriello A, Manllo J, Gonzalez EA, Tuvim MJ, Dickey BF, Burns AR, Heidelberger R, Adachi R. Munc13 proteins control regulated exocytosis in mast cells. J Biol Chem. 2018 01 05; 293(1):345-358. PMID: 29141910; PMCID: PMC5766930.
      Citations: 20     Fields:    Translation:AnimalsCells
    31. Zhang W, Magadi S, Li Z, Smith CW, Burns AR. IL-20 promotes epithelial healing of the injured mouse cornea. Exp Eye Res. 2017 01; 154:22-29. PMID: 27818315; PMCID: PMC5359042.
      Citations: 24     Fields:    Translation:Animals
    32. Chen Y, Guo H, Terajima M, Banerjee P, Liu X, Yu J, Momin AA, Katayama H, Hanash SM, Burns AR, Fields GB, Yamauchi M, Kurie JM. Lysyl Hydroxylase 2 Is Secreted by Tumor Cells and Can Modify Collagen in the Extracellular Space. J Biol Chem. 2016 Dec 09; 291(50):25799-25808. PMID: 27803159; PMCID: PMC5207055.
      Citations: 41     Fields:    Translation:HumansAnimalsCells
    33. Manalo T, May A, Quinn J, Lafontant DS, Shifatu O, He W, Gonzalez-Rosa JM, Burns GC, Burns CE, Burns AR, Lafontant PJ. Differential Lectin Binding Patterns Identify Distinct Heart Regions in Giant Danio ( Devario aequipinnatus) and Zebrafish ( Danio rerio) Hearts. J Histochem Cytochem. 2016 11; 64(11):687-714. PMID: 27680670; PMCID: PMC5084522.
      Citations: 8     Fields:    Translation:AnimalsCells
    34. Dai YB, Miao YF, Wu WF, Li Y, D'Errico F, Su W, Burns AR, Huang B, Maneix L, Warner M, Gustafsson J?. Ablation of Liver X receptors a and ? leads to spontaneous peripheral squamous cell lung cancer in mice. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2016 07 05; 113(27):7614-9. PMID: 27335465; PMCID: PMC4941512.
      Citations: 24     Fields:    Translation:AnimalsCells
    35. Stewart MD, Lopez S, Nagandla H, Soibam B, Benham A, Nguyen J, Valenzuela N, Wu HJ, Burns AR, Rasmussen TL, Tucker HO, Schwartz RJ. Mouse myofibers lacking the SMYD1 methyltransferase are susceptible to atrophy, internalization of nuclei and myofibrillar disarray. Dis Model Mech. 2016 Mar; 9(3):347-59. PMID: 26935107; PMCID: PMC4833328.
      Citations: 19     Fields:    Translation:AnimalsCells
    36. Poch? RA, Zhang M, Rueda EM, Tong X, McElwee ML, Wong L, Hsu CW, Dejosez M, Burns AR, Fox DA, Martin JF, Zwaka TP, Dickinson ME. RONIN Is an Essential Transcriptional Regulator of Genes Required for Mitochondrial Function in the Developing Retina. Cell Rep. 2016 Feb 23; 14(7):1684-1697. PMID: 26876175; PMCID: PMC4767647.
      Citations: 18     Fields:    Translation:AnimalsCells
    37. Kolar SS, Manarang JC, Burns AR, Miller WL, McDermott AM, Bergmanson JP. Contact lens care solution killing efficacy against Acanthamoeba castellanii by in vitro testing and live-imaging. Cont Lens Anterior Eye. 2015 Dec; 38(6):442-50. PMID: 26208952.
      Citations: 5     Fields:    Translation:AnimalsCellsPHPublic Health
    38. Poch? RA, Hsu CW, McElwee ML, Burns AR, Dickinson ME. Macrophages engulf endothelial cell membrane particles preceding pupillary membrane capillary regression. Dev Biol. 2015 Jul 01; 403(1):30-42. PMID: 25912686; PMCID: PMC4469537.
      Citations: 20     Fields:    Translation:AnimalsCells
    39. Lam FW, Phillips J, Landry P, Magadi S, Smith CW, Rumbaut RE, Burns AR. Platelet recruitment promotes keratocyte repopulation following corneal epithelial abrasion in the mouse. PLoS One. 2015; 10(3):e0118950. PMID: 25775402; PMCID: PMC4361664.
      Citations: 4     Fields:    Translation:AnimalsCells
    40. Hanlon SD, Behzad AR, Sakai LY, Burns AR. Corneal stroma microfibrils. Exp Eye Res. 2015 Mar; 132:198-207. PMID: 25613072; PMCID: PMC4379971.
      Citations: 18     Fields:    Translation:HumansAnimalsCells
    41. Grivas J, Haag M, Johnson A, Manalo T, Roell J, Das TL, Brown E, Burns AR, Lafontant PJ. Cardiac repair and regenerative potential in the goldfish (Carassius auratus) heart. Comp Biochem Physiol C Toxicol Pharmacol. 2014 Jun; 163:14-23. PMID: 24548889; PMCID: PMC4032620.
      Citations: 24     Fields:    Translation:AnimalsCells
    42. Hanlon SD, Smith CW, Sauter MN, Burns AR. Integrin-dependent neutrophil migration in the injured mouse cornea. Exp Eye Res. 2014 Mar; 120:61-70. PMID: 24462632; PMCID: PMC3970182.
      Citations: 14     Fields:    Translation:AnimalsCells
    43. Henriksson JT, De Paiva CS, Farley W, Pflugfelder SC, Burns AR, Bergmanson JP. Morphologic alterations of the palpebral conjunctival epithelium in a dry eye model. Cornea. 2013 Apr; 32(4):483-90. PMID: 23146932; PMCID: PMC3578023.
      Citations: 8     Fields:    Translation:AnimalsCells
    44. Shi Y, Han JJ, Tennakoon JB, Mehta FF, Merchant FA, Burns AR, Howe MK, McDonnell DP, Frigo DE. Androgens promote prostate cancer cell growth through induction of autophagy. Mol Endocrinol. 2013 Feb; 27(2):280-95. PMID: 23250485; PMCID: PMC3683804.
      Citations: 52     Fields:    Translation:HumansCells
    45. Burns AR, Phillips SC, Sokoya EM. Pannexin protein expression in the rat middle cerebral artery. J Vasc Res. 2012; 49(2):101-10. PMID: 22301733; PMCID: PMC3290039.
      Citations: 14     Fields:    Translation:AnimalsCells
    46. Hanlon SD, Patel NB, Burns AR. Assessment of postnatal corneal development in the C57BL/6 mouse using spectral domain optical coherence tomography and microwave-assisted histology. Exp Eye Res. 2011 Oct; 93(4):363-70. PMID: 21689647; PMCID: PMC3206168.
      Citations: 14     Fields:    Translation:Animals
    47. Gagen D, Laubinger S, Li Z, Petrescu MS, Brown ES, Smith CW, Burns AR. ICAM-1 mediates surface contact between neutrophils and keratocytes following corneal epithelial abrasion in the mouse. Exp Eye Res. 2010 Nov; 91(5):676-84. PMID: 20713042; PMCID: PMC2962773.
      Citations: 22     Fields:    Translation:AnimalsCells
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