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Changshun Shao

Changshun Shao

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Molecular Biology

D-Index
64
Citations
25232
World Ranking
1702
National Ranking
40

Overview

Changshun Shao is affiliated with Soochow University in China and has contributed extensively to the fields of medicine and biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology. Their research spans several subfields, including molecular biology, immunology, genetics, oncology, and epidemiology. Shao's work primarily focuses on mesenchymal stem cell research, immune cells in cancer, and related molecular mechanisms.

The scientist's recent publications reflect a broad engagement with immune and stem cell biology, with notable papers including:

  • COVID-19 infection: the perspectives on immune responses (2020, Cell Death and Differentiation)
  • The secretion profile of mesenchymal stem cells and potential applications in treating human diseases (2022, Signal Transduction and Targeted Therapy)
  • Reciprocal regulation of mesenchymal stem cells and immune responses (2022, Cell Stem Cell)
  • Immunomodulatory properties of mesenchymal stem cells/dental stem cells and their therapeutic applications (2023, Cellular and Molecular Immunology)
  • Lung mesenchymal stromal cells influenced by Th2 cytokines mobilize neutrophils and facilitate metastasis by producing complement C3 (2021, Nature Communications)

Shao has frequently collaborated with a number of researchers including Yufang Shi, Gerry Melino, Jiankai Fang, Peishan Li, and Ying Wang, indicating a network of close scientific partnerships that have contributed to their body of work.

The scientist's publications often appear in recognized journals, with repeated contributions to venues such as:

  • Cell Death and Disease
  • Cell Death and Differentiation
  • Oncogene
  • Cell Death Discovery
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)

The main research topics covered by Shao's work include:

  • Mesenchymal stem cell research
  • Immune cells in cancer
  • Epigenetics and DNA methylation
  • Cancer cells and metastasis
  • Autophagy in disease and therapy
  • RNA modifications and cancer
  • RNA research and splicing

Best Publications

  • Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy (4th edition)

    Daniel J. Klionsky;Amal Kamal Abdel-Aziz;Sara Abdelfatah;Mahmoud Abdellatif

  • COVID-19 infection: the perspectives on immune responses.

    Yufang Shi;Ying Wang;Changshun Shao;Jianan Huang

  • Immunoregulatory mechanisms of mesenchymal stem and stromal cells in inflammatory diseases.

    Yufang Shi;Yufang Shi;Yu Wang;Qing Li;Keli Liu

  • Inflammatory Cytokine-Induced Intercellular Adhesion Molecule-1 and Vascular Cell Adhesion Molecule-1 in Mesenchymal Stem Cells Are Critical for Immunosuppression

    Guangwen Ren;Xin Zhao;Liying Zhang;Jimin Zhang

  • CCR2-Dependent Recruitment of Macrophages by Tumor-Educated Mesenchymal Stromal Cells Promotes Tumor Development and Is Mimicked by TNFα

    Guangwen Ren;Guangwen Ren;Xin Zhao;Ying Wang;Xin Zhang

  • Human mesenchymal stem cells inhibit cancer cell proliferation by secreting DKK-1.

    Y Zhu;Z Sun;Q Han;L Liao

  • Embryonic stem cells and somatic cells differ in mutation frequency and type

    Rachel B. Cervantes;James R. Stringer;Changshun Shao;Jay A. Tischfield

  • Lessons learned from the blockade of immune checkpoints in cancer immunotherapy

    Xiaolei Li;Xiaolei Li;Changshun Shao;Yufang Shi;Weidong Han

  • Harnessing tumor-associated macrophages as aids for cancer immunotherapy

    Xiaolei Li;Rui Liu;Xiao Su;Yongsha Pan

  • An Osteopontin-Integrin Interaction Plays a Critical Role in Directing Adipogenesis and Osteogenesis by Mesenchymal Stem Cells

    Qing Chen;Peishun Shou;Liying Zhang;Chunliang Xu

  • MiR‐182 overexpression in tumourigenesis of high‐grade serous ovarian carcinoma

    Zhaojian Liu;Zhaojian Liu;Jinsong Liu;Miguel F. Segura;Changshun Shao

  • Human DNA ligases I and III, but not ligase IV, are required for microhomology-mediated end joining of DNA double-strand breaks

    Li-li Liang;Li Deng;Son C. Nguyen;Xin Zhao

  • miR-17-5p and miR-106a are involved in the balance between osteogenic and adipogenic differentiation of adipose-derived mesenchymal stem cells

    Hongling Li;Tangping Li;Shihua Wang;Jianfeng Wei

  • Mutation in CUL4B, Which Encodes a Member of Cullin-RING Ubiquitin Ligase Complex, Causes X-Linked Mental Retardation

    Yongxin Zou;Qiji Liu;Bingxi Chen;Xiyu Zhang

  • HMGA2 Overexpression-Induced Ovarian Surface Epithelial Transformation Is Mediated Through Regulation of EMT Genes

    Jingjing Wu;Jingjing Wu;Zhaojian Liu;Changshun Shao;Changshun Shao;Yaoqin Gong

  • CRL4B Catalyzes H2AK119 Monoubiquitination and Coordinates with PRC2 to Promote Tumorigenesis

    Huili Hu;Yang Yang;Qinghong Ji;Wei Zhao

  • High Frequency in Vivo Loss of Heterozygosity Is Primarily a Consequence of Mitotic Recombination

    P K Gupta;A Sahota;S A Boyadjiev;S Bye

  • Berberine induces p53-dependent cell cycle arrest and apoptosis of human osteosarcoma cells by inflicting DNA damage.

    Zhaojian Liu;Qiao Liu;Bing Xu;Jingjing Wu

  • A Missense Mutation in SLC33A1, which Encodes the Acetyl-CoA Transporter, Causes Autosomal-Dominant Spastic Paraplegia (SPG42)

    Pengfei Lin;Jianwei Li;Qiji Liu;Fei Mao

  • Isoliensinine induces apoptosis in triple-negative human breast cancer cells through ROS generation and p38 MAPK/JNK activation

    Xiyu Zhang;Xiyao Wang;Tingting Wu;Boxuan Li

Frequent Co-Authors

Yaoqin Gong
Yaoqin Gong Shandong University
Yufang Shi
Yufang Shi Soochow University
Jay A. Tischfield
Jay A. Tischfield Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Peter J. Stambrook
Peter J. Stambrook University of Cincinnati Medical Center
Ying Wang
Ying Wang Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Gerry Melino
Gerry Melino University of Rome Tor Vergata
Jinsong Liu
Jinsong Liu The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Robert Chunhua Zhao
Robert Chunhua Zhao Peking Union Medical College Hospital
Raju Kucherlapati
Raju Kucherlapati Harvard University
Xiaodong Chen
Xiaodong Chen Nanyang Technological University

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