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Overview

Damo Xu is affiliated with the University of Glasgow in the United Kingdom. Their research primarily spans the fields of Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with a substantial focus on Molecular Biology, Immunology, Oncology, Infectious Diseases, and Neurology as subfields.

Their recent publications reflect diverse interests in immunological mechanisms, oncology, and environmental health impacts. Notable papers include:

  • The signal pathways and treatment of cytokine storm in COVID-19 (2021, Signal Transduction and Targeted Therapy)
  • Expression, regulating mechanism and therapeutic target of KIF20A in multiple cancer (2023, Heliyon)
  • Vanadium exposure exacerbates allergic airway inflammation and remodeling through triggering reactive oxidative stress (2023, Frontiers in Immunology)
  • Monophosphoryl lipid A directly regulates Th1 cytokine production in human CD4+ T-cells through Toll-like receptor 2 and 4 (2021, Immunobiology)
  • KIF20A promotes the development of fibrosarcoma via PI3K-Akt signaling pathway (2022, Experimental Cell Research)

Xu frequently publishes in several scientific venues, predominantly:

  • Frontiers in Immunology
  • Signal Transduction and Targeted Therapy
  • Heliyon
  • Immunobiology
  • Experimental Cell Research

Their collaborative network includes multiple frequent co-authors such as Chao Zhang, Xiaojun Xiao, Lan Yang, Xueru Xie, and Zikun Tu.

Within their research topics, Xu has contributed extensively to areas such as:

  • IL-33, ST2, and ILC Pathways
  • COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies
  • Inflammasome and immune disorders
  • Long-Term Effects of COVID-19
  • Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics
  • Vanadium and Halogenation Chemistry
  • Air Quality and Health Impacts

Their research emphasizes molecular and cellular mechanisms underlying immune regulation, inflammation, and cancer biology, with applications to infectious diseases and environmental toxicology.

Best Publications

  • Negative regulation of Toll-like receptor-mediated immune responses

    Foo Y. Liew;Damo Xu;Elizabeth K. Brint;Luke A. J. O'Neill

  • Altered immune responses in mice lacking inducible nitric oxide synthase

    Xiao-Qing Wei;Ian G. Charles;Austin Smith;Jan Ure

  • A proinflammatory role for IL-18 in rheumatoid arthritis.

    J. Alastair Gracie;Rosalyn J. Forsey;Woon Ling Chan;Ashley Gilmour

  • IL-33 Amplifies the Polarization of Alternatively Activated Macrophages That Contribute to Airway Inflammation

    Mariola Kurowska-Stolarska;Bartosz Stolarski;Peter Kewin;Grace Murphy

  • IL-33 reduces the development of atherosclerosis

    Ashley M. Miller;Damo Xu;Darren L. Asquith;Laura Denby

  • ST2 is an inhibitor of interleukin 1 receptor and Toll-like receptor 4 signaling and maintains endotoxin tolerance.

    Elizabeth K Brint;Damo Xu;Haiying Liu;Aisling Dunne

  • Selective Expression of a Stable Cell Surface Molecule on Type 2 but Not Type 1 Helper T Cells

    Damo Xu;WoonLing Chan;Bernard Leung;Fangping Huang

  • IL-33 exacerbates antigen-induced arthritis by activating mast cells

    Damo Xu;Hui-Rong Jiang;Peter Kewin;Yubin Li

  • TLR2 is expressed on activated T cells as a costimulatory receptor

    Mousa Komai-Koma;Louise Jones;Graham S. Ogg;Damo Xu

  • IL-33 Induces Antigen-Specific IL-5 + T Cells and Promotes Allergic-Induced Airway Inflammation Independent of IL-4

    Mariola Kurowska-Stolarska;Pete Kewin;Grace Murphy;Remo C. Russo

  • Toll-like receptor 2 signaling modulates the functions of CD4+CD25+ regulatory T cells

    Haiying Liu;Mousa Komai-Koma;Damo Xu;Foo Y. Liew

  • Interleukin-33 attenuates sepsis by enhancing neutrophil influx to the site of infection

    Jose C Alves-Filho;Fabiane Sônego;Fabricio O Souto;Andressa Freitas

  • IL-33, a Potent Inducer of Adaptive Immunity to Intestinal Nematodes

    Neil E. Humphreys;Damo Xu;Matthew R. Hepworth;Foo Y. Liew

  • Selective expression and functions of interleukin 18 receptor on T helper (Th) type 1 but not Th2 cells.

    Damo Xu;Woon Ling Chan;Bernard P Leung;David John Hunter

  • Regulation of the immune response by nitric oxide differentially produced by T helper type 1 and T helper type 2 cells

    Andrew W. Taylor-Robinson;Foo Y. Liew;Alison Severn;Damo Xu

  • IL‐33 is a chemoattractant for human Th2 cells

    Mousa Komai-Koma;Damo Xu;Yubin Li;Andrew N. J. McKenzie

  • IL-33 promotes ST2-dependent lung fibrosis by the induction of alternatively activated macrophages and innate lymphoid cells in mice

    Dong-Dong Li;Rodrigo Guabiraba;Anne-Gaelle Besnard;Mousa Komai-Koma

  • CD4+CD25+ Regulatory T Cells Cure Murine Colitis: The Role of IL-10, TGF-β, and CTLA4

    Haiying Liu;Bin Hu;Damo Xu;Foo Y. Liew

  • The cytokine interleukin-33 mediates anaphylactic shock

    Peter N. Pushparaj;Hwee Kee Tay;Shiau Chen H'ng;Nick Pitman

  • IL-33 Exacerbates Eosinophil-Mediated Airway Inflammation

    Bartosz Stolarski;Mariola Kurowska-Stolarska;Peter Kewin;Damo Xu

Frequent Co-Authors

Foo Y. Liew
Foo Y. Liew University of Glasgow
Iain B. McInnes
Iain B. McInnes University of Glasgow
Andrew N. J. McKenzie
Andrew N. J. McKenzie MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology
Bernard P. Leung
Bernard P. Leung Singapore Institute of Technology
Xiao-Qing Wei
Xiao-Qing Wei Cardiff University
Neil C. Thomson
Neil C. Thomson University of Glasgow
José C. Alves-Filho
José C. Alves-Filho Universidade de São Paulo
Fernando Q. Cunha
Fernando Q. Cunha Universidade de São Paulo
Matthew J. Sweet
Matthew J. Sweet University of Queensland
David Piedrafita
David Piedrafita Federation University Australia

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